A year of staggering violence in Haiti ended in the most brutal fashion. Over the course of five days in December, in a slum near the capital, Port-au-Prince, 207 people were killed by gangsters.

The issue has become so serious that Haiti’s government has restricted imports along its land border with the Dominican Republic.

The Miami shipper’s list of 134 items headed for the Caribbean looked pretty tame: tires, bicycles, refrigerators and mattresses. But buried inside the container were a military-grade Barrett .

Santo Domingo.-The Haitian government has announced a ban on the entry of foreign goods through the Dominican Republic starting on April 7, 2025. This decision affects land trade at major border ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Caribbean on Wednesday looking for ways forward on violence-torn Haiti and ...

Coinciding with the militarizing of the El Hoyo de Friusa in Bavaro, the Haitian government has announced a ban on the entry of foreign goods through the Dominican Republic, a measure set to take ...

Old barrels littered small Haitian airports to prevent clandestine landings. In Port-au-Prince, a spate of political murders sent oppositionists into hiding and kept nerves taut. Behind the crisis ...

The Dominican Republic enforces strict immigration policies against Haitians while demanding fair treatment for its own ...

Despite the crisis in Haiti, Dominican border trade with Haiti has solidified its position and continues to be an economic driver, serving as the backbone of the region between Dajabón, Dominican ...

Dajabón.-The Haitian government’s ban on the entry of goods from the Dominican Republic by land, set to take effect April 7, is not expected to disrupt trade in border markets, according to merchants ...