A celebratory remark deepens rift between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Haiti’s 4-1 win over the Dominican Republic during a recent soccer match has unleashed long simmering racial, political and economic tensions between the two countries that share the island of Hispaniola. The spat began after one of Haiti’s star players said that Hispaniola was Haiti. That prompted the Dominican Republic to announce that Haiti was banned from playing there.
Presidential candidates have seized the flashpoint to say they would crack down on suspected Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, with one going as far as saying he would enslave them. It’s the latest incident to drive a wedge between two countries.
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