Dominican-Haitian relations
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Multiple murders reported along the Haiti-Dominican Border
Accusations of murder is coming from both sides of the Haiti-Dominican border this weekend... 23 Nov 2013, haitian-truth.org reports: Massacre At Malpasse Ongoing - Over 30 Haitians Murdered By Machette And Gunfire, Many Wounded As They Attempt To Flee Dominican Republic. On the same day, Dominican Newpaper Hoy reports: [Neiba DR] Haitian lynch mob accused of killing elderly [70 year old Dominican] couple... Kisa-w konnen? Kisa-w tande? more »November 24, 2013 6:31 AM
What came out of the Haiti-Dominican Immigration meeting in Venezuela?
As you are probably aware, officials from Haiti and the Dominican Republic met in Venezuela for talks regarding the Sept. 23 ruling by the Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court to strip Domincans of Haitian decent off their citizenship... So what came out of that meeting? Here's what I know... more »November 23, 2013 1:08 PM
Haitian-Dominican Fate: A Largely Ignored Human Rights Tragedy
Who is doing what about the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court ruling to strip the citizenship of persons of Haitian lineage born in the Dominican Republic after 1929? Have you heard anything? Sanctions? Boycotts? Anything? more »November 7, 2013 11:50 AM
Online Petition to CARICOM against Haitian-Dominican denationalization in DR
There is an online petition to CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque about the ruling to deny citizenship to thousands of children, women and men of Haitian origin in the Dominican Republic by Concerned Caribbean Citizens more »November 2, 2013 12:27 PM
Haitians have nothing to offer other than cheap labor, a Dominican says...
Many of my Haitians readers are getting upset over a comment posted by a Dominican here on HaitianInternet.com over the topic: Build A WALL Between Haiti And The Dominican Republic... "Nobody wants Haitians," he says, we "don't have anything to offer other than cheap labor that, at the end, becomes more of a problem..." more »October 31, 2013 12:50 PM
Haitien Sen Domeng ap plenyen, anpil ap pedi travay yo
Konbyen Haitien ki pedi job yo deja nan Sen Domeng??? --- Mwen sot rankontre ak yon dam ki genyen yon bon bout tan ap travay nan yon Pica Pollo nan Sen Domeng. Li dim li sanle pedi travay li paske, soudenman, patron li ap mande li papye travay... more »October 25, 2013 5:30 PM
Love thy neighbor? Not when it comes to the Dominican Republic and Haiti
The guardian has just published an article with a very strong title: "Love thy neighbor? Not when it comes to the Dominican Republic and Haiti." The article says: "While the Dominican Republic has relied on these migrant workers to provide cheap labour for their sugar cane harvests and also in the building trades, some politicians have tried to win political capital by demonizing them." more »October 19, 2013 4:27 PM
Amnesty International: Dominican Republic must retract ruling that could leave thousands stateless
Amnesty International says the Dominican Republic should not implement a Constitutional Court ruling that could leave hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of foreign descent (mostly Haitians) stateless. If implemented in this way, the ruling would violate the Dominican's Republic human rights obligations. more »October 19, 2013 2:00 PM
Build a WALL between Haiti and the Dominican Republic... WOW... REALLY???
FACT: The Haitian government is building a wall at the border between Carrizal Haiti (Belladere) and Elias Pina, Dominican Republic. Dominican authorities say: why not build a wall AND separate the two countries once and for all... more »October 15, 2013 7:42 PM
Wyclef New Song 'Natasha Bachata' Addresses Haitian-Dominican Citizenship Issue
Ki moun ou ye? (Who are you?) Haitian hip hop star Wyclef Jean sings for all the Dominicans of Haitian decent who are left with no identity in the Dominican Republic in his new bachata song titled "Natacha Bachata"... more »October 14, 2013 1:05 PM