Two recent incidents involving U.S. tourists are putting the Dominican Republic in the headlines – and if social media is any indication, they're causing other Americans to reconsider plans to visit the Caribbean nation.
"They found another black couple dead in their resort in Dominican Republic.*scratches DR off my to travel list*," tweeted @IndiaAlmighty. The U.S. embassy in the capital city of Santo Domingo, which has been dealing directly with those cases, did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment.
According to the Overseas Security Advisory Council, which monitors threats against U.S. diplomats and business interests in other countries, crime in Santo Domingo is of particular concern and the number of incidents – primarily armed robbery – rise during the holiday season and Carnival in February.
But before she lost consciousness, she noticed that her assailant was"wearing a Majestic Elegance Resort logo on his uniform." In her Facebook post, Lawrence-Daley said she's been also been unable to obtain a settlement from the Majestic Elegance Resort, whose insurance company said they were not at fault since she could not identify her attacker. Unless she hires a local attorney, she runs out of legal options in late July.
This is 50% of the reasons I don’t like to travel....
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