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DAJABÓN.- The Dominican Government has reinforced the military posts along  the Haitian border in the last few hours, after an undocumented Haitian died Monday in a gunfight between alleged Haitian cattle rustlers and Border Security Corp troops (Cesfront).

The incident took place in the sector El Coco, in Sanché, a community of Dajabón (northwest).

According to reports, the rustlers fired on the military post, whose agents responded, killing one Haitian and a calf which had been stolen to be taken to Haiti.

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Written by: jemesouviens1804, 28 Feb 2008 10:48 AM
From: United States, Spring Valley, NY
I wonder if the Haitian authorities are gonna take this lightly and say "its just a random incident"....There should be police guarding the border to make sure this type of situation doesn't get out of hand.
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 28 Feb 2008 11:20 AM
From: Haiti
This is really getting out of hand. This story doesn't add up and have missing parts. I think there is someone orchestrating this feud between the haitians & dominicans. A haitian citizen is dead and from the dominican report it is said that they fired on CESFRONT and they retaliated. Hmmm??? I think this has more to do than cattle rustling and someone trying to stir up things. Haiti needs to set up their own CESFRONT to protect its citizen. These events appear to be personal and the new guys on the block want a piece of the cake or get trigger happy. Both presidents need to address the border securities and end this nonsense b4 it gets out of hand.
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 28 Feb 2008 11:52 AM
From: Haiti
Also the so called businessman that was kidnapped in haiti turns out to be dominican deported from USA for narcotics. I guess his business transaction went bad and was taken as collateral. Lets do some investigation b4 accusing. Should've left him at the mercy of the hostages. Dominican beefed up security at the border due to a delincuent deportee that probably made a bad deal with some deliquent haitian nationals. All this over drug dealers destroying the community. As I said haiti needs her own CESFRONT to protect haitian nationals. Honest haitians and dominicans have no quarrels. To think this might turn ugly over tigueres deal went bad.
Written by: CarlosFranco, 28 Feb 2008 1:14 PM
From: United States, Brooklyn


It's already out of hands...
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 28 Feb 2008 1:36 PM
From: Haiti
IMO, this is nothing but delinquents on both side dealing amongst themselves and also business sectors manipulating this due to their big net loss from the ban. The so called dominican businessman that was kidnapped was a deportee drug dealer most likely back to his trade. Haiti needs to protect her citizens and monitor the border as well.
Written by: Lautaro, 28 Feb 2008 1:42 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Maybe that deportee thought that it would be easy to take his partners on the other side for fools, mr. jabao. One of the greatest problems that the DR is facing right now is the large numbers of deportees that the US is sending back once their time in US jails is up, deportees which usually are left at large and without watch by the local authorities, and which are teaching the tactics that they learned on the continent to the local scumbags. Guess that in that deportee's case "El tiro le salió por la culata".
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 28 Feb 2008 2:09 PM
From: Haiti
Unfortunately, haiti is plagued with the same dilemma. Deportees are criminalising the once satisfied but poor haitians. Can you believe all this hoolah over some deported dominican that tried to skim off the top of some haitianos but didn't realise what was coming to him. Haitians & dominicans are poor but have always been non confrontational and dealt with there poverty unless orchestrated by the business sector and others for personal reasons, now with the influx of deportees with PHD's in criminalogy from Pen. State Haiti & DR have to deal with a new wave of crime that will harm the innocent. I wonder what kind of business this tiguere had across the border. I am for a la Candelier style...to dispose these worms. It's ironic how people were/are worked up over some delinquent that they should've left at the mercy of his hostages. In order for the FTA to go thru this phenomenon needs to cease a la Duvalier(father).
Written by: Lautaro, 28 Feb 2008 3:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Some people out there on the diaspora would crucify you for advocating a return of the Macoute-style of justice, mr. jabao, but with the sense of lawlessness that is currently plaguing the island, it's all but an unavoidable thing for the people to crave for some sort of iron-fist order to take over, one way or another. Things are so bad on the barrios that some people are retaliating by taking justice by their own hands.
Written by: BLANCO, 28 Feb 2008 5:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic
With the police spread thinner than oil on casaba on the haitian side and the UN in charge...where are they, he asks?????
Written by: CarlosFranco, 28 Feb 2008 7:55 PM
From: United States, Brooklyn

Cesfront shot a man who crossed into our border and stole from her citizens... I see no crime happening here, only justice.

As for haiti getting its own Cesfront... Its a good idea but haiti has bigger problems to overcome at this point. Internal security, economic development, education and reforestation must come first, DR does not seek to invade haiti so Haiti-Cesfront can wait!!!
Written by: JOHNUSA This user is banned, 29 Feb 2008 1:42 AM
From: United States
Dominican drug dealer crossed into the Haitian border for a drug deal which went bad and resulted in the kidnap of the Dominican drug dealer. Instead of shooting the Dominican drug dealer, Haitian police rescued the Dominican drug dealer and returned him to Dominican Authorities.

Alleged Haitian cattle rustler crossed into the Dominican border and he was shot dead by Dominican Police.

For an alleged backward country the Haitian Law Enforcement seems to be more civilize when it comes to justice.
Written by: FranktheTank, 29 Feb 2008 5:08 AM
From: United Kingdom
, ;I now know ur identity(John usa) (lol)
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 29 Feb 2008 12:42 PM
From: Haiti
JohnUSA,

I guess Im not the only one that could see the REAL story, haitian police release dominican drug dealer and return to DR to go back into his trade. So funny that they had him as the victim, a dominican businessman is kidnapped by the bad haitians. CESFRONT kills an alleged cattle rustler. Ok, keep thinking this is justice. I know one thing when my people get fed up there isn't negotiating and it will be justifiable. Let's be responsible here and end this b4 it gets out of hands. Haitian CESFRONT needs to be in effect so they can shoot dominican drug dealers posing as businessmen which will be justice.
Written by: cibaeño75, 29 Feb 2008 3:31 PM
From: United States, New York City
"I know one thing when my people get fed up there isn't negotiating and it will be justifiable."

Maybe I should go out and buy boots so I can shake in them.

Why don't your people get fed up with the injustices within their own borders before seeking justice elsewhere? If that where the case I'm certain that both peoples that occupy the island of hispaniola would benefit. I undersatnd that patriotism and percieved injustices can cause passions to rise but thinly veiled threats make for poor discussion Jabao.
Written by: jperez, 29 Feb 2008 3:39 PM
From: United States
Mr. Jabao

I guess you didn't read the article correctly. It says that the rustlers fired at the military post and then the cesfront agents responded. What do you want them to do, just wait until they are killed first.

And regarding the dominican businessman that was kidnapped, I don't think he was shooting at the hatian police or his kidnappers, because if he were he would have been killed.


So please stop comparing and making judgement on every article written about hatians, let the right people on both government do their job and solve these problem diplomatically.
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 29 Feb 2008 4:21 PM
From: Haiti
This isn't about patriotism nor making threats. Most of my writings here have been about peace,love and improving relationship btw the two brother nations. All I am saying is when haitians start taking justice into there own hands and killing dominicans we will take it as "oh well they were drug dealers or bandits". I,we, have to investigate if the allege shooter shot at the CESFRONT first or was it murder. FYI, I read the article and comprehend what's being said. Again, dominican deportee drug dealer was kidnapped (supposedly a businessman) due to a deal gone wrong Haitian Police rescued him and returned him safely to DR which I am sure was let free. And we are the uncivilised ones? Take your nationality off your shoulder for one second and srutinized the accusations b4 stating justice was served chickens will come home to roost. I guess when I write good things of the DR it is ok but positive criticism is not accepted.
Written by: JRRubirosa, 1 Mar 2008 11:56 AM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Same old story: "Dominicans are the abusers" and the "Poor Haitians are the victims"

Dominican Republic is the perfect scapegoat for the Haitians
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