Sunday, September 18, 2022, Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry spoke to the Nation on the National Television of Haiti (TNH), for the 2nd time in 8 days https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37623-haiti-flash-address-to-the-nation-the-pm-talks-about-elections-and-rising-fuel-prices-video.html

Excerpts :

"[...] Faced with the evolution of the situation, I came back to appeal for calm. I ask you to calm down. Together we can solve problems. I understand your frustration. I share the pain of the victims, of those who have lost property [...]

"Nothing justifies this damage. No one will be able to link the looting of businesses, the attacks on politicians and members of government, to the anger over the increase in fuel prices. It is not because of the price of fuel that one have looted schools, universities, hospitals, that we have stolen stocks of seeds and vaccines intended for several municipalities [...] that one have ransacked the warehouse of an international organization. Heavily armed men were seen leading the protests. It is proof that what is happening in the streets has nothing to do with a claim about the price of fuel or the high cost of living [...]"

Watch Prime Minister Henry’s full Address to the Nation :

Download the text of the PM's address to the Nation (PDF in Creole) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/appel-au-calme-pm-19-09-2022.pdf

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37623-haiti-flash-address-to-the-nation-the-pm-talks-about-elections-and-rising-fuel-prices-video.html

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