DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

On Sunday, 3 December 2023, Haitian police forces crossed the border into Dajabon province in the Dominican Republic to chastise merchants who were selling merchandise to Haitians at this side of the border. The Haitian authorities have closed the border gates on their sides, arguing that these will remain closed until the Dominican government reinstates the lax migratory requirements in place before September 2023.

As reported, Dominican merchants selling to Haiti were also attacked by the Haitian police. Up in the air is the question whether the entry of Haitian police to Dominican territory was a provocation, or more of the chaotic violence that has turned Haiti into a failed state?

During the weekly Monday press conference, President Luis Abinader called the entry of Haitian police into the country: “a provocation.” He said the Ministry of Foreign Relations...