The Dominican Government, through the Industry and commerce ministry, would have approved a request from a company to export 20,500 gallons of diesel to Haiti by road for use in three hospitals and a factory.
The information was published this Thursday by the Reuters agencywho claimed to have had access to the company’s request letter and to the communication in which Industria y Comercio had given its approval to the request.
Haiti It suffers from a fuel shortage due to the blockade by armed gangs, affecting the operation of health centers and interrupting the water treatment service, at a time when the Caribbean country is facing an outbreak of cholera.
The main entrance of the Varreux oil terminal, located in the seaport north of the Haitian capital, is blocked by the head of the G9 alliance of armed gangs, ex-policeman Jimmy Cherisier aka Barbecue.
According to information from the news agency, the Industry and commerce ministry of the Dominican Republic describes the operation as a “re-export”, noting that the fuel was originally imported into the Dominican Republic.
The note indicates that neither Industria y Comercio nor the company AFA Trading immediately responded to the request for comments on the information.
