UN peacekeepters parked their tanks just across the border. Photo José Luis Fernández, Jesuit Service for Migrants and Refugees (sjrdaj.org)
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Bi-national market suspended, 2nd paragraph
DAJABON, Dominican Republic.- The military has heightened the vigilance and security measures in the Haitian-Dominican border at Dajabón, to avert new clashes between Dominicans and Haitians, after a Haitian citizen allegedly murdered Carlos Espinal Jiménez, 23.
Local television reports that the bi-national market has been suspended, prompting Haitians to stage protests on their side of the border, where United Nations peacekeepers (Ministtah) try to calm the demonstrators.
The border was militarized Friday when several Dominicans were wounded during a confrontation with Haitians who tried to enter Dajabón, across the bridge on the Masacre River.
Dominican authorities had announced that the traditional bi-national market would be opened Monday morning and met yesterday in the local City Council to coordinate actions aimed at keeping the residents of the community La Vigia, where the victim lived, from obstructing the business activity.
Dajabon governor Miguel Cruz and the victim’s relatives will visit the Justice and Foreign Relations ministries tomorrow, to ask for the extradition of the Haitian Wilson Tipa, accused of committing the crime to steal a motorcycle.
Cruz told reporters that the incidents set off by the murder in his city since Friday wouldn’t jeopardize relations between the neighboring countries.
Written by: generoso, 27 Jul 2009 8:13 AM
From: United States, DR
C'est la guerre!
Written by: xwill7, 27 Jul 2009 9:36 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Finally
From: United States
If you can't play nice you can't come over the border.
From: Canada, Montreal
Well if it has to happen (warm but I dont think it will happen...) Dominican have much to lost then us haitian.
Written by: Gizmoe 
, 27 Jul 2009 10:02 AM
From: United States
In short close down the market in the border "FOR EVER", transfer it into Haiti. erect the "BORDER WALL" militarize the whole area, this in turn will create employment for people to guard the border, guard the coastline, have a toll free number to report Haitian illegals in you're neighborhood or place of work. Disband the towns and municipalities near the border wall. And start deporting the Haitians in mass. Enforce the labor laws of not hiring Haitian illegals, "CASE SOLVED." Make sure you vote for a political party like the FNP or any other that believes in the principles of our founding father Juan Pablo Duarte and Los Trinitarios "SEPARACION PARA SIEMPRE."
From: United States
It is inevitable, as time goes by we will continue to see more and more of these and similar incidents. The conflicts will excalate further unless authorities take the necessary measures to stop the flow of illegal Haitians to the DR. This is but a battle among haves nots in which each side has little to nothing to lose and hold lower value standards on humanity. What has occurred is quite simply the inevitable consequence, the dynamics of impoverish people who interact in an environment of scarce resources where human life means little to nothing or as little as the price of a motor bike. Simply put, the victum refused to give up his vehicle and was willing to risk his life in order to retain ownership, and the perpetrator was willing to take a life in order to take illegal possession of something that was relatively worth pennies. In the end everyone both parties to the incident ended up losing more then what they were willing to save. They use good money to get bad money.
From: United States
Obviously Mr Brazil the owner of the bike most likely did not want to give up his motor bike, he resisted, put up a fight, risked his life to avoid losing the vehicle and as a consequence in the end lost more, his bike and his life. I alway believed that nothing, no material possession is worth more then your life, but obviously to these people that is not the case. It is survival of the fittest and believe me to these folks, if the need arises, they are willing to kill each other for something as little as a mango. These folks are savages. The Haitian if caught will face prison and if not will live in fear or will have to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life hoping that the relatives of the victim won't get him first before the authorities.
Written by: telemeco, 27 Jul 2009 11:48 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
we need to intall predator drone, hunt down SOB crossing the border
From: United States
C'est la guerre !
Roso ,apres la guerre c'est la paix !
From: United States
Brazilians-Unify.. teach spanish & french in the schools, in 5-10 yrs. never know it was ever different.
What does learning Frech and Spanish have anything to do with unification?
Do you mean the unification of Haiti and the DR? Haiti for your information does not speak French, did you not know or realize that? They Speak Haitian Creol, which is not considered a language quite yet, but it is in process. Haitian Creol is not even a dialect, it is more a combination of various languages with a predominate use of French vocals, tribal African dialects, Taino words, a lot of Spanish, sprinkled with English and Dutch. No gramical rules exist. In other words it is more of a patois and it is very diffferent from French Guyana, Martinique or Lousiana creol.
From: United States
Gitzmo, yo must have not read what I have read :THE LOCAL MARKET WILL BE REOPENED TO DAY
WOOPY the war is over !!!!!!!!!!!!
Economics won !!!!
From: United States
Guillermone . the traditional bi-national market has been reopened, are you not happy ??????
From: United States
When money speaks, people listen !
From: United States
I don't give a S......t !!!!
From: United States
Remember : any comment which containing vulgar language will bedeleted.
The war has ended and it is business has usual.
From: United States
Oh..... I am sorry, did not mean to be vulger, I meant, I don't give a stool, fecal matter or bowel movement. Is that better Etienne?
However, for you, I am very happy. Now that I know you can go back and re-open your stall and sell your wares at the bi-national market at Dajabon.
Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? Kote nou Ka di achte....? Souple, ban mwen bon Marché?
Written by: generoso, 27 Jul 2009 1:48 PM
From: United States, DR
etienne01
La paix c'est pas bon pour les mercenaries! Vive la mort! Vive la guerre"
Motto of the FFL, "French Foreign Legion"
Written by: Trujillo, 27 Jul 2009 1:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Gizmoe, I like the way you think my friend.
Written by: GLADO, 27 Jul 2009 2:27 PM
From: Haiti
Stop talking about unification, Haitians don' t need dominicans as friend and we' ll never need them. Learn that, love who loves you. Why don' t you give a look of the life of haitians in DR before talking. Dominicans are animals, How will we sit in the same table with these animals? They have to sit with themselves to speak animal' s language. OOOO Lord, I remember Haitian' s army. If this army was still there, we' d eat dominicans like chicken in our table. If it was, i' m sure that we' d finish with them like we have done it with the french. dominicans are a weak band, they won't never be able to make face to us. I don' t know what the gouverment is waiting for builling our army to throw out these animals in the island
From: Dominican Republic
Yes the market is back open. It was a big mistake to close it in the first place. Closing the market because some stupid Dominican got killed over a bike he probably stole in the first place. In addition, I'm hearing now, that this guy had 4 kids by 3 different females. Did'nt take care of the kids at all.
I feel bad that he did'nt have insurance. No good loser. He had money to buy a motor bike, but none to help support these kids. I say get on with business as usual on the border and good riddance to this loser.
From: Dominican Republic
Creole is a language, just like Brasilian Portuguese is a language. They currently teach Creole in Dominicans Universities in some healthcare fields. I speak it fluently and so do my two Dominican sons. (6) & (16). It is also taught at a few language schools in the D.R.
I say unify the two countries and teach it in all the schools, beginnng at the grade school and high school levels. 5-10 yrs and you will not know there was ever a difference.
From: United States
Guillermone, Stop it ! you a making laugh with all your BOVINE WASTE
General Roso ,you are back with a vengance. I tought you could not write and were suffering from DHSHM
(Dominicans Haitians siempre hablando mierda.
Glado , go back to your Jurassic Park .You post is blase ,blase, blase.
From: United States
Mr Brazil Creol is not considered a language, at least not yet, and for now you need to know and learn what is the difference. Just because it is taught in an institution of learning does not automatically make it a language. However, I am quite aware that efforts are being made to officially establish it as a language with rules, grammatical order and syntax. In the mean time you can call it patois.
From: Dominican Republic
What makes Creole a language? When a Dominican says it is? Its a language because you have millions of people both in Haiti and in the United States who speak the language. It being taught in schools is important, because it gives it legitimacy.
All this crap about rules, grammatical order and syntax is the same thing I hear Puerto Ricans and Mexicans say about Dominican Spanish, and what Portuguese say about Brasilian portuguese. It just another way of discriminating against someone.
From: United States
Guillermone I just read an article regardingthe protests across the Dominican Republic, you did not post any comments. ( I do not think you even care)
I think I know now what subject matters are of interest to you,
From: Dominican Republic
The Haitian are now blaming the Dominican army for allowing the Haitian to cross over illegaly, commit crimes, robberies, and then they are allowed to return to Haiti. The Haitian are also demanding that the Dominican army to guaranty the safety and integrity of the Haitian in Dajabon!
Who the hell are these latrines for them accuse us of their barbarism? The latrine holes are claiming that we Dominican are forcing them to commit crimes. Incredible!
Glado shut your hole! DR can blast your petit Haiti into dust! All you do is to push in the same knife that is ripping your organs into fragments!
Written by: oupala07 , 28 Jul 2009 4:13 AM
From: Canada
I thought Mr the General Generoso would have called on an armoured brigade to face the Minustah APC (yes, those are Armored Personal Carriers and not tanks) to challenge their bold showing off right on his face at the border. Likewise, bravado is easy with an unarmed haitian population, but when you're facing muscle, you just shut it up. Another reason why the Dominican Republic and Haiti do not need an army if not to slaughter idiotly each other.
From: United States
Thanks God the traditional bi-national market is opened.
Whe money speaks , bull shi---ers rave and attack each other
From: United States
Mr Brazil you are talking off the top of your head, without basis or logical argument to support your thesis. When I make a comment on any particular subject matter, it is because of my general knowledge and is not motivated by racism. I do not speak as a Dominican to discriminate Haitians, I state fact. However the way you interpret them and the conclusion you arrive is your problem. I am only say what it is. What I personally think or believe about Creol is irrelevant. I am not an authority on languages, but that does not automatically discredit my statement. I can only express what I have read, learned and regurgitate what experts have stated. You are confused and don't know what is a language and what you need to understand about Creol is that it is neither a language nor a dialect. Dialects are derivatives of the mother tongue. For example within the various regions of Italy, many dialects are spoken, but Italian still remains the main and predominant language. Not in Haiti
From: United States
Creol is phonetically written, but without any established and formal rules. Therefore, there are many different ways in which the Haitians write and spell Creole words. There is no official standard that has been set, and in order for a language to be considered as one, official standards must be established and need to be maintained and recognized by an official and internationally accredited language academies such as France's Académie française. People have started to call Creole and begun to recognized it as a language, but until those rules are formalized, regulated for the orthography, it might just as well be considered, for the moment at least, street slang. Creole is something that evolved as a matter of necessity among African slaves that spoke various tribal languages and develop it into a hybrid tongue for basic communication, it is as simple as that. So don't compare Brazilian Portugese with mainland Portugese. They are both the same language with regional differences
Written by: fedadiaz , 28 Jul 2009 12:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I will try to get my brother as president of DR, he will take care of haitians.........he hates them.....boy..............is will do worst than TRUJILLO.
PD. He's also a fckn crazy mf.
From: United States
what the dominican republic need now is more experts on the creole language what we call demagogues.
From: United States Virgin Islands
Most Haitians do not speak French. This is a big problem because Haiti does not affliate themselves with no one. DR speak Spanish and can affiliate themselves with the rest of spanish latin America. Most people in Martinique and Guadeloupe speak French as well as Creole, are dependent upon France and affiliate themselves with all French speaking countries. Language affiliation is very important for self identity and social collaboration. Since Haiti was colonized by France, it would make sense that the official language of Haiti should be French. Before Duvalier, in the 1940's and '50's, the presidents of Haiti tried to educate the population by teaching French. Unfortunately, upon the arrival of Duvalier, it did not work. Furthermore, Aristide did not help either. Hence, there is a lot of language confusion in Haiti. It would be great if the whole island would unify but Haiti really needs first to improve their infracture, security, employment, education, health ect...
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we need to intall predator drone, hunt down SOB crossing the border
Roso ,apres la guerre c'est la paix !
What does learning Frech and Spanish have anything to do with unification?
Do you mean the unification of Haiti and the DR? Haiti for your information does not speak French, did you not know or realize that? They Speak Haitian Creol, which is not considered a language quite yet, but it is in process. Haitian Creol is not even a dialect, it is more a combination of various languages with a predominate use of French vocals, tribal African dialects, Taino words, a lot of Spanish, sprinkled with English and Dutch. No gramical rules exist. In other words it is more of a patois and it is very diffferent from French Guyana, Martinique or Lousiana creol.
WOOPY the war is over !!!!!!!!!!!!
Economics won !!!!
Remember : any comment which containing vulgar language will bedeleted.
The war has ended and it is business has usual.
However, for you, I am very happy. Now that I know you can go back and re-open your stall and sell your wares at the bi-national market at Dajabon.
Eske ou ka ede nou, souple? Kote nou Ka di achte....? Souple, ban mwen bon Marché?
La paix c'est pas bon pour les mercenaries! Vive la mort! Vive la guerre"
Motto of the FFL, "French Foreign Legion"
I feel bad that he did'nt have insurance. No good loser. He had money to buy a motor bike, but none to help support these kids. I say get on with business as usual on the border and good riddance to this loser.
I say unify the two countries and teach it in all the schools, beginnng at the grade school and high school levels. 5-10 yrs and you will not know there was ever a difference.
General Roso ,you are back with a vengance. I tought you could not write and were suffering from DHSHM
(Dominicans Haitians siempre hablando mierda.
Glado , go back to your Jurassic Park .You post is blase ,blase, blase.
All this crap about rules, grammatical order and syntax is the same thing I hear Puerto Ricans and Mexicans say about Dominican Spanish, and what Portuguese say about Brasilian portuguese. It just another way of discriminating against someone.
I think I know now what subject matters are of interest to you,
Who the hell are these latrines for them accuse us of their barbarism? The latrine holes are claiming that we Dominican are forcing them to commit crimes. Incredible!
Glado shut your hole! DR can blast your petit Haiti into dust! All you do is to push in the same knife that is ripping your organs into fragments!
Whe money speaks , bull shi---ers rave and attack each other
PD. He's also a fckn crazy mf.