Dajabon, Dominican Republic -. On this April 13th, 2004, more than thirty-eight health care professionals from the United States, sponsored by the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana), are providing emergency medical and dental care to hundreds of impoverished Haitian and Dominican families at the Dominicano-Haitian border town called Dajabon. The BRA?s Dajabon medical relief intervention, …
New York City.- The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is dispatching on April 9th a multinational team of medical experts, students and other volunteers to the border of Haiti and the Dominican on a six-day medical mission. ?The purpose is to reinforce BRA?s Humanitarian Health Relief Operation that started on March 15th at the border resulting …
New York City, United States of America – “A nation that has suffered so much throughout its 200-year existence is now going through these perilous times again. It is a sad day for humanity. It is the duty of all of us to respond and give a helping hand to the impoverished people of Haiti,” …
March 19, 2004 George W. Bush President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20005 Dear Mr. President: I am writing today to urgently request that you (1) suspend Haitian deportations indefinitely, a step already taken by Canada and the Dominican Republic; (2) grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) …
New York City, United States of America. – The Batey Relief Alliance is preparing for a collaborative humanitarian response in light of Haiti’s crisis. As we have all been observing, the Republic of Haiti has reached a point of chaos due to internal conflicts. The current political situation does not seem to leave any room …
Haiti and the Dominican Republic: New Relations in the XXI Century. The Batey Relief Alliance, in collaboration with the Columbia University and Barnard College, will sponsor its 2nd International Conference entitled, Haiti and the Dominican Republic: New relations in the 21st Century. The forum will be held on Friday, February 27th, 2004, from 2:30 p.m. …
DORIS PANTALEÓN, Listin Diario, SANTO DOMINGO.- Médicos estadounidenses participan en una jornada sanitaria en bateyes de San Pedro de Macorís. Veintiséis médicos especializados en oftalmología, pertenecientes a la Asociación de Voluntarios de Optometría de Chicago, participan en una jornada sanitaria en que han atendido a más de 1,500 personas residentes en bateyes de San Pedro …
Second International Conference by the Batey Relief Alliance HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NEW RELATIONS IN THE XXI CENTURY February 27, 2004 Columbia University’s Barnard College, New York, USA By Michele Wucker Senior Scholar at World Policy Institute As U.S. Marines and international troops moved into Port-au-Prince last week, there was great relief that a …
