It appears that some are taking a liberal approach to the definition of a drought. There are 4 types of drought but we are primarily discussing the meteorological definition.
A period of time when a region receives a below average amount of precipitation resulting in a negative impact.
The fact that it rained in a given place any number of times does not automatically negate a drought condition. It rains in the desert every now and again (sometimes delivering a significant amount of water) but it is still a desert. Likewise, a large storm such as a hurricane or other significant precipitation event is usually insufficient on its own to end a period of drought. Only when the actual rainfall amounts approach the statistical norm would a drought condition be declared over.
Many locations have a wet and a dry season. A drought can be declared in either season when the rainfall totals are less than average and this reduction in participation has agriculture, hydrological, meteorological or socioeconomic effects over time.
Rainfall amounts here in the DR have been declining over the past years, with both the wet & dry seasons experiencing less than historically average rainfall amounts. If this trend continues the new norm will be reservoirs holding less volume than before, rivers and streams with a reduced flow and drier soil conditions. The DR is still in the tropics so it will continue to rain here, however, when was the last time you can remember it raining all day or all night (the weeks long deluge of a few years ago doesn't count)? I have a difficult time remembering a continuous rain event of a couple of hours or longer.
It doesn't matter so much what the cause of the reduced rainfall is, be it human or environmental. The result over time is cumulative. If an area receives less rain year after year, that is water that can't be recovered and does not replenish the aquifers, reservoirs, lakes and rivers. If one is being objective and the recorded numbers support the premise that there is less rainfall, then a drought is a drought and its cause is secondary. There is probably nothing that people can do to change such a situation in the short and medium terms. As far as I can tell, for the past few years the total rainfall in the DR is not meeting the needs of the human population or the natural environment.