Dajabón municipal authorities and area military agreed to add an additional day of operation to the Dajabón market to assuage the serious supply problems now affecting Haiti. The market had been held on Mondays and Fridays. On market days, the border gates in Dajabón are opened for Haitians to enter the Dominican Republic without presenting documentation. The Haitians then are expected to return with their purchases to resell in Haiti.
Dajabón mayor Miguel Andrés Jiménez and the military head of Cesfront in Dajabón, Colonel Rafael N. Gutiérrez agreed to the additional market day. Also present at the announcement were businessmen Abigaíl Bueno and Juan Liberato Mercado.
Listín Diario reports that this change arises from a suggestion made by President Danilo Medina to help mitigate the difficult circumstances faced by many Haitians.
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Listin Diario
21 February 2019