1999 – Page 40

Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre said, during a visit to El Siglo newspaper, that a national consensus should be reached when finding a solution to the Haitian migration problem, because it affects the entire Dominican society. "The problem is one of structural character. When there is a great disparity between neighboring countries the inhabitants …

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The Senate sent the contract for the leasing of four state-owned airports to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies is expected to approve the contract that calls for the privatization of the management and operation of the Gregorio Luperón (Puerto Plata), Las Americas (Santo Domingo), Arroyo Barril (Samaná) and María Montez (Barahona) international …

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The coordinator of the Commission to Support the Reform and Modernization of Justice, Aura Celeste Fernández says that the jails of the DR are schools that turn out big time criminals and drug traffickers. She called for a drastic increase in the budget of the jails, so these can rehabilitate criminals and not create them. …

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Hipolito Mejia, the presidential candidate for the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, and whom all independent surveys show has the strongest possibility of being the next President of the DR, has announced he will give details of his plan for government and his proposed solutions for key national problems tonight on TV. Several stations at 8 pm …

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Hatuey de Camps, president of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, met with former President Joaquín Balaguer for two hours yesterday, say news reports. Decamps explained he discussed the national political situation, municipal budgets, garbage, and the preservation of the city’s green areas with the former President. He also said he arranged a meeting between the former …

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President Leonel Fernández told Dominican reporters that he has instructed Minister Eduardo Latorre to formally protest the requests made to the Dominican government by the Organization of American States’ Interamerican Commission on Human Rights. The international organization has requested that the DR give all Haitian migrants living in the DR work and residency papers and …

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El Siglo newspaper editorializes today that it is surprising that in the Haitian rural communities near the Dominican frontier 50 international non-governmental organizations have opened offices. The newspaper states that ten European and American countries maintain a bunch of ONGs in areas where there is no petroleum, no stock exchanges not even entertainment centers. El …

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Sonia Pierre, spokesperson for the Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women, criticized Cardinal Nicolás López Rodríguez for urging the Dominican government to install migration controls. She said this could result in aggressions against Haitian immigrants. In an interview for the Listín Diario, she said that thousands of descendants of Haitians are in legal limbo since the government …

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Economist and Jesuit priest José Luis Alemán told El Caribe newspaper that an increase in Haitian migration to the DR is inevitable due to the poverty and disorganization within Haiti. The only way to take pressure off the massive exodus is to strengthen Haitian institutions and bring welfare to Haiti, he said. He said that …

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The coordinator of the Commission to Support the Reform and Modernizing of Justice, Aura Celeste Fernández said that Dominican businessmen are responsible for the increase in Haitian migration. She urged that the government, businessmen and other sectors join as soon as possible to define very clear, systematic and coherent policies in regards to hiring of …

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