Talks are ongoing over Masacre River canal construction

[Dolores]

Discussions between the Dominican Republic and Haitian authorities regarding the diverting of the waters of the border Masacre River are slow and erratic, but ongoing.

The Deputy Minister of Multilateral Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Relations Rubén Arturo Silié Valdez has said that Haitian officials would meet at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo to resolve the impasse caused by the restart of the construction of the irrigation canal that seeks to divert water from the Masacre River.

According to a publication from the Office of the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, the meeting in Santo Domingo gathers members of the Binational Water Table of the Bilateral Mixed Commission and is taking place to find a fair and definitive solution to the problem of the shared water resources of the Masacre River.

Le Nouvelliste in Haiti reports...

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[windeguy]

Anyone seeing an unfair and non-definitive solution coming?

Like one with bullets? So that guy can get his wish about being buried in the canal...

This looks like it will get very nasty.

 

[ricpaq]

Machetes and voodoo won't be enough to protect them. I heard of some discussions of foreign support.

 

[windeguy]

Machetes and voodoo won't be enough to protect them. I heard of some discussions of foreign support.

Foreign support for the Haitians who want to mine with the water?

 

[La Profe_1]

Again, speculating about possible violence is not appropriate!

Please stay on topic.

 

[windeguy]

Again, speculating about possible violence is not appropriate!

Please stay on topic.

the organization behind the project, stated that the farmers will not yield to the pressure from Dominican authorities. “I don’t think any entity will ask us to suspend the canal construction project. Our position is clear. The canal or death. We are ready to be buried in the canal,” declared Weston.


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[ricpaq]

Foreign support for the Haitians who want to mine with the water?

Or gain some independence in their own agriculture and farming.