Haiti crippled by fuel shortages as gang leader demands prime minister resign

People walk past a burning street barricade during a demonstration against fuel shortages, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 23, 2021.Haiti's streets were unusually quiet on Tuesday and gasoline stations remained dry as gangs blocked the entrance to ports that hold fuel stores and the country's main gang boss demanded that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign.

Jimmy"Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the"G9" coalition of gangs in the metropolitan area of the capital, Port-au-Prince, said in a radio interview on Monday night that he would ensure safe passage of fuel trucks if Henry leaves office. A spokesperson for Henry's office did not respond to a request for comment. Reuters was unable to contact Cherizier.

Kidnappings have been in the headlines for months as Haitians from all walks of life face abduction by the increasingly powerful gangs.

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