Cancel your trip? Goodness gracious, what on earth for? Come on down, enjoy, have a good trip. I've just come back from Cabarete and the town is jumping. Yesterday (Friday), I returned from a place quite near the border and did not see even one disturbing happening. In fact, things were more tranquil than usual. Haiti is far away. Their problems are their problems. The DR is fine for visiting - the normal cautions for any tourist in any place applies. No more, and no less. Most people that have replied to this thread live here, every day, full-time - no concerns....