The Dominican government has complained about Haitian plans to build a canal on the shared Massacre River - Copyright AFP/File Erika SANTELICESDominican President Luis Abinader on Thursday announced the closure of the country’s border with Haiti, escalating a diplomatic spat over access to a shared …
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Dominican Republic shuts border with Haiti over water spat
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The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment.
A border shutdown would be an economic blow to Haiti, which gets much of its imports from the Dominican Republic and where inflation has skyrocketed and poverty deepened amid a surge in gang violence.
President Luis Abinader has suspended the issuance of visas to Haitians as a dispute between the two countries ensues over the construction of a canal on Haiti's side of its border with DR.
The Dominican president said the military would enforce the measure on Friday morning. Experts warned the closure could deepen Haiti’s economic crisis.
The Dominican government has complained about Haitian plans to build a canal on the shared Massacre River - Copyright AFP/File Erika SANTELICESDominican President Luis Abinader on Thursday announced the closure of the country’s border with Haiti, escalating a diplomatic spat over access to a shared …
Tensions have escalated between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The neighboring countries are now in a serious dispute over water rights. The Dominican government sealed the border and stopped issuing visas to all Haitian citizens until the dispute is resolved.
The Dominican Republic shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti on Friday in a dispute about construction of a canal on Haitian soil that taps into a shared river, as armed Dominican soldiers patrolled entry points and military planes roared overhead.
The president of the Dominican Republic is defending his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in a dispute over construction of a canal targeting a river that runs through both countries.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring
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