DW: Haiti fuel shortages spark violent protests
Crippling fuel shortages have triggered large anti-government protests in Haiti, bringing cities to a standstill. Angry demonstrators are demanding President Jovenel Moise step down amid corruption allegations.
Police fired live rounds and tear gas as they clashed with protesters in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday.
Demonstrators demanding an end to the fuel crisis erected burning barricades in the streets and pelted officers with stones and glass bottles.
Fuel shortages have plagued the impoverished Caribbean country since mid-August, leading to repeated anti-government rallies. The protesters are calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, who has faced allegations of corruption since entering office in February 2017. Many blame him for the fuel crisis.
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Update: Haiti’s recurring fuel shortage has country’s professional and working class on edge (Miami Herald)
WNU Editor: Here is a good analysis on the situation .... Ghosts of tyrants past stalk proud Haiti as it slides towards the brink (Ruaridh Nicoll, The Guardian).
