Dominican Republic
Haiti VISA: Dominican Republic removes $150 increase on VISA costs to Haitians
The Dominican Republic has decided to reverse its decision to increase VISA costs to Haitians from about $200US to $350US following a meeting with Haitian senate president Joseph Lambert and Chamber of Deputes president Gary Bodeau. more »April 3, 2018 10:07 AM
Pedernales : The Dominican Republic border town economy relies heavily on Haitian consumers
Imagine that... Due to the fact that Haiti's central government has completely ignored it's Haitian border cities and towns over the years. The Dominicans have been making their bread and butter selling goods and services to these desperate Haitians... Casing point: Perdanales, Dominican Republic vs Anse-à-Pitres, Haiti. more »March 24, 2018 11:53 AM
New Dominican law seeks to prevent illegal Haitians from renting a place to live
A new law has been proposed in the Dominican Republic parliament to prevent Haitian illegal immigrants from renting houses. more »March 7, 2018 7:09 PM
Dominican Republic listed among countries with the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world
According a report from to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Latin America and the Caribbean have the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world. The Dominican Republic is on that list. 15% of annual pregnancies occur in children under 20, the report said. more »February 28, 2018 1:17 PM
Part of Dominican Republic Visa Cost to Haitians is for Insurance, Consulate said
Here is what we found out about why the price of a Dominican Republic visa in Haiti went up so much recently. Read this if you are looking for a Dominican Republic tourist visa to travel there. more »February 8, 2018 10:36 AM
Haiti CLAIRIN - Deadly drinking alcohol kills many on both sides of Haiti-Dominican border
Haiti Health -- A deadly moonshine (clairin) reportedly sold in Los Cacaos, a Haitian border town with Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic, has killed many people along the border. Alcohol drinkers beware... more »December 28, 2017 7:03 AM
Money talks: Haiti is losing big money by not accommodating expats from the United States and Canada
Expatriate Economics: Many middle-class men and women retiring in the United States, with the little pension money they have, are looking for another country nearby where they can live reasonably well without spending too much. Haiti could have taken advantage of that but we are not. more »December 16, 2017 2:10 PM
AUDIO: Land Conflict along Haiti-Dominican Republic Border, Dominican Soldiers want to take Land in Haitian territory
Cornillon Grand-Bois, ALERT: The Dominicans are trying to push the Haiti-Dominican border... The Dominican military wants to destroy fences along the Haiti-Dominican border belonging to Haitian farmers, according to the Group of Support to the Repatriated and Refugees (GARR) more »November 10, 2017 7:20 AM
HASCO, The Haitian-American Sugar Company - Once upon a time, Haiti used to produce its own Sugar
Once upon a time there was a sugar producing company called HASCO... I say once upon a time because, since they shut down in 1987, there have no ZERO companies sugar in Haiti. we only import sugar... more »July 11, 2014 9:29 AM
16 Haitians arrested travelling in a 5-passenger car entering the Dominican Republic illegally
Packed like sardines, 4 passengers in the trunk of what looks like a Toyota Camry, 16 Haitians were caught entering the Dominican Republic illegally. more »November 6, 2017 4:38 AM