Port-au-Prince paralyzed | Eighth consecutive day …

Haiti entered yesterday for its eighth consecutive day of paralysis and demonstrations to protest the resignation of the country's president, Jovenel Moise, a situation that causes millions of losses in losses in different sectors.

The capital of the poor country, Port-au-Prince, remains paralyzed, schools and banks being closed, as well as shops and service stations, which fear more looting than those that took place during these times of demonstrations. At least nine people died in violent riots.

In the exclusive area of ​​Petionville, southeast of the capital, some companies were encouraged Thursday to open their doors, but public transport, as in the rest of the capital, are virtually zero, while the situation continues to degrade.

The 78 inmates of Aquin Prison, a small coastal town in southern Haiti, escaped on Tuesday, confirmed the spokesman for the national police. An investigation was initiated to determine the precise circumstances of the leak. According to witnesses, a demonstration against President Jovenel Moise would take place in front of the police station near Aquin Prison, a town of about 100,000 inhabitants.

Organizers of the protests have announced more protests for yesterday, while rejecting any sort of talks with President Moise, who has remained silent since Saturday when he had called for dialogue. The demonstrations, called by the democratic and popular sector, composed of leaders of opposition parties and popular groups, began on February 7, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the arrival of Moses, a businessman from the banana sector got to the presidency. He came to power without any experience in politics.

The protests, which increased insecurity in this Caribbean country and created a climate of chaos and uncertainty, took place in the context of a severe economic crisis, worsened this year by a sharp depreciation of the gourd, official currency, and electricity crisis related to the shortage of gasoline.

The economy of Haiti, where more than half of the 10 million people survive on less than $ 2 a day, has only grown by 1.4% in 2018, one of the largest in the world. lowest rates in the region and well below 2.2%. percent which was forecast at the beginning of last year and which was then reduced to 1.8%. The protesters are also demanding justice for alleged irregularities in the Petrocaribe program, through which Venezuela supplies oil to the country at moderate prices.

An audit presented last week by the Court of Auditors revealed irregularities in this program between 2008 and 2016 and revealed the presence of 15 former ministers and current officials involved in this case, as well as a company run by Moise before going to the presidency.

For its part, the Canadian government decided yesterday to temporarily close its embbady in Port-au-Prince in the face of anti-government demonstrations that are shaking the main cities of Haiti, at a time when a hundred Quebec tourists can not leave the Caribbean country.

"Due to current uncertainties, the Embbady of Port-au-Prince is closed today and we will continue to badess the situation in the coming days to ensure that our diplomats and their families are safe." said the Department of Foreign Affairs of Canada in a statement. New clashes between police and opposition protesters have left at least one death Wednesday in Port-au-Prince. At least seven people have lost their lives since the beginning of the demonstrations. In the midst of the demonstrations, there were situations of violence with firearms and the blocking of several roads by demonstrators who were setting up barricades.