The government has erred in raising the price of petroleum products. But it took all the damage that we witnessed on Friday and Saturday for him to realize. “The administration realized that it was wrong. The reactions of the population Friday and Saturday proved that it was not in favor of this decision even if in the end…
Before officially announcing the rise in gas prices at the pump last Friday, the government did not take the time to inform the National Police. “Results: we were caught off guard and we could not apply the security plan developed for this purpose,” told the Nouvelliste a senior officer of the PNH. In addition to a…
Dominican defense minister Rubén Paulino on Sun. affirmed that the country’s embassy in Haiti isn’t in any danger as Dominican troops are guarding it. “The ambassador is there, our consular staff is also there, we have no risk in our embassy, you are aware of the disorder and looting and all the incidents that happened…
The arrival of the Martelly family took place on Sunday afternoon, in a helicopter from Port-au-Prince.
There’ve been reports of burning barricades and tires erected across Port-de-Paix Monday morning.
At least three U.S. carriers resumed flying in and out of Haiti’s capital Sunday as the country attempted to return to normal following days of civil unrest that left businesses burned and looted, and saw streets barricaded with burning tires.
Further looting occurred Sunday in Port-au-Prince, where residents were trying to resume operations after two days of violence triggered by the announcement – suspended since – of a significant increase in fuel prices.
The demonstrations drew an impassioned plea by Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant for calm.
“Lafontant has failed in his mission to govern efficiently,” said lawmaker Jerry Tardieu, a member of the Lower Chamber of Deputies who represents Petionville. He called for the prime minister’s immediate resignation.
Major protests erupted Friday in Haiti as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices, with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. Continue reading.