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Dominicans honor Jet Set Nightclub victims while demanding justice a year after the tragedy

In the early hours of April 8, 2025, at approximately 12:44 a.m., tragedy struck inside the Jet Set Nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During a packed live performance by merengue artist ...
Newsday

Owners of Dominican club where 236 died in a collapse to stand trial

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The sibling owners of the Santo Domingo nightclub where a roof collapse killed 236 people and injured more than 100 last year will stand trial for involuntary ...
Newsday

Employee testifies owners knew of problems at Dominican club where roof collapse killed 236

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A former employee of a popular nightclub whose roof collapsed a year ago and killed 236 people told a judge Monday that the owners were fully aware the structure ...
nytimes.com

Detroit Tigers, Dominican Republic to play exhibition games honoring April nightclub victims

The Rays and Red Sox played in Santo Domingo in March 2024. Bryan M. Bennett / Getty Images MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday that the Dominican Republic national team would host the ...
Digital Journal

At least 18 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Hundreds of rescue personnel have been dispatched to the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed – Copyright Prensa Servicio 911/AFP Handout Rescuers were racing ...
AOL

Roof collapse at Dominican nightclub kills 113, including merengue icon Rubby Pérez

In one of the deadliest tragedies in the Dominican Republic’s history, at least 113 people were killed when the roof of a popular Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning. Among the ...