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Caribbean Life, N 18 OVEMBER 19-25, 2021
Former police offi cer Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, leader of the ‘G9’ coalition,
jumps off a terrace after announcing that the blockade of fuel terminals
will be temporarily lifted to allow for gasoline distribution after weeks
of crippling shortages, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph
Tedy Erol
Haiti gangs to lift fuel
terminal blockade
amid shortages
By Reuters
(Reuters) – A group of Haitian
gangs will temporarily lift a blockade
of fuel terminals to allow for gasoline
distribution after weeks of crippling
shortages, a gang leader said
on Friday, adding that they continue
to demand that the prime minister
step down.
The G9 alliance of gangs has for
nearly a month been preventing
trucks from reaching the Varreux
fuel terminal outside Port-au-Prince,
leading to shortages that have forced
hospitals, businesses and schools to
limit operations.
G9 leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier
last month said he wanted to
force the resignation of Prime Minister
Ariel Henry, who has in response
said the government will not negotiate
with criminals.
“The doors of the Varreux plant
are wide open so that the trucks
can get their supplies without fear,”
Cherizier said on Friday in comments
broadcast online. “Hospitals,
schools, universities, embassies must
reopen and be able to supply themselves
without any problem.”
He said the G9 wants fuel sales
to resume for a week so that Haitians
can celebrate a Nov. 18 holiday
marking the 1803 defeat of the
Napoleonic army that paved the way
for the former French colony’s independence.
But he added that if Henry did
not resign in that period, the gangs
would take other actions, without
elaborating.
Representatives for Henry’s office
did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
It was not immediately evident
how quickly fuel would once again be
available. Many Haitian truck drivers
are refusing to transport fuel due to
the constant threat of kidnappings
by gangs.
Canada said late on Thursday that
it was withdrawing non-essential personnel
from its embassy, citing security
problems that are being exacerbated
by fuel shortages. The United
States this week recommended that
its citizens leave the country.
Henry last month said the government
had organized police escorts to
ensure the security of fuel delivery
trucks.
(Reporting by Gessika Thomas;
writing by Brian Ellsworth; editing
by Jonathan Oatis)
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