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The anger stems from widespread public suspicion of corruption surrounding some $3.8 billion US in money and discount oil that Haiti received from Venezuela starting in 2005 as part of a regional Petrocaribe aid program.
The Haitian Senate produced reports in 2016 and 2017 alleging that nearly $2 billion of the money, which was intended for infrastructure and economic development projects, was embezzled or misappropriated.
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Haitian Police block anti corruption demonstrators Sunday in Port au Prince. Investigations by the Haitian Senate in 2016 and 2017 concluded that nearly $2 billion US from a Venezuelan aid program called canadian goose jacket Petrocaribe was misused. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)
Moise’s administration has been on dangerous ground since July, when its plan to end government subsidies for gasoline, diesel and kerosene hiking prices by almost 50 per cent overnight touched off Canada Goose Jackets a week of nationwide protests and rioting. The proposal was quickly abandoned and then Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned, but the dissatisfaction canada goose clearance has persisted.
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Meanwhile, the country’s economic situation grows ever more precarious. The foreign aid that flowed in following 2010 earthquake and subsequent hurricanes has all but dried up, and the government has few domestic revenue sources to tap.
This year’s budget deficit is forecast to be as much as $470 million Cdn. And more than six million of its 10.5 million citizens live on less than $3.15 a day, solidifying Haiti’s status as the poorest country in the Americas.
A demonstrator in Port au Prince, Haiti, raises his fist Sunday. At least six were killed during the protests. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)
Canadian and American diplomats have reportedly been busy trying to defuse the situation, holding meetings with Moise and parliamentarians, and urging restraint in the face of the https://www.canadagooseisverige.com protests.
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