People from Juana Mendez, on the Haitian side of the border, wait in vain to be allowed to cross into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.

In 2021, Haiti and the Dominican Republic issued a joint declaration acknowledging a 1929 agreement between the nations establishing that both countries had the right to use water from the river.

In the Dominican Republic, where Fiona moved onto land early Monday, 725,246 customers remain without running water and more than 210,000 homes and businesses were dark Wednesday, said Maj. Gen ...

Water service was cut to more than 837,000 customers – two thirds of the total on the island – because of turbid water at filtration plants or lack of power, according to officials. Only 34% ...

Mr. Abinader says the canal will divert water and negatively affect Dominican farmers and the surrounding environment, while Haiti’s government insists that building the canal falls within its ...

Dominican Republic’s president defends closing of all borders with Haiti over water dispute. The full border shutdowns came four days after President Luis Abinader announced that his ...

A U.S. Coast Guard crew helped rescue 60 migrants aboard a "grossly overloaded" makeshift vessel that was taking on water near the Dominican Republic.