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Dominican Republic security forces stand guard on a border bridge between Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The president of the Dominican Republic announced ...
SANTO DOMINGO/OUANAMINTHE, Haiti (Reuters) -Hundreds of Haitians returned from the Dominican Republic on Thursday after the Dominican president announced an imminent total border shutdown amid a ...
The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a canal targeting a river ...
The Dominican Republic government said Monday it will temporarily allow trade of essential products, including food and medications, on its border with Haiti. The announcement comes weeks after ...
The Dominican Republic–Haiti border is an international border between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti on the island of Hispaniola. Extending from the Caribbean Sea in the south to the Atlantic Ocean in the north, the 391 kilometres (243 mi) border was agreed upon in the 1929 Dominican–Haitian border treaty .
The Dominican Republic does not celebrate its independence from Spain but it does celebrate its freedom from Haiti, which occupied it until 1844 after invading in 1822 and liberating its slaves.
The Dominican Republic partially reopened its border with Haiti on Wednesday to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier in a continuing spat over construction of a ...
The Dominican Republic also has started building a 118-mile (190-kilometer) wall along the Haitian border that he announced early last year. Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.