Thursday September 14, 2023, President Luis Abinader, as part of the crisis linked to the construction of an irrigation canal in Haiti with a water intake on the Massacre River, considered illegal by the Dominicans, ordered the Director of Immigration, Venancio Alcántara Valdez, to prohibit the entry into the national territory of 9 Haitians, whom he described as provocateurs, who constitute a threat to the interests and institutions of the Dominican Republic.

List of prohibited people :

Wanique Pierre:

Former senator of the North-East department of Haiti, for the Haitian Party Tek Kale (PHTK);

Ardouin Zephirin:

Former Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities of Haiti;

Jacques Sauveur Jean:

Former Haitian senator;

Jeantel Joseph:

Director of the Protected Areas Security Brigade (BSAP) of the Ministry of the Environment of Haiti;

Luckner Desir aka "Luko":

Journalist and former candidate for the President of Haiti.

Nader Joaceus:

Former Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MPTCP) of Haiti;

Jean Baptiste Aime:

Former senator of the Lavalas political party and former Haitian consul in the province of Dajabón.

Wideline Pierre:

Former departmental director of the North-East Ministry of the Environment and architect

Camiel Samson:

Identified as alleged sponsor of irrigation canal construction

These 9 Haitians are added to the 51 others already prohibited from entering Dominican territory

Also read about people already banned from entering the Dominican Republic :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39320-haiti-flash-39-haitians-banned-from-entering-the-dominican-republic-list.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37591-haiti-flash-former-pm-claude-joseph-and-12-gang-leaders-banned-from-entering-the-dominican-republic.html

S/ HaitiLibre