SAN FRANCISCO, Dominican Republic.- The Regional Development Council (CRD) proposed to Haiti president René Préval and Dominican par Leonel Fernandez to assume the construction of an international railroad to link the two countries, as an essential structure to spur both nations’ development.
CRD executives consider the infrastructure urgent for human development and progress in the Dominican northeast and Haiti’s northeast regions, “and in the same manner motorize their insertion into the new formulas of world economic production and market.”
The design of the Dominican Republic -Haiti railroad, in addition to being an effective way to link the two regions, would contribute to human progress, trade growth and development for both countries.
The studies on its construction and design stress the links of Dominican Republic’s South and East and Santo Domingo, with the Northern regions, until reaching and crossing the border with Haiti.
The proposed railway would modernize and use the grid of railroad tracks in the sugar cane plantations in the South and East regions, whereas the South region with reach Port-au-Prince and link the ports of Sans Soucí, Haina and Punta Caucedo.
The proposal was made by DRD executives Manuel Núñez Yapor, Frank Sanchez Mena, Jaime Antonio Marizán and San Francisco diocese archbishop monsignor Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Revolutionary idea for progress .......in all sectors .....including ;mutual understanding
Written by: Atabey, 8 Jun 2010 9:52 AM
From: United States, NYC
As long as a modern border control station is included and a professional class of managers supervise the daily ins and outs, I too see this as a welcomed development.
Written by: xwill7, 8 Jun 2010 10:03 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Many could hop on for a free ride into DR
From: Turkey, Ham & Cheese
I can already picture little Haitian kids on top of freight trains risking their lives to get to D.R. like the Mexican kids do.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Think Positive Please
From: United States
xwill ,chompy
levantese y huela el cafe
Written by: Pepe32, 8 Jun 2010 10:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Leonel is sick in the head! We need infrastructure ,schools and less Haitians!
If any trains need to be built it should be in our country !
Written by: xwill7, 8 Jun 2010 11:19 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
pepe,
You are correct. This will create mant temp jobs, but how many full time jobs will this rail create?
From: United States
great idea! this will boost both dr/haiti productions.
Written by: Lopez31, 8 Jun 2010 11:32 AM
From: United States
Here are two quotes from post to this article. Lets play the guessing game. Who is the Nobel and who is the peasant?
"Revolutionary idea for progress .......in all sectors .....including ;mutual understanding"
"Leonel is sick in the head! We need infrastructure ,schools and less Haitians!"
Written by: Pepe32, 8 Jun 2010 11:43 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Lopez ,the Nobels have been worthless so I will be the peasant who speaks the truth and you can be the crazy idealist who believes in fairy tales!
For every ounce of progress we get associating with haiti ,we get a pound of backwardness and if camarada Leonel cannot take care of Dominicans properly why the heck do we need to bring Haiti into the equation?
Even Clinton with billions could not help Haiti so Leonel is just an arshole and you are his boy toy!
Written by: vacanos, 8 Jun 2010 11:52 AM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Wait wait wait now I don't know who is the fruit Pepe or the tronco Pepe..
Written by: DomLon, 8 Jun 2010 12:16 PM
From: United Kingdom
One assumes that these will all be bullet trains like the proposed SD- Santiago line
and who is going to pay?
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
The Haitian relief money will pay for more than its share ......that is for sure
Written by: Atabey, 8 Jun 2010 1:06 PM
From: United States, NYC
Hopefully this system will allow the working class and middle class access to each others markets. What I fear is that it might become an enormous conduit that overflows the DR side with desperate Haitians fleeing their dire circumstances. That's why I stated that a modern and professional system for handling this flow is a necessary component.
At some point in the next two years, DR will have to start on a campaign that modernizes its system of citizenry and Visa or workers' Permit certification. If this does not take place then kiss good bye to any chance of managing this colossal dynamic. Within a decade, there will be no turning back, and the de facto not the de jure unification of the island will be at hand. I still can't see how LF could not entertain the US and Euros with a plan that allowed for Haitian workers to work in DR under a workers' permit system, while mitigating the enormous costs to DR by allowing their families to cross over into DR.
Written by: telemeco, 8 Jun 2010 1:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Next thing they are pushing down our throat is Unification with haiti, but is coming in a railway first
since we are putting idea out, here is mine. why dont we build a tunnel to Puerto Rico,,we have more business with PR. and why stop there build another tunner to link Haiti and Cuba and Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula(Cancun) The Tranoceanic Carribean Highway. this way price of food and shipping will drop by 50%
Good luck getting the Fidel brother to sing off on that one. If it build maybe all the Haitian will have a way out West intead of East
Written by: Atabey, 8 Jun 2010 1:25 PM
From: United States, NYC
Get that citizenry verification program going or its kaput for the DR.
ALCALDE
Ciudadanos de Haití en distrito municipal son 64% de habitantes tras el sismo del 12 de enero
Jhossan Capell
Se incrementa población de estudiantes haitianos en RD
Santa Lucía, El Seibo
El alcalde electo del distrito municipal de Santa Lucía, Jhossan Capell, reveló ayer que la población del Batey la Higüera, en El Seibo, está compuesta en un 64 por ciento por ciudadanos de nacionalidad haitiana.
Consideró que ese aumento de la población haitiana en la comunidad ha implicado también un incremento en los niveles de pobreza que afecta a los residentes allí.
Capell dijo que tras el terremoto ocurrido en Haití, el pasado 12 de enero, se ha producido una migración masiva hacia esta comunidad, lo que ha repercutido en el deterioro de la economía y en el aumento del índice de pobreza. Calificó de deprimente lo que aquí se vive. “No hay agua, no hay luz, no hay ambulancia, en el área de salud no se cu
Written by: Perez, 8 Jun 2010 1:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Wow Really? It sounds cool, bit i think this is the beginning of the end. Liar-nel is betraying the country for his lust for money.
From: Dominican Republic
In my opinion this is a good idea once all the billions of dollars promised to Haiti by the International community are invested in Haiti and once Haiti has a strong democratic government established. Then and only then will this work but if this is built today in the conditions that Haiti is today then this is an ambush to the Dominican Republic.
From: United States, Brooklyn
This highway will only provide an exit for Haiitans fleeting misery!
DON'T!!!
From: Dominican Republic, I dislike all politicians and their afiliated parties... "I simply say it AS IT IS!!"
LOL, Progress, good idea, etc.
The headline makes it sound like if we were next France, Canada, or Japan.
I'm pretty sure it'll be the same the way around..
This all means, the cargo in the containers will be more Haitians and more Haitians...
There goes DR....
They both need to be exactly at the same level and this is how?
Written by: abc200, 8 Jun 2010 2:51 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
There could be a ferry from Haiti to Cuba - and on to US with high speed train in Cuba. This would be great. DR exports could reach US in 15 hours.
S.
From: United States, Yonkers, NY
The truck drivers union will have something to say about this
From: United States
This is a great project. Leonel Fernandez is a genius. He understands that in order to eradicate the Haitian problem, he has to help that country stand on its feet. A couple of months ago, petrol found in Haiti made the headlines. In order that we can take advantage of their natural resources, we have to give them our support. Haiti, for the next decade, will be a construction site and a lot of Dominican companies have already gotten contracts there. This project will facilitate Dominican companies and contractors to get a huge chunk out of the billions that will be disbursed soon. The world is a village now. Protectionism is almost a word of the past. Look at the european union made up old ennemies. Look at the relationship between the US and England. Look at the trilateral accord two weeks ago among China, Japan and South Korea. The barrier of close-mindedness has fallen. It's now time for countries to flourish through measured alliances and shared resources. This project got my OK.
Written by: papadoc, 8 Jun 2010 4:24 PM
From: Haiti
I think good idea
Written by: Lopez31, 8 Jun 2010 5:01 PM
From: United States
Hispagnola,
You hit the nail right on the head! And yes, Leonel is a genius :)
Written by: xwill7, 8 Jun 2010 5:11 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
another wacky idea from abc200!
Written by: Atabey, 8 Jun 2010 6:00 PM
From: United States, NYC
“DESAFÍO”
Inmigrantes haitianos viven peor que dominicanos pobres, según el PNUD
AP
Santo Domingo
La gran mayoría de los indocumentados haitianos en República Dominicana vive en peores condiciones económicas y de exclusión que el 20% más pobre la población dominicana, según un estudio de Naciones Unidas.
La situación de los inmigrantes haitianos representa "uno de los principales desafíos" para el desarrollo humano del país, dijo el martes el coordinador de la Oficina de Desarrollo Humano del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo en República Dominicana, el Miguel Ceara-Hatton, quien encabezó el estudio "Política Social: capacidades y derechos", detalló que el 41% de los indocumentados es analfabeto, sólo 29,5% lee y escribe creol y la mayoría ha sido víctima de "prácticas sistemáticas que vulneran sus derechos" debido a su situación de irregularidad migratoria.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Josean, etienn, basta, and dread will be able to go home on weekends.
This is great. Ya nosotla no tienen que coje la camiona.
Written by: tass56, 8 Jun 2010 11:30 PM
From: United States, sleepy hollow,NY
I personally think there is better ways to spend the money right now unless someone else is funding this project.And also is it going to lead to more smuggling of people and drugs
Written by: Tu_Papa, 8 Jun 2010 11:36 PM
From: United States, Yonkers, New Yorker... Confident Talker!!!
LLEGO TU PAPA!!!
I'veeeeeeeeee been working on the raaaaaaaaaaailroad...LoL
Written by: Trujillo, 9 Jun 2010 1:46 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I've been thinking about this since I was a kid, but with a modern border....think bigger, why only go to Haiti?
Written by: ateo2010 
, 9 Jun 2010 1:47 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
CarlosFranco you're 100% correct
and abc will be providing fake tickets in exchange for mud-cookies at the border !
From: United States
When I am in the Dominican Republic I wonder why regular Dominicans are so realist and so smart and some of you here are so backward and so ignorant
Go ahead , yank my comments
You can not handle the truth !!!!
From: United States
ateo, remember what you (rice and grandules eater) and mud eating Haitians have in commom
you both carry pounds of stinking waste in your guts.You both shit and fart .
Written by: Pepe32, 10 Jun 2010 9:29 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Etiennc01 ,so did Einstein and Galileo and Socrates and Plato ,so what's is your point ?
You seem stuck in the anal period and don't realise that the measure of man is not what we have in common but what differentiates us from the animals ,some people are just closer to "nature" than others.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Revolutionary idea for progress .......in all sectors .....including ;mutual understanding
From: United States
Pepe32
each time i want to humble you and ateo by explaining how the digestive system works and it does not matter what you eat you will end up defecating, you post the usual "anal "cry !
"Some people are closer to nature"
What an intelligent point !
Maybe you are against breast feeding and all its advantages, that is to close to nature !
May be you would rather eat processed food ? Eating fresh organic products is to close to nature !
Maybe you would like to see all animals being exterminatated and no state parks, that is to close to nature !
Sometime in your rush to attack you post the most stupid comments.
If it sounds good and can vilify someone. let's post it.
A man is measured by what he has in common with other man.
The character of a man is measured by what sets him apart from other men.
Pepe32, see why we need to study rethoric along with grammar, syntax,dialectic, and logic so we can communicate effectively
From: United States
all the negative comments against the the rail road proposition are generated by fear and greed.
So pepe when you invoke the name of Plato and your subsequent remarks that some men a closer to nature . You are so right .Plato has stated clearly that greed and fear are what motivated animals to attack and brutalize in order to save their territory and their food supply
From: United States
The future of the island is in the hands of pragmatist people, Thanks God !
From: United States
Dear some of the obscurantists and retard Dominicans neighbors (Not all of you, Hell no...Kudos to the wise and prudent men and women) ,
I just stumped on these lines of thoughts and expressions and can't resist on chirming in.
Let me remind you that " We Haitians" are the reasons of your existence today as a free man on a free land ...
We have fought for this land and succeeded... I have noticed in the streets or on college campus that some of you
mulattos (origin from mule= hybrid from a horse and a donkey) have this ignorant and imbecile air of superiority...
These less fortunate haitians have not chosen to cross the border by choice, but life circumstances. They would have chosen a more advanced, progressive and humanitarian prone country, had they had a choice...
Your attitude towards these neighbors are no different that the way you are being treated in the Bronx as streets petit thefts or undesirable social parasites....
From: United States
Remember that Haitians are made of 95% plus of african slaves and you are the just the offsprings of the colonizers french and hispaniards alike. Do someone need to constantly remind you that...
Tell me when to stop...I got so much to say...
From: Dominican Republic
Listen Mr. Touloulou,
with all due respect, I have nothing against Haitians in general but what I do have a problem with is a stampede of any kind of desperate human beings into an already non advanced, developed country as you yourself have mentioned. This is what I have a problem Haiti can be all black or all white or asian but the issue is not the color nor the race, the issue is that my country is not prepared to receive this amount of immigration. Our government does not offer the Dominican Population good public services nevertheless to new comers from whatever part of the planet one may be.
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levantese y huela el cafe
If any trains need to be built it should be in our country !
You are correct. This will create mant temp jobs, but how many full time jobs will this rail create?
"Revolutionary idea for progress .......in all sectors .....including ;mutual understanding"
"Leonel is sick in the head! We need infrastructure ,schools and less Haitians!"
For every ounce of progress we get associating with haiti ,we get a pound of backwardness and if camarada Leonel cannot take care of Dominicans properly why the heck do we need to bring Haiti into the equation?
Even Clinton with billions could not help Haiti so Leonel is just an arshole and you are his boy toy!
and who is going to pay?
At some point in the next two years, DR will have to start on a campaign that modernizes its system of citizenry and Visa or workers' Permit certification. If this does not take place then kiss good bye to any chance of managing this colossal dynamic. Within a decade, there will be no turning back, and the de facto not the de jure unification of the island will be at hand. I still can't see how LF could not entertain the US and Euros with a plan that allowed for Haitian workers to work in DR under a workers' permit system, while mitigating the enormous costs to DR by allowing their families to cross over into DR.
since we are putting idea out, here is mine. why dont we build a tunnel to Puerto Rico,,we have more business with PR. and why stop there build another tunner to link Haiti and Cuba and Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula(Cancun) The Tranoceanic Carribean Highway. this way price of food and shipping will drop by 50%
Good luck getting the Fidel brother to sing off on that one. If it build maybe all the Haitian will have a way out West intead of East
ALCALDE
Ciudadanos de Haití en distrito municipal son 64% de habitantes tras el sismo del 12 de enero
Jhossan Capell
Se incrementa población de estudiantes haitianos en RD
Santa Lucía, El Seibo
El alcalde electo del distrito municipal de Santa Lucía, Jhossan Capell, reveló ayer que la población del Batey la Higüera, en El Seibo, está compuesta en un 64 por ciento por ciudadanos de nacionalidad haitiana.
Consideró que ese aumento de la población haitiana en la comunidad ha implicado también un incremento en los niveles de pobreza que afecta a los residentes allí.
Capell dijo que tras el terremoto ocurrido en Haití, el pasado 12 de enero, se ha producido una migración masiva hacia esta comunidad, lo que ha repercutido en el deterioro de la economía y en el aumento del índice de pobreza. Calificó de deprimente lo que aquí se vive. “No hay agua, no hay luz, no hay ambulancia, en el área de salud no se cu
This highway will only provide an exit for Haiitans fleeting misery!
DON'T!!!
The headline makes it sound like if we were next France, Canada, or Japan.
I'm pretty sure it'll be the same the way around..
This all means, the cargo in the containers will be more Haitians and more Haitians...
There goes DR....
They both need to be exactly at the same level and this is how?
S.
You hit the nail right on the head! And yes, Leonel is a genius :)
Inmigrantes haitianos viven peor que dominicanos pobres, según el PNUD
AP
Santo Domingo
La gran mayoría de los indocumentados haitianos en República Dominicana vive en peores condiciones económicas y de exclusión que el 20% más pobre la población dominicana, según un estudio de Naciones Unidas.
La situación de los inmigrantes haitianos representa "uno de los principales desafíos" para el desarrollo humano del país, dijo el martes el coordinador de la Oficina de Desarrollo Humano del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo en República Dominicana, el Miguel Ceara-Hatton, quien encabezó el estudio "Política Social: capacidades y derechos", detalló que el 41% de los indocumentados es analfabeto, sólo 29,5% lee y escribe creol y la mayoría ha sido víctima de "prácticas sistemáticas que vulneran sus derechos" debido a su situación de irregularidad migratoria.
This is great. Ya nosotla no tienen que coje la camiona.
I'veeeeeeeeee been working on the raaaaaaaaaaailroad...LoL
and abc will be providing fake tickets in exchange for mud-cookies at the border !
Go ahead , yank my comments
You can not handle the truth !!!!
you both carry pounds of stinking waste in your guts.You both shit and fart .
You seem stuck in the anal period and don't realise that the measure of man is not what we have in common but what differentiates us from the animals ,some people are just closer to "nature" than others.
each time i want to humble you and ateo by explaining how the digestive system works and it does not matter what you eat you will end up defecating, you post the usual "anal "cry !
"Some people are closer to nature"
What an intelligent point !
Maybe you are against breast feeding and all its advantages, that is to close to nature !
May be you would rather eat processed food ? Eating fresh organic products is to close to nature !
Maybe you would like to see all animals being exterminatated and no state parks, that is to close to nature !
Sometime in your rush to attack you post the most stupid comments.
If it sounds good and can vilify someone. let's post it.
A man is measured by what he has in common with other man.
The character of a man is measured by what sets him apart from other men.
Pepe32, see why we need to study rethoric along with grammar, syntax,dialectic, and logic so we can communicate effectively
So pepe when you invoke the name of Plato and your subsequent remarks that some men a closer to nature . You are so right .Plato has stated clearly that greed and fear are what motivated animals to attack and brutalize in order to save their territory and their food supply
I just stumped on these lines of thoughts and expressions and can't resist on chirming in.
Let me remind you that " We Haitians" are the reasons of your existence today as a free man on a free land ...
We have fought for this land and succeeded... I have noticed in the streets or on college campus that some of you
mulattos (origin from mule= hybrid from a horse and a donkey) have this ignorant and imbecile air of superiority...
These less fortunate haitians have not chosen to cross the border by choice, but life circumstances. They would have chosen a more advanced, progressive and humanitarian prone country, had they had a choice...
Your attitude towards these neighbors are no different that the way you are being treated in the Bronx as streets petit thefts or undesirable social parasites....
Tell me when to stop...I got so much to say...
with all due respect, I have nothing against Haitians in general but what I do have a problem with is a stampede of any kind of desperate human beings into an already non advanced, developed country as you yourself have mentioned. This is what I have a problem Haiti can be all black or all white or asian but the issue is not the color nor the race, the issue is that my country is not prepared to receive this amount of immigration. Our government does not offer the Dominican Population good public services nevertheless to new comers from whatever part of the planet one may be.