This morning’s Hoy reports that in his inaugural speech, Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide expressed his intention to maintain close relations with the DR, and announced that both countries would collaborate in the creation of a joint bilateral corporation that would execute various projects along the border. According to Hoy, Aristide declared that he would sponsor a constitutional amendment to allow Haitians living abroad to enjoy double nationality. The Haitian Constitution currently provides that the children of Haitian nationals can only be Haitians.
