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Haitian gang leader says he will temporarily lift fuel blockades
Blockades have caused fuel shortages across Haiti, forcing hospitals, businesses and schools to limit operations.
12 Nov 2021
Notorious Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier has said he will temporarily lift blockades of fuel terminals that have led to crippling shortages in the Caribbean nation and worsened already deep political and economic crises.
For nearly a month, Cherizier’s G9 alliance of gangs has been preventing trucks from reaching the Varreux fuel terminal outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to shortages that have forced hospitals, businesses and schools to limit operations.
“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.
More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/12/haitian-gang-leader-says-he-will-temporarily-lift-fuel-blockades
