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May 17, 2024 · May 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM PDT. The Dominican Republic is having a moment. Ten million tourists a year are flocking to its beaches, helping drive one of the region’s best performing economies ...
May 20, 2024 · The other side of Punta Cana: A crackdown on Haitians. A campaign of mass deportations, broadly supported by Dominicans, has left Haitians vulnerable to robbery, extortion, and physical and sexual ...
3 days ago · Ilek Santiago, born in Haiti, worked for decades in the cane fields of neighboring Dominican Republic, but he never qualified for nationality, a pension or medical care."I am living in misery ...
4 days ago · Ilek Santiago, born in Haiti, worked for decades in the cane fields of neighboring Dominican Republic, but he never qualified for nationality, a pension or medical care. He died in March of untreated prostate cancer, aged 73, and his plight has become a rallying cry for cane field laborers who have long demanded access to basic benefits.
May 20, 2024 · The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, which has descended into chaos and gang warfare since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Abinader’s government has built a wall along its 250-mile border with Haiti and deported at least 175,000 Haitians fleeing crisis last year alone.
May 16, 2024 · March 12, 2024. With Dominican voters favoring a continued government crackdown on migrants, many of the hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic live in fear. Haiti, long ...
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May 27, 2024 · Santo Domingo.-. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently spoke with President Luis Abinader about the situation in Haiti, emphasizing support for human rights, particularly in relation to the deportations of Haitians. Despite calls from the United Nations for a halt to deportations, the Dominican government has affirmed its commitment ...
