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iciHaiti - DR : The Dominican Government helps the Haitians
20/04/2020 11:13:53

Major General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem, Dominican Minister of Defense, observes that since the closure of the Dominican-Haitian border within the framework of the state of health emergency that "[...] Haitian nationals emigrate in large numbers to Haiti. Just yesterday, we received a request from the Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Haiti, asking to transport 1,200 Haitians to their country from Punta Cana."

Recall that at the beginning of April, 6,231 Haitian nationals had returned voluntarily to Haiti via official border crossing points, according to figures from the Directorate General of Migration (DGM) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30530-haiti-covid-19-more-than-140-000-haitians-have-lost-their-jobs-in-dr.html

In addition, Rubén Darío Paulino Sem confirmed that he had authorized the transhipment of goods at binational border doors "The transhipment of goods is authorized, at binational doors, so that a truck from the Dominican Republic can bring essential goods (food , drugs, medical equipment and personal protection...) at the door and there, a transhipment is carried out in a Haitian truck [...]" adding that all this file is being worked with the National Directorate of Customs and the Directorate general of emigration.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30530-haiti-covid-19-more-than-140-000-haitians-have-lost-their-jobs-in-dr.html

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