Dominican Republic

Black in Latin America, Haiti on PBS

Haiti is the first black republic, a curse or a blessing? Did slavery generate the friction between Haiti and Dominican Republic? more »

April 19, 2011 6:30 AM

Haiti helped Dominican Republic win their second independence during the Dominican Restoration War against Spain

Read this... The Dominican Republic has the peculiarity of celebrating its independence not from a colonial power, but from Haiti BUT the Dominican Republic won their independence a second time and Haiti helped... more »

October 7, 2017 10:35 AM

Haiti IRMA: Old Bridge Connecting Ouanaminthe to the Dominican Republic Collapses

Hurricane IRMA went through Ouanaminthe Haiti and took with it an old out of commission bridge that used to connect Ouanaminthe (Haiti) with Dajabon (Dominican Republic). more »

September 7, 2017 10:12 PM

Haitians in the Dominican Republic fear deportation on a daily basis

Fear of deportation is the hottest topic among Haitians in the various "barrios" of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Almost everyday you hear stories of Haitians being arrested by Dominican authorities to be deported back to Haiti. Even on Sundays... more »

July 31, 2017 6:58 AM

Dominican Immigration Bus Carrying Illegal Haitians Catches Fire

A Dominican Republic immigration bus carrying Haitian illegal immigrants to Haiti caught fire along the way not far from Elias Pina, D dominican border town with Haiti. more »

July 27, 2017 11:59 AM

I overheard two teenage Haitian girls talking about love and relationships, you should hear what's on their mind

I overheard a conversation between two teenage Haitian girls and a friend of mine talking about love, dating, and relationships. You should hear what is on the mind of these girls... more »

July 12, 2017 9:34 AM

Haitians in Dominican Republic complain they never got their Passports and may be Deported

Thousands of Haitians risk deportation from the Dominican Republic simply because the Haitian embassy failed to deliver their passports since receiving their regularization documents, now due for renewal... more »

July 7, 2016 9:36 AM

Regulated Haitians in Dominican Republic asked 14,000 pesos to renew their legal documents

More than 130,000 Haitian immigrants beneficiaries of national regularization of foreign Plan (NWRP) are about to be expelled from the Dominican Republic unless they can come up with 14,000 pesos each... more »

June 21, 2016 8:36 AM

Dominican Deportations to Haiti: Amnesty International Releases SHOCKING Report

Haiti Immigration -- Amnesty International has just released a new report denouncing the chaotic way the Dominican Republic has been deporting Haitians AND Dominicans back to Haiti... more »

June 16, 2016 6:52 AM

FLASH: Haiti Border - Lots of Dominican Soldiers spotted on the Dominican Border with Haiti

Haiti-Dominican Border Update - There was a lot of Dominican soldiers spotted on the Dominican side of the border between Elias Pina, DR and Belladere Haiti Tuesday... In all the check points leading away from the border, at least a half dozen soldiers were present... more »

June 8, 2016 5:53 AM