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The poorest country in the Western hemisphere is in the grips of an inflationary vise that is squeezing its citizenry and exacerbating protests that have brought society to the breaking point. Violence is raging and making parents afraid to send their kids to school; fuel and clean water are scarce; hospitals, banks and grocery stores are struggling to stay open.
The lack of fuel recently forced hospitals to cut back critical services and prompted water delivery companies to shut down. Banks and grocery stores also are struggling to stay open because of dwindling fuel supplies — and exorbitant prices — that make it nearly impossible for many workers to commute.
A gallon of gasoline costs $30 on the black market in Port-au-Prince and more
originally posted by: juulzverne
what exactly are all those celebrities like Sean Penn doing in Haiti if its still such a mess?
originally posted by: ElGoobero
The poorest country in the Western hemisphere is in the grips of an inflationary vise that is squeezing its citizenry and exacerbating protests that have brought society to the breaking point. Violence is raging and making parents afraid to send their kids to school; fuel and clean water are scarce; hospitals, banks and grocery stores are struggling to stay open.
The lack of fuel recently forced hospitals to cut back critical services and prompted water delivery companies to shut down. Banks and grocery stores also are struggling to stay open because of dwindling fuel supplies — and exorbitant prices — that make it nearly impossible for many workers to commute.
A gallon of gasoline costs $30 on the black market in Port-au-Prince and more
Haiti at Breaking Point as Economy Tanks and Violence Soars
horrible. so glad I don't live there.
apparently there is no government structure. President is little more than Mayor of Port-au-Prince with gangs controlling the countryside.
why are we giving all this $ to the UN? where are they? where is the OAS?
is anyone going to help these poor people?
originally posted by: DragonsDemesne
To be fair, Haiti has had some seriously awful luck with earthquakes and hurricanes and the like. However, there's still something more going on there. Take the Dominican Republic, for instance. They are the other country on the same island (Hispaniola) as Haiti, yet they have had the same natural disasters and aren't in the same crap-pile situation as Haiti.
Haitians are currently facing a series of overlapping crises that are becoming deadlier by the day as heavily armed gangs continue to blockade the country’s principal port and fuel terminal.
The country is also experiencing its worst hunger in history as a deadly outbreak of cholera spreads and armed gangs increasingly targeting women and children with sexual violence as a form of warfare.
“In 20 years of working in Haiti, we have never seen something like this,” said Fiammetta Cappellini, country representative for the Avsi Foundation. “Violence is everywhere and touches everybody. The most vulnerable people are literally struggling to survive as humanitarian aid is failing to reach people.”
Gangs dominating nearly 60% of Haiti's capital are tearing society apart, as almost 20,000 people in Port-au-Prince face "catastrophic famine-like conditions", a senior United Nations official has warned.
The president of the Dominican Republic has called on the international community to intervene in Haiti without delay to halt gang violence, instead of making speeches about helping the stricken Caribbean nation.
“The international community needs to be more responsible,” President Luis Abinader told the Financial Times in an interview. “If it’s really concerned about Haiti, it needs to go and help there. It has to help Haiti against the gangs who are raping boys and girls every day, who are killing innocent people every day.”
originally posted by: Kenny2xx
originally posted by: ElGoobero
The poorest country in the Western hemisphere is in the grips of an inflationary vise that is squeezing its citizenry and exacerbating protests that have brought society to the breaking point. Violence is raging and making parents afraid to send their kids to school; fuel and clean water are scarce; hospitals, banks and grocery stores are struggling to stay open.
The lack of fuel recently forced hospitals to cut back critical services and prompted water delivery companies to shut down. Banks and grocery stores also are struggling to stay open because of dwindling fuel supplies — and exorbitant prices — that make it nearly impossible for many workers to commute.
A gallon of gasoline costs $30 on the black market in Port-au-Prince and more
Haiti at Breaking Point as Economy Tanks and Violence Soars
horrible. so glad I don't live there.
apparently there is no government structure. President is little more than Mayor of Port-au-Prince with gangs controlling the countryside.
why are we giving all this $ to the UN? where are they? where is the OAS?
is anyone going to help these poor people?
There is no fixing Haiti it’s meant to be in constant dysfunction. My bet is it’s a big hub for human and child trafficking.