Friday October 20, 2023, the Ouanaminthe border gate which provides access to the Dajabón binational market remained closed to prevent commercial exchanges between the two countries.

let's remember that Haiti has kept its border closed since October 11, after the Dominican government established humanitarian trade corridors https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40698-haiti-flash-partial-reopening-of-the-dominican-border-new-measures-and-an-embargo.html , according to the version of the Dominican authorities.

However, for Dominican traders in the Dajabón binational market, Haitian merchants would refuse the mandatory biometric identification put in place by Dominicans to participate in the market.

"Haitians are not used to order, that's why they don't want to come to the market," said a Dominican trader, while another suggests the authorities concerned remove mandatory biometric registration for the Haitians...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40752-haiti-flash-haiti-keeps-its-door-closed-the-dominican-government-will-not-give-in.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40744-haiti-flash-haiti-has-reopened-its-border-gate-and-allowed-haitians-to-enter-dajabon.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40698-haiti-flash-partial-reopening-of-the-dominican-border-new-measures-and-an-embargo.html

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