Dominican Republic

SOS... Hundreds of Thousands of Dominicans of Haitian Decent Are About to Loose Everything, Yet No One Seems to Care?

SOS... SOS... In the Dominican Republic, its government has passed laws... The Dominican government has publicly stated that mass deportations of its citizens of Haitian descent will commence on or about June 17, 2015. That government has massed a fleet of buses to deport these Dominicans to a land largely foreign to these people. The Dominican military, for its part, is ramping up efforts at collective deportations, according to reports, sweeping up anyone who "looks" Haitian, and dumping them in Haiti. Despite these horrors, no world leader and few media outlets are focusing on this very real human rights tragedy. more »

June 17, 2015 5:18 PM

Question: Is Haiti ready to receive 300,000 Dominican sons and daughters of Haitian Immigrants?

Haiti Immigration News -- The Dominican Republic is getting ready to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian decent once the deadline to regularize foreigners in their country expires... Is Haiti READY for this impact? It will be have a HUGE impact of Haiti... more »

June 9, 2015 8:07 AM

Haiti Diplomacy - Ambassador Daniel Supplice presents his Credence letter to Danilo Medina

Daniel Supplice presented his credentials to President Danilo Medina in his capacity as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Dominican Republic Monday 20 Apr 2015... more »

April 23, 2015 8:22 AM

Haitian Businessman in DR affected by Haiti-Dominican Relationship

Some Haitian businessmen are hurting in the Dominican Republic due to a slow down in Haitian merchants coming into DR... Recently, we met with a young Haitian businessman in Santo Domingo who said his business is deeply affected by the relationship between Haitian and the Dominican republic. more »

April 16, 2015 8:54 AM

Dominican Nurse Fired because her parents were from Haiti

Anne Dimanche Saintil was born in the Dominican Republic, earned her nursing degree there and worked at a hospital in the capital, Santo Domingo. Then she was fired, because her parents were from Haiti. more »

March 24, 2015 6:46 AM

Haiti - Dominican Consulate Closes its Doors in Petionville

The Dominican Consulate in Pétion-Ville Haiti is closed until further notice... Twenty-four hours after a Haitian protestors climbed the consulate and took down the Dominican flat, the consulate suspended operations before the evacuation of its staff. more »

February 27, 2015 5:39 PM

Haitian Protestor lowers Dominican Flag at Consulate in Port-au-Prince

A Haitian Protestor lowered the Dominican Flag that was in front of the Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in Port-au-Prince and hoisted the Haitian Flag in its place during a protest Wednesday... more »

February 25, 2015 3:43 PM

Haiti-Dominican Border at Belladere CLOSED Until Further Notice...

Haitian authorities at Belladere, Plateu Central Haiti, have decided to close the Haitian-Dominican border that leads from Belladere to Elias Pina Friday following an incident where a Haitian man was murdered across the border in Elias Pina... more »

February 20, 2015 5:17 PM

Vandals invade Home of Haiti Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Fritz Cineas

Dominican crooks dressed in Electric Company uniform burglarized the residence of the Ambassador of Haiti to the Dominican Republic, Fritz Cinéas, Thursday, 5 February 2015... more »

February 5, 2015 6:56 PM

Haiti Prison Break Update - 11 Escaped Convicts Captured in The Dominican Border

Haiti Prison break update - Dominican Authorities have announced that they have captured 11 of the prisoners who escaped from the Prison Civile at Croix des Bouquets as they try to enter the Dominican Republic... more »

August 17, 2014 7:45 AM