Haitian fury
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February 12, 2019

Haitian fury

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A man rides his motorbike through a burning barricade during a protest demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince yesterday. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the Government’s failure to prosecute embezzlement from the multi-billion dollar Venezuelan Petrocaribe programme that sent discounted oil to Haiti. (Photo: AP)

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