The death toll in an explosion near the Dominican Republic’s capital in a market area has risen to 32, said officials on Saturday (August 19). This comes a day after Dominican authorities announced that they will be pursuing a criminal case against a plastics company based on the evidence found during investigation into the incident.

Death toll in Dominican Republic explosion rises to 32; officials blame plastics company

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on Saturday got relief from the Commonwealth of Dominica where he was charged with illegal entry by the police. The prosecution of Dominica decided to withdraw/discontinue the legal proceedings in the illegal entry case against him.

Dominica withdraws illegal entry case against Mehul Choksi

The Dominican government on Sunday began building a wall that will cover almost half of the 392-kilometre (244 miles) border with Haiti, its only land neighbour, to stop irregular migration and the smuggling of goods, weapons and drugs.

Dominican Republic starts building border wall with Haiti

The government of Commonwealth of Dominica has said that underworld don and India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is and has never been a citizen of the island country.

Dawood Ibrahim not our citizen, says Dominican government