Ezequiel Abiu Lopez

June 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In the opening scenes of the latest Vin Diesel action movie, troops in the Dominican Republic chase the hero through a rain forest and down a twisty mountain road. But in real life, the government is doing all it can to welcome the Hollywood star — or anyone else who wants to produce a film in this Caribbean country.

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez

8 minute read

June 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Obama administration will resume a diplomatic push to ease tensions with Venezuela as the socialist South American nation plunges deeper into economic and political chaos.

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez, Associated Press

4 minute read

January 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Cresnel Ceus no longer lives in the shadows. For the first time in 15 years, the Haitian migrant can move about this country without fear of being detained at any moment. He can get a formal job and perform such routine acts as opening his own bank account and getting his own phone.

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez

5 minute read

January 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Cresnel Ceus no longer lives in the shadows. For the first time in 15 years, the Haitian migrant can move about this country without fear of being detained at any moment. He can get a formal job and perform such routine acts as opening his own bank account and getting his own phone.

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez

5 minute read

March 22, 2010 | Law.com

A fugitive who acted as the lawyer for 10 Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children has been arrested on human-trafficking charges, authorities said Friday. Jorge Puello was detained at the United States' request as he left a McDonald's in the Dominican capital Thursday, a National Drug Control Agency spokesman said. A judge has 30 days to meet with Puello, Dominican authorities and an attorney representing the U.S. before deciding whether to honor an extradition request, he said.

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez

3 minute read