By Manuel Perez Bella Sao Paulo, Oct 26 (EFE).- The political career of Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, an icon of the Latin American left who was a highly popular president from 2003 to 2010, appeared to be over when he was convicted of corruption and imprisoned in 2018. But the Supreme Court annulled …
By Manuel Perez Bella Sao Paulo, Aug 22 (EFE).- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former two-term president who is the clear front-runner to win Brazil’s highest office once again later this year, said at a press conference here Monday that the Latin American people “don’t want more fascists.” Lula, who will square off in …
By Manuel Perez Bella Bani, Dominican Republic, Feb 3 (EFE).- The city of Bani in the Dominican Republic once again has been hit by the migration crisis, with at least four local residents missing after their boat sank off the Florida coast while trying to travel illegally to the United States. Last December, about 10 …
Shortage of Haitian laborers a tough blow for Dominican farmers 2 minutes read
By Manuel Perez Bella
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic, May 13 (EFE).- A group of undocumented Haitian immigrants are deported from the Dominican Republic via the northern Dajabon border crossing; in a matter of weeks, the price of a plate of rice and beans is higher in Santo Domingo.
That cause-and-effect relationship may not be readily apparent, but it makes perfect sense to farmers in the western Dominican province of San Juan, one of the Caribbean nation’s primary agricultural regions.
In its fertile valleys at the foot of the Cordillera Central mountain range, nine of every 10 rural workers are Haitian, most of whom are undocumented and easy targets of deportation campaigns.
Dominican army quietly building Haiti border fence 2 minutes read
By Manuel Perez Bella
Jimani, Dominican Republic, May 11 (EFE).- The Dominican Republic has already built 23 kilometers (14 miles) of fence on its border with the impoverished nation of Haiti, a project begun without fanfare prior to President Luis Abinader’s announcement of plans for a frontier-long barrier.
The completed stretches are located at the Jimani and Elias Piña border crossings – second and third, respectively, in terms of binational traffic – and are still under construction, Gen. Santo Domingo Guerrero Clase, the Dominican Republic armed forces combined staff’s director of planning and operations, told Efe.