The anti-migrant wall being built in the northwest of the Dominican Republic crisscrosses a thick mangrove forest and threatens the ecosystem by depriving it of water, environmental groups warn. The ...

Orlando Jorge Mera, the son of a former Dominican president and the country’s minister of the environment and natural resources, was shot and killed Monday inside his office. Jorge’s death was ...

STOCKHOLM, Apr 04 (IPS) - In 2020, general elections were held in the Dominican Republic. This took place while the COVID pandemic was becoming an increasingly serious threat, causing severe social ...

The Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Orlando Jorge Mera was fatally shot in his government office by a close friend on Monday, the office of the president said in a ...

The minister of the environment and natural resources for the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office on Monday. The Associated Press reports Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, the son of former ...

This article by Raíz Climática was first published on February 26, 2026. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices with permission. This post is part of Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight ...

The Dominican Republic's environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said. SANTO DOMINGO, June 6 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's environment ...

June 6 (UPI) --Dominican Republic Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera was shot and killed in his office on Monday, the president's office announced. The suspected shooter was identified as Miguel ...

SANTO DOMINGO, June 6 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said. A spokesman for the president's office, ...