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Dominican, Haiti governments square off on poultry ban

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government Monday night called Haiti’s proposal to continue banning Dominican poultry products and allow only meats, "totally unacceptable," after a four hour  meeting of officials from both countries failed to solve the one-week standoff.
After the meeting, Foreign minister Carlos Morales said president Danilo Medina was told "in a very clear, very transparent and quite frankly, that they didn’t see much interest on the Haitian side."

Dominican merchants shutter border market to protest Haiti’s ban

Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Dajabón merchants kept Haitians from crossing into the Dominican side  on Sunday, the day before the market held Mondays and Fridays, as part of the called shutdown on Monday organized by the Merchants Association, to protest the ban on eggs and poultry enacted by Haiti’s government.
Also turned back were trucks from other towns full of merchandise headed to the market held two days a week, and those trying to enter from Haiti as well.

IACHR condemns the death of Haitian national by Dominican Republic authorities

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is condemning the death of Jean Robert Lors, a 31-year-old Haitian national, who reportedly died last month after being beaten by agents of the General Directorate of Migration and of the police in the Dominican Republic. IACHR said Lors was among people picked up during a massive repatriation roundup carried out in the neighbourhood of El Tanque.

Dominica speaks of the benefits of OECS Economic Union

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica Wednesday said that the Economic Union of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) provides an opportunity for the sub-region to improve its trading relations with the international community.

PM dismisses objection to Grenadian attorney for position as magistrate

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has described as “pure mischief” the decision of a radio talk show host to write the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) objecting to the appointment of former Grenada government minister as a magistrate in Dominica. Attorney Arley Gill was scheduled to have taken up his appointment earlier this month, even as Attorney General, Levi Peter, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio last week acknowledged there were some matters to be clarified. “I don’t understand why this has not yet been clarified and why the hold-up.

Reports of avian flu outbreak denied

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC -Officials in the Dominican Republic have denied reports of an outbreak of avian flu adding that the World Health Organisation declared the country free of bird flu three years ago. In a statement on Friday, the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, Ruben Silie said Haiti erroneously reported that the neighbouring country had an outbreak of avian flu when it cited the disease as a reason for imposing a ban on the importation of meats, chicken, eggs and other products.

Appeal Court denies stay of execution to Dominica government

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal (ECSC) has denied an application by the Dominica government for a “stay of execution” in the case brought by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), challenging the process by which President Eluid Williams was elected to office. Earlier this year, High Court Judge, Justice Lionel Jones ruled that the case brought by the UWP should proceed to trial, but the attorneys representing Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, House Speaker Alix Boyd Knights and Attorney General Levi Peter, had been granted leave to appeal the rul

Dominica PM says island will soon join Caribbean Court of Justice

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica will send a letter to the British government next week seeking permission to recognise the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court, replacing the London-based privy Council, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said. “Once we satisfy the Constitutional requirements we will go forward.

DOMINICA-RIGHTS-PM says no to changes to buggery laws

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it has no intention of changing the present buggery laws even as the advocacy group, Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) said it was seeking talks with the authorities on the matter of equal rights. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio Monday, said his administration’s position on the matter is stated in law “and this matter is still on our books and will remain there for the foreseeable future. “I respect the views of this new group. I understand from persons they intend to write to the government.

DOMINICA-LIBERATION-Dominicans urged to embrace African heritage

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on Dominicans to embrace their African heritage.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the 50th anniversary of African Liberation Day, Skerrit said he also wanted the celebrations to be part of the National calendar.
“And I want to say that from henceforth this government shall continue to recognize and to play its part in the celebration of African Liberation Day as part of our national calendar of events in Dominica.”

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