{"id":11109,"date":"2018-01-07T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T20:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2018-01-07T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T20:41:42","slug":"dominican-government-rejects-claim-of-mistreating-haitians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dominican-government-rejects-claim-of-mistreating-haitians\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican government rejects claim of mistreating Haitians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government has hit out at accusations that the country has mistreated undocumented Haitians, as reported in a L\u2019Osservatore Romano, a newspaper published in the Vatican.<\/p>

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According to Dominica’s Ambassador to the Vatican, V\u00edctor Grimaldi, there is no truth to the report published on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dominican Republic, like any organized State (United States, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and the Vatican itself) has the right to documentarily regulate the entry and exit of foreign citizens to its territory. We do it in strict compliance with international laws and agreements,\u201d says Grimaldi in a letter to the editor-in-chief of the Vatican newspaper, Gian Maria Vian.<\/p>

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The diplomat said the Dominican Republic offers facilities to the nationals of the neighboring country, ensuring that thousands of Haitians receive free medical care during pregnancies and deliveries in Dominican hospitals, as well as the opportunity for studies and work for thousands of Haitians<\/p>

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\u201cEveryone\u2019s rights are respected, as well as the thousands and thousands of foreigners from other countries such as Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Italy, Spain, the United States and other places in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Ambassador, in his letter, stressed that the Dominican people and their government are generous and welcome migrants of all nationalities, \u201cas long as they respect our laws.\u201d<\/p>

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The Government has hit out at accusations that the country has mistreated undocumented Haitians, as reported in a L\u2019Osservatore Romano, a newspaper published in the Vatican. 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