NYPD Chief of Special Operations Wilson Aramboles traded his dream of teaching for a badge and a 38-year career with New York’s Finest after a brutal neighborhood robbery hit too close to home. The 60 year old top cop — who immigrated from the Dominican Republic at age 10—was a City College student when his mother was robbed on the Lower East Side.

The Dominican Republic is the first country in which the U.S. has launched a pilot program allowing it to require a bond from certain immigrant visas

The Dominican Republic is a tropical paradise perched between the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans, where visitors can discover some of the world’s best beaches, luxurious hotels, amazing food and a wide variety of exciting pursuits. It’s definitely true ...

Jonathan Santana opened the sole bricks-and-mortar Dominican restaurant in the Los Angeles area last summer. He was a teenager in the 2000s, though, when he first considered that his family’s recipes might be the basis for a business. Among eight ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Dominican cuisine shares many similarities and Caribbean influences with Cuban ...

If you’re dreaming of a retirement in the Caribbean—without the high price tag—then consider the Dominican Republic. It offers an affordable cost of living and easy residency options for expats. White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm turquoise ...

WASHINGTON — Máximo Contín, a retired agronomist, still remembers when he came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic as a teenage exchange student in the early 1960s. “I was expecting to find movie stars,” he chuckled, “but instead went to the ...

The Dominican Republic's economy is rebounding in 2026, driven by construction and tourism, despite ongoing structural challenges.