Caribbean prime minister calls for sanctions against Dominican Republic

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves today on Trinidad & Tobago state radio 91.1 FM called for a number of economic sanctions to be levied against the Dominican Republic until it reverses its controversial law slighting citizens of Haitian descent.

On the programme Eye on Dependency, Gonsalves said the region must take "a clear unequivocal stance" adding that as for joining the Caribbean Community (Caricom), the Dominican Republic could forget about it until they reverse the law.

He also called for booting them out of the economic partnership between Cariforum and the European Union. He accused the Dominican Republic of racism adding that "it is fully unacceptable."

Suspend them from PetroCaribe, he said adding that the controversial law is "racist in its nature."

"If you do not take measures to correct it," he said referring to the Dominican Republic, "you will be refused entry into Caricom."

Source: news.co.tt


QUESTION: Do you agree with the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines that sanctions SHOULD be taken against the Dominican Republic until it reverses its controversial law denationalizing citizens of Haitian descent?

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Wilner Pierre says...

prime minister Gonzalves is totally right.

all countries in the Caribbean must come together to make a fusion to teach the DR government a lesson.

they need isolate the DR. stop doing business with Dominican republic and encourage the rest of the world to do the same. The DR need to reverse its nonsense law and apologize to the Haitian people and to the rest of the world.

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Paul says...

The international community should definitely pressure the Dominican government to reverse its racist ruling against Dominicans of Haitian descent.

Racism in any shape or form should be

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Legrand Parisien Salvant says...

Yes. At the beginning, the Haitian politicians mishandled the DR's issue.

This is not an issue between Haiti and DR. These people, while Haitians of origin, they are Dominicans.

It must be dealt with internationally since DR has not violated any Haitian laws but international laws, conventions, agreements, rules, and accords.

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Schuman says...

yes. because this is a racism measure against the Haitians living

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