The border crossing between Haiti and the Domnican Republic at Dajabon show the startling contrast between the two countries’ economies. “Dishonesty is hard to resist when you are struggling to pay school fees and see colleagues building houses or buying cars,” says an unnamed economist in the CSIS report. “Haiti needs Dominican products and know-how; the Dominican Republic needs Haitian workers and foreign market access. (Canada has been a primary partner in supporting the border police unit in clamping down on smuggling and reinforcing the rights of migrants.) With international help, Haiti and the DR can work together “to combat corruption and to provide impoverished border communities with better jobs, infrastructure, and services.” That’s CSIS speaking.

Source: thestar March 31, 2019 20:26 UTC