The Ministry of Environment removed undocumented farm workers in Los Haitises last week. Minister of Environment Francisco Domínguez Brito reported that around 50 undocumented farm workers were removed from the National Park Los Haitises as part of efforts by the National Environmental Protection Service and the Migration Agency (DGM).
The Los Haitises National Park is a major water source for the country, supplying water to the provinces of Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macoris, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, María Trinidad Sánchez and Duarte.
Domínguez Brito said that farming is banned in the National Park to both foreigners and Dominicans alike. “We have to rescue Los Haitises and it is vital to end to all farming in the area. There cannot be farming in Los Haitises,” he said.
At the beginning of April, the Ministry of Environment gave four months to farmers in El Coco, Caño Dulce, Higuerito, California Arroyón and Trepada Alta to harvest and leave, and 10 months to farmers in Los Limones, Pilancón and Laguna Cristal to harvest their crops.
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El Caribe
8 May 2017
