The regional civil society on Tuesday presented a petition to Caricom Heads of Government denouncing a controversial court ruling in the Dominican Republic (DR) that could strip tens of thousands of persons – mostly of Haitian descent – of their DR citizenship
Presenting the petition, Professor Norman Girvan said Caricom has an “historic opportunity” to demonstrate its relevance to, and its caring for, the citizens of the region by resolving the issue, according to a press release yesterday from Caricom.
Girvan presented the petition to the Caricom Bureau of Heads at a meeting in Trinidad on behalf of Civil Society. The petition called on the leaders to take action against the Dominican Republic in a bid to alleviate the plight of the people of Haitian descent affected by the
