Authorities and transport union members from Haiti have closed the border gates from Dajabon to Ouanaminthe in Haiti to protest the Dominican authorities’ decision to not to allow motorcycles from Haiti to cross into the Dominican Republic.
According to sources, the measure was enacted by Dajabón mayor Miguel Cruz to avoid traffic accidents caused by the Haitians when they come into Dajabón to go shopping. The decision has also affected Dominican workers who cross daily into Haiti and are now stranded there unable to return.
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El Caribe
10 May 2017
