The National Security Council on Monday, 11 September 2023 decided on these measures to deal with the situation of Haitians building a canal affecting the course of the waters of Masacre River.
The National Security Council measuresermanently suspend the entry of all those involved in the conflict and stop the issuance of visas to Haitian citizens until further notice.
Maintain the total closure of the border through Dajabón and, if the conflict is not resolved by Thursday, 14 September 2023, the Dominican government would completely close the border for land, sea and air trade. At present only the northern gates are closed.
Reactivate a short term measure at La Vigia canal to guarantee water supply to Dominican farm producers.
Start constructing the Don Miguel dam project as a definitive long-term solution. The design of this work began last year and it is estimated that construction will take about 30 months, with an approximate cost of 2.7 billion pesos. Bidding...
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