SANTO DOMINGO.- Agriculture Salvador Jiménez said Thursday that despite Haiti’s ban for the alleged appearance of bird flu in Dominican Republic, trade of chickens and eggs across the Dominican-Haiti border remains “flexible.”
He said since the information came form unofficial reports, he’s unaware of what type of agreement is behind the exchange between Haitians and Dominicans. "I don’t understood how trade with Haiti has been maintained and has been flexible in the transfer of products, something which we are glad about but isn’t illegal."
The Agriculture chief acknowledged the Haiti government’s ban is correct, though affirmed that Dominican poultry products are free of bird flu. "The Agriculture Ministry has very well-established mechanisms and we have maintained contacts with Haiti’s authorities."
Haiti’s ban on Dominican chickens and eggs had been spurring protests from local producers, who say the are losing millions of pesos weekly, which led the Dominican Government to buy one million eggs and chickens early February to mitigate the farmers’ plight.
Written by: Belial, 3 Apr 2008 3:30 PM
From: United States, Texas
At last, some news on this.
Agriculture Salvador Jiménez is cagey.
Jiménez doesn't say specifically whether the Haitian state or private Haitian poultry customers in definace of the Haitian state approve of what he calls a "type of agreement" that explains the ongoing trade in chicken and eggs, notwithstanding the officially declared Haitian ban on Dominican poultry products.
Jiménez tells us whatever is the case, he's "glad" about it and it's "not illegal."
He means either (1) not illegal in the DR under Dominican law or (2) not illegal in Haiti under Dominican law or (3) not illegal in Haitian under Haitian law. If (2) is the case, then we have extraterritoriality. And Jiménez shouldn't be boasting.
"Haiti government’s ban is correct, though affirmed that Dominican poultry products are free of bird flu," said Jiménez contradictorily.
If the chickens are healthy, how is the ban correct? If the ban is correct, how can the chickens be healthy.
Mind games.
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Here We go again with the ungrateful neighbors without any order for anything..................
Who cares What haitians want to do when They have the UN on their soil trying to teach them how to be educated and well behaved.
From: Dominican Republic
why the use of the word "alleged" appearance of bird flu when the DR itself reported it to international authorities?
Written by: Belial, 4 Apr 2008 9:35 AM
From: United States, Texas
"why the use of the word "alleged" appearance of bird flu when the DR itself reported it to international authorities?"
oooo
Exactly.
This suggests that the next outbreak will never become anything more than an "alleged" one and one that is not "alleged" to international authorities, because the Dominican authorities have already begun to "de-allege" or "dis-allege" this outbreak.
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Haitians are buying right now our sick chickens and eggs on the border, I don't understand this
big "Double standard".
They are falling apart and want to think that They are europeans or 1st class citizens.
"Give me a break"
From: United States
Rubirosa, is there a difference between europeans and 'FIRST CLASS CITIZENS'?. Is there some sort of human pecking order, which has europeans at the pinnacle, followed by lesser species such as first class citizens, first and one half, second class, etc? i find your sentence highly entertaining and innovative. would you indulge me by clarifying your categories, if it is not too much trouble? and, by the way, where would you put haitians in The Rubirosa Categorization Of Mankind and Associated Species?
Written by: bernies, 4 Apr 2008 3:17 PM
From: United States, key west fl
tell you something they are eating the checking here and so is everyone else that lives in this country so what is the big deal on that?
Oh let me see some rich haitian politictian is getting the chicken from another country for less money.
If there was anything wrong with the chickens and eggs how come no one here has been come sick, it is just a question? tell all the haitian to go back to their country if they don't like it we don't need them here.
Written by: Edward, 4 Apr 2008 9:02 PM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
All countries should ban the killing of chickens. I'm a vegetarian and I believe it's wrong to kill animals!
From: United States, Spring Valley, NY
Dreadlocks, why do you waste your time with that idiot. You should already know by now he has nothing intelligent to say. This article loses all validity with me because, my aunt was here from Haiti last week and says that there was no eggs coming from the border be it legally or illegally.
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Jemmesouviens: Who cares what You dear aunt said about chickens or eggs from Dominican Republic, We don't need Your people to buy them since We already Move on with this annoying issue.
The less We hear from Haiti the less stress and headaches That We get...
"Love and Peace"
From: United States, Spring Valley, NY
apparently you must love the stress and headache because everytime you post a comment it always has the words "Haiti and/or Haitians" in it. I'm starting to think that you have a Haitian mistress and that you really like us deep down inside.
From: Haiti
Haiti's ban hurts Haitians the most. No matter what is said in the news, Dominican chickens are being sold here more than ever. The only difference is that now the trade is all being done under the table. The result? The same chicken I was buying last year is costing me sometimes twice as much. Try to bargain and you'll always hit the same wall: "I'm taking risks by selling chicken" "If I get caught I go to jail" etc…
I'm not saying it's wrong for Haiti to ask the Dominicans to rigorously eliminate the avian virus. It would be much better however if Haiti were to follow it's own advise. Dominicans are testing, we are not. Dominicans has come clean about the disease, we have not. This disease has spread across Europe, has apparently crossed oceans… How can it be that it hasn't gone from DR to Haiti? Or vice versa.
Written by: Belial, 7 Apr 2008 7:16 PM
From: United States, Texas
Although there is plenty of bird flu in the USA, the sickness is not usually said to be the cause of the current jump in the price of chickens in the USA during the last six months or so.
Really, the flu should make the price fall, unless demand perversely soars for an defective product. At times, both happen due to different bargaining positions.
Some people say rises in the price of feed, especially corn, is a more important cause for the jump in price of chicken.
The chicken bourgeoisie in the DR also complains bitterly about rising prices of feed.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....y-from-feed-prices-egg-export-banEverybody knows that the decision of the US imperialists to divert a third of their corn crop from human food and animal feed to ethanol production, along with the rise in the price of oil and the fall of the dollar, are the main forces behind the chickens becoming more and more precious.
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Agriculture Salvador Jiménez is cagey.
Jiménez doesn't say specifically whether the Haitian state or private Haitian poultry customers in definace of the Haitian state approve of what he calls a "type of agreement" that explains the ongoing trade in chicken and eggs, notwithstanding the officially declared Haitian ban on Dominican poultry products.
Jiménez tells us whatever is the case, he's "glad" about it and it's "not illegal."
He means either (1) not illegal in the DR under Dominican law or (2) not illegal in Haiti under Dominican law or (3) not illegal in Haitian under Haitian law. If (2) is the case, then we have extraterritoriality. And Jiménez shouldn't be boasting.
"Haiti government’s ban is correct, though affirmed that Dominican poultry products are free of bird flu," said Jiménez contradictorily.
If the chickens are healthy, how is the ban correct? If the ban is correct, how can the chickens be healthy.
Mind games.
Who cares What haitians want to do when They have the UN on their soil trying to teach them how to be educated and well behaved.
oooo
Exactly.
This suggests that the next outbreak will never become anything more than an "alleged" one and one that is not "alleged" to international authorities, because the Dominican authorities have already begun to "de-allege" or "dis-allege" this outbreak.
big "Double standard".
They are falling apart and want to think that They are europeans or 1st class citizens.
"Give me a break"
Oh let me see some rich haitian politictian is getting the chicken from another country for less money.
If there was anything wrong with the chickens and eggs how come no one here has been come sick, it is just a question? tell all the haitian to go back to their country if they don't like it we don't need them here.
The less We hear from Haiti the less stress and headaches That We get...
"Love and Peace"
I'm not saying it's wrong for Haiti to ask the Dominicans to rigorously eliminate the avian virus. It would be much better however if Haiti were to follow it's own advise. Dominicans are testing, we are not. Dominicans has come clean about the disease, we have not. This disease has spread across Europe, has apparently crossed oceans… How can it be that it hasn't gone from DR to Haiti? Or vice versa.
Really, the flu should make the price fall, unless demand perversely soars for an defective product. At times, both happen due to different bargaining positions.
Some people say rises in the price of feed, especially corn, is a more important cause for the jump in price of chicken.
The chicken bourgeoisie in the DR also complains bitterly about rising prices of feed.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....y-from-feed-prices-egg-export-ban
Everybody knows that the decision of the US imperialists to divert a third of their corn crop from human food and animal feed to ethanol production, along with the rise in the price of oil and the fall of the dollar, are the main forces behind the chickens becoming more and more precious.