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SANTO DOMINGO.- A convoy with food, drinking water, medecine and medical and paramedical personnel will leave Monday morning for Port-au-Prince, where humanitarian aid will be given to people affected by the storms Hanna and Ike.

Besides the delivery of food and water for 150,000 people that will be distributed in the Haiti capital and Gonaive, the Dominican Government will operate mobile clinics during three days, with 17 doctors and paramedics, where the necessary medical assistance and medicines will be provided.

Soldiers of the United Nations Haiti Stabilization Mission (Minustah) will escort the convoy of three tractor trailers and five ambulances from the Jimaní border crossing.

It was reported that president Leonel Fernandez ordered a special fund of RD$10 million to help the victims in the neighboring nation.

The Dominicans will be accompanied by 20 medical students of Haitian nationality who’ll also serve as interpreters, for pediatry, gynecology, general medicine and internal medicine consultations.

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13 comment(s)
Written by: JRRubirosa, 8 Sep 2008 8:51 AM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Hopefully Haitians will appreciate and thank this peaceful gesture from the Dominican goverment and our country.

Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Sep 2008 9:18 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Rubi did you say hello to our old buddy josean ...he just got out of jail and is back posting again
Written by: Oneworld1, 8 Sep 2008 9:26 AM
From: United States
The friendly gesture and humanity exhibited from the DR is perhaps more appreciated than the RD$10M. Nevertheless, the people of Haiti are thankful to their neighbor.
Written by: JRRubirosa, 8 Sep 2008 9:37 AM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
GC:

Thanks buddy I did miss him a lot...............................Josean welcome back
Written by: WalterPolo, 8 Sep 2008 10:20 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Cool! it means the stuff that can be resold will re-enter DR after transiting through the hands of the Haitian military that will have it put in the border markets!

Globalization..
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 8 Sep 2008 10:26 AM
From: Haiti
I would like to say "mesi anpil"=thank you very much for the hand up from our neighbour. Fernandez administration has seen that a stable Haiti will also benefit the DR and that the haitian medical students contributing to their country. I hope this is a new beginning where Haitians and Dominicans take the road of bi-naitonal prosperity so that the haitians and dominicans can live peacefully on the island of hispaniola.
Written by: antonioj, 8 Sep 2008 10:39 AM
From: Canada, home safe
Master public relation from Fernandez, before saying thanks, I would liked to have an independent confirmation from the Haitian Media, as I have learned information from the media should not be taken as gospel scriptures
Written by: JabaoHaitian, 8 Sep 2008 10:46 AM
From: Haiti
antonioj..jajajjaj..you do have a point. But I will give DT the benefit of the doubt and say thanks anyway. Fernandez is really receptive to his neighbour and has a great relationship with Preval. If you take a look at his inauguration Preval was to his left and his wife was to his right. This might not seem important but table seating says alot. Anyway back to the topic. I will read the haitian paper and find out to see what they say about this. that was funny..neg ayisien ou ye..lol
Written by: JRRubirosa, 8 Sep 2008 11:43 AM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Antonioj:

Already said and thought about it, you are the first negative stament about the assistance and let me ask you something what people like you and others overseas (Haitians) are doing about it instead of talking BS.

By the way I don't support or like LF as a president in case you think I'm defending him.
Written by: josean, 8 Sep 2008 12:57 PM
From: United States
Ruby the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Written by: Dominicanation This user is banned, 8 Sep 2008 3:04 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Tell the Demonicans that they can shove that 10mil. up their culo we don't need their help. We don't need them, we don;t need nobody. F@them. Why don't they use that money to help out their own people they sure could use the help. Bunch of racist pricks.
Written by: greenwave This user is banned, 8 Sep 2008 9:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic
"Ike displaces 43,000 in Dominican Republic"!!!!! We have problems of our own and we are not an economic powerhouse. So it is better we focus on our limited resources to our own problems! We gain nothing looking west since Haiti will continue to have problems every year and we gain no credit (not nationally nor internationally) for helping these bastards!

Forget them! Let their own creation (desert, erosion, and flooding) avalanch them out of existence! I for one, would love to see Haiti disappear forever!
Written by: carbelk99 This user is banned, 8 Sep 2008 10:22 PM
From: United States
dominicanation i bet you are one of those aaaaaaaaaaaaaayitian living in d.r ,and posting ,because you don t have internet in haiti.
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