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03
2011
Child trafficking in Haiti surges
Reports of child trafficking in Haiti have been increasing following the mayhem of last year’s devastating quake. Officials say 400 cases of child trafficking have been considered since the catastrophe occurred. They cite domestic service, sale of the child’s organs and prostitution as the reasons why children are smuggled out of the country. Al Jazeera’s Ross Velton reports from Haiti.
@nadoop like you previously mentioned, the country was at a low point a few decades back, but the standard of living for the majority of the dominicans have changed dramatically in recent years. yes, the majority of the money is going into foreign corporations etc. but that doesnt change the fact that the dominican is making a huge effort towards its countries improvement. if most of the majority of the people are satisfied (not everybody is going to be) and the country is stable,then im happy.
@nadoop the real issue was based on the child trafficing, and haitian prescence in the DR. you are the one who turned this into the world economic forum. in lue of your condescending comments, i do understand the concept of free trade. and from what ive seen, unlike you ive actually go to DR, its feeding the majority of the people, or atleast for now. although there is poverty, the people arent suffering anything like the haitians. whatever they’re doing is working, which is opposite to haiti.
@holloween2011 My reason for bringing up the violence against tourists is to highlight the reality of neoliberal tourism in not only the DR but other Caribbean and Latin American countries.
@holloween2011 You keep trying to divert away from the real issue here, and it’s not working. A country can only survive if the business / jobs that are created are LOCALIZED and not GLOBALIZED. The so-called business in the DR benefits the CORPORATIONS and not the people. Do you understand the concept of „free trade?“ This is what citizens in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and even the West (ie, NAFTA) have resisted.
@nadoop yes the dominican infrustructure was improved to bring business. why is that a bad thing, cause haiti only has dirt roads? and i got news for you, tourist have been murdered and robbed in every place since the begining of time. your just trying to make the dominican sound like a cest pool of thieves and murders. ima take a shot in the dark and say that you are a bitter and risentful haitian whos jealous of there island neighbor. Haiti is an EPIC FAILURE and thats whats truly killing you.
@holloween2011 Dominican infrastructure was built to make way for the multinational sweatshops, just as infrastructure in Haiti is currently being built for sweatshops, particularly in the Northern region. Again, in order to maintain a system of neoliberalism, there must be a certain level of stability in the respective country, just as there is in the DR, but that doesn’t stop disenfranchised Dominicans from robbing and murdering tourists in broad daylight or at night.
@holloween2011 India had a terrible reputation until it gave in to the bankers in 1991, not several farmers kill themselves every 8 hours and it has the highest rate of malnutrition in the world. Indians were marginalized in the media as savages who could only survive from „charity.“ Same with Mexico. Same with Jamaica. Same with the DR. The gov. of Haiti is owned and controlled by the US, France, Canada, et al. Additionally, NGOs control Haiti, not really the government. CON’T.
@nadoop tourism is prodominant yes, but no country onsurvives from that. haitis tourism doesnt work for a numbber of reasons, again such as government,safety,infrustruction, etc. the country just needs a complete over haul. and yes NOW the domincan has a good reputation, and it benefits them, why is that an ugly truth? because haiti has a terrible reputation? are you even dominican or haitian? you just have to come to terms with the fact that the dominican is better than haiti.. it just is:/
@holloween2011 Dear, the Dominican Republic relies mainly on so-called free trade and tourism – both sectors are owned and operated by multinational conglomerates and are a threat to sovereignty.
@nadoop and there are twice as many puerto ricans in the US thenin there actual country. yes, i can agree with onmany things, for instance yes, for many decades foreign involvement has plagued haiti. but the dominicans economy isnt solelly based on tourism and foreign investment, no country can survive on that. even there diaspora contributes to the developement of there country, something haitians usually dont do. haiti doesnt function for several reason not just cont.
@holloween2011 The ugly truth about the DR cannot be plastered all over the news because such will prevent the flow of millions of tourists who vacation in the country yearly. Sadly, the main beneficiaries of profits from these resorts and luxury hotels are not the Dominican people, but transnational corporations. And tourism is a central key component of the countries wealth. Haiti, on the other hand, will continue to be shown in a negative light because of the obvious.
@holloween2011 And I’ll say it again…The Dominicans are entering other countries illegally. In other words, the issue is a global issue and not one that is exclusive to Haiti. The notion that the DR is a prosperous country is a MYTH because it’s not. The DR is a poor country that is owned by international „investors.“ It is heavily indebted, and, unfortunately will collapse, much like Mexico, Jamaica, and others in the region.
@nadoop what argument? im just saying that there ismassive amount of haitians in DR to the point were they are nearly 20% of the population, and that the DR does not have the means to support them since the majority of the illegal immigrants are usually both poor and illiterate, this is FACT, nothing more. all your trying to do is sensationalize the situation and comeacross as if the dominicans are all illegal immigrants with a country thats about to economically self distruct atany moment cont.
@holloween2011 This is why after several months of the selection of the new head criminal president in Haiti, a solid and stable government has yet to be formed, because he’s a puppet, and he’s been facing a lot of resistance, not only from many in the government, but especially from the people. This in itself is preventing the so-called new Haiti that consists of hotels and resorts owned and made for by privileged Westerners.
@holloween2011 For a long time, The DR was in the same predicament as Haiti until the government gave in and allowed privatization and so-called foreign investments and neoliberal tourism, and such. In order to keep this system alive, it is imperative to allow a relative level of stability in order to allow their system of theft to maintain itself. There has been a much prominent level of resistance amongst Haitians, which has been able to thrawrt full-blown neoliberalism in the country. CON’T.
@holloween2011 Starting around 2006 until the earthquake, The Haitian economy was allegedly undergoing tremendous improvements, according to the purveyors of globalization. Do you know why? Because former prez Preval handed the country over to Clinton and his criminal cohorts, as so-called private investments were pouring in and hotels were in the process of being built in places like Jacmel and Leogane. CON’T.
@holloween2011 I am not here to compare Haiti with the Dominican Republic. I am here to dispel the MYTH that the DR is a prosperous country, when it is under the yoke of international bankers who create a system of inequality, which results in illegal immigration / „boatpeople“ – something that is prevalent in the country by DOMINICANS and not Haitians or Cubans living in the Dominican Republic. CON’T.
@holloween2011 When all else fails, and you can’t formulate a solid argument, accuse me of hating Dominicans. Do you understand the role of the IMF, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank? Do you understand privatization and neoliberalism? Do you understand the role of CAFTA-DR and other so-called free trade schemes and their role in destroying the sovereignty and overall well-being of countries? If you don’t, then let’s end it right here. CON’T.
@holloween2011 I can care less how many times you’ve been to the Dr or Pr or who is your wife, or where you are from. I am simply stating the facts here, which is the illegal immigration is prevalent amongst Dominicans no matter how prosperous the country is, allegedly. Is is VERIFIABLE FACT, and not something I’m basically pulling out of my ass. CON’T.
@nadoop personally i just think you have something personal against dominicans and its seems like like you really hope to see them fail, its a little sad since theyre such amazing people (my wife is dominican), and you only want to see nd bringout the worst in them. idk maybe your haitian and you resent them, maybe your not. point is with all the problems theyre country may face, im not saying that they economy or country is even good for that matter, jus tht they are light years ahead of haiti.
@nadoop CURRENTLY stable, therefore the haitian population views it as the closest way out of there situation. ive grown up and seen that country grow, lived in santiago for a couple years, theres a large cuban population in the DR by the way. point is, as big as that wealth gap is in DR atleast it EXISTS! half of haitis wealth belongs 1% of the people. its perpetual missery over, especially when i passed by jacmel. when i go to the DR the under privelaged are atleast still happy…(cont)
@nadoop umm…i go regularly to PR nd the dominicans who populate the island are on the western en of the island (mostly). im cuban and my family and friends who have lived in PR for over 60 yrs. there is huge number cuban and haitian immigrants there, so ur preaching to the wrong choir. i dont kno how big you think the island of PR is but not big enough to house and give jobs to alot of refugees. mentioned previously, i never said the dominican goverment was great, all i said was it is(cont.)
@holloween2011 By the way, Cuba has its fair share of illegal Dominicans as well who work as peons, much like Haitians in the DR.
@holloween2011 More nonsense. PR is filled with illegal Dominicans, NOT ILLEGAL HAITIANS or CUBANS. The DR, much like India and Mexico, has been artificially enhanced, like a big breasted porn star. This is done via neoliberalism, which creates a widened wealth gap, making it almost impossible for the vast majority to survive. Again, look at Mexico, allegedly, the 8th largest economy in the world. NAFTA destroyed Mexico just as CAFTA-DR will destroy the DR.
@nadoop the only reasons dominicans go to puerto rico is to get to america. and in those boats you will find haitians cubans colombians etc. thats why the estimated dominican population in puerto rico is around 60,000 and nearly 2million in the usa. but not all dominicans in usa are boat people thats just silly. China is rich and powerful and has people living in missery, just because a country is rich doesnt mean the people get a piece. but neither the people or haitian economy have much money.