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SANTO DOMINGO.- Haiti’s ambassador Fritz Cineas yesterday denied that his nation has rejected the humanitarian aid provided by the Dominican Government in the wake of the Pétionville school collapse.

He affirmed that on the contrary, they appreciate the solidarity and the contribution.

Cinéas spoke a in response to newspaper reports that Haitian authorities didn’t  accept the Dominican aid for the victims collapse of the school “La Promesse Envangélique,” in which 102 people mostly students died and 150 were injured.

On Monday the local media reported that two helicopters were ready to be sent to Haiti with specialists, medicines and other emergency equipment provided by the Dominican Government.

“It is completely false, my country I repeat is thankful for the gestures of solidarity by the government of president Fernandez,” the diplomat said, after stressing that Dominican Republic was the first country to send aid to his nation after the hurricanes that devastated his country.

 

 

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8 comment(s)
Written by: Lautaro, 12 Nov 2008 8:26 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Then why the puertorricans from the Comite de Solidaridad con Haiti y Cuba were denied entrance with their cargo to Malpasse and Belladeres last week? It looks to me like another poor politico denial to me.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 12 Nov 2008 8:31 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
whatever ! someone dropped the ball ....and now people suffer for the disaster and then the mistake
Written by: generoso, 12 Nov 2008 8:57 AM
From: United States, DR
The Haitian Ambassador is being a good diplomat at his best and lying through his teeth.
Rules are:
When a diplomat says yes he means maybe,
when he says maybe he means no,
when he says no, he is not a diplomat any more.
Fritz Cineas I like cowboy stories much better!
Written by: JRRubirosa, 12 Nov 2008 9:12 AM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
This guy is a cheap diplomat looking for dumb publicity, He just complains when Dominicans exersise their right of deportations.
Written by: etiennc, 12 Nov 2008 12:36 PM
From: United States
ok guys,he said it was not true what they said on the news papers and he is willing to accept the help,give him the benefit of the doubt.
please do not twist his statements to start the usual fight,the chest pumping,the vernom spitting.
see if you can frame what has happended un such a way to facilitate
healthy and sane dialogues, discussions, and debate, you will be seen as "educators" instead of instigators and trouble makers.
"to defeat ignorance must persuade the ignorants"
Written by: aria4810, 12 Nov 2008 4:22 PM
From: United States
etiennc, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Written by: antonio1, 12 Nov 2008 6:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
His lying, what he don't want to said is that they refuse our help base on concern for the safety of the Dominican personnel.
Written by: Lautaro, 12 Nov 2008 7:10 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
I don't think that the groups wanting to help Haiti were lying, etiennc, specially the Comite de Solidaridad con Cuba y Haiti based on Puerto Rico, cuz this last group even got the full support and endorsement from the main haitian-friendly media group on this country, that is, Espacio de Comunicacion Insular (Espacinsular). Sorry my friend, but I think that on this case, mr. Cineas is lying outright.
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