Jesus Christ - 29 August 2009 04:34 PM
haitiankid03 - 29 August 2009 10:19 AM
How many of us Haitians have had the opportunity to step on Dominican soil via airplane or through the many buses that cross bus via Caribe tours and have geninuine liked the flush green and warm people on the other side.
DR is a good place. I hope some of my fellow Haitians have witnessed the kindess, compassion, solidarity, and friendship of the Dominican people.
Erik09; plenty of haitians have not only visited but have moved there.
remember there are two millions already there......20% of DR population....you want more?????
Haiti's Senator thanks DR for support offered to the almost 2 million Haitians that reside in the country.
Santo Domingo.-The senator of the Republic of Haiti, Rudolph Henrry Boulos considered today that his nation should thank the Dominican Republic and to the authorities of the government the reception, protection and good treatment which they're giving to the almost two million Haitians that reside in the country. The legislator of the neighboring nation considers that it does not exist any justification so that the DR be accused of violating the rights of Haitian immigrants when, on the contrary, what the country does is to offer them opportunities and facilities so that they educate and develop.
"I want to take advantage of this opportunity to give thanks to the Dominican people for the 350 thousand laborers that are working in the industry of the construction, I as Senator want to give the thanks to the Dominican people by the more than 300 thousand laborers that are working in the area of the agriculture, I want to give the thanks to the Dominican people and to the universities by the more than 30 thousand students they have received and also I want to give the thanks by the more than five thousand Haitians that know more than four languages and that are working in the tourism's industry in the Dominican Republic", said the legislator.
He said that for Haiti is an incredible value to have all those human resources in the Dominican Republic.
In his judgment the
90% of the middle class of Haiti resides in the Dominican Republic, for which for him that is a great aid that offers the Dominican town to that nation, since from here the remittances arrive to toward the neighboring country fruit of the opportunities of jobs that them are offered.
"Then we want, not only to give the thanks to the people, although we have been given it to the people first, also we want to give thanks to the authorities of the government that have protected the rights of the Haitians that come to the country, that are human rights", he said.
In that order, denied that in the DR they mistreated and violated the rights of Haitians, at the same time he attributed the accusations to groups or people interested in exploiting the issues for private interests.
At the same time, the senator Henrry Boulas declared their worry because in Haiti more than 50% of the population is not registered and therefore they lack the identity card.
In that sense, he maintained that is a project in which the Dominican Republic can offer a great aid, "because the DR is a country that's organized".
"The Dominican Republic has many solutions to the Haitian problems, since it's more advanced, I think that the brothers of the Dominican Republic can help us and to guide us on how to resolve our problems", he added.
In another issue the Haitian legislator considered that there is the lack of vision of the Haitian leadership, and he said that many do not understand the importance of the commerce between the Haitian nation and the Dominican Republic, to what he attributed the attitude of a group of citizens of his nation to boycott the commerce of eggs and chicken toward his country, of which Haiti gets more benefited that the own Dominican Republic.
"But nevertheless, it is necessary that a trade agreement among both nations is signed, because with the second business partner that is the Dominican Republic for Haiti, both must not be working in an informal way", he said.
At the same time the senator Boulos considers that it's urgent to sign a migratory agreement between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
"It is crucial, important, and urgent, that the Haitian leadership be dedicated to resolve the migratory problem", he said.
He declared that this would be the first aspect on which would work the team that will support him in his aspirations to the presidency of the Republic of Haiti.
"As a former president of the Dominican Republic had say, between Haiti and this nation exists a marriage without divorce", he stated.
Rudolph Henrry Boulas is a senator for the Party Democratic Social Fusion, in representation of the province of Ounaminthe, position that he holds until 2012.
He said that he aspires to the presidency of the Republic, but that first he will work to organize and to form a team.
"A captain can't go to battle without a team, now we are going to build the team, I am going to work for my community and for all the Haitian people in general", he said.
The legislator was interviewed by Listin Diario in the Hotel Jaragua while he participated in an encounter of the members of the Committee of Preparation for the Elaboration of a strategy of National Salvation for Haiti, event that was organized by the League of Haitian Shepherds in the Dominican Republic.
In the event that started today and that will conclude tomorrow, participate intellectuals, residents from Haiti, Haitian religious groups, Haitian unions and Haitian political leaders in Haiti, United States, Canada, France and Dominican Republic.
