In Gonaïves, some entrepreneurs have sympathized with the strike movement observed this Thursday, July 14, by the entrepreneurs of Saint Marc, against the growing insecurity. According to citizens interviewed by ZoomHaitiNews, “it is time for all sectors of society to work together to say to this chronic insecurity that completely paralyzes the Haitian economy.
Contrary to the city of Saint Marc where thousands of citizens took to the streets to say no to insecurity, in Gonaives, it was a normal day on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Only a few businesses kept their doors closed as a sign of solidarity. Like here at Family Entreprise. The owner is the president of the association of entrepreneurs of Artibonite. He supports 100% the strike movement of the entrepreneurs of Saint-Marc, because the current situation is inadmissible.
Rape, murder, kidnapping, hijacking of trucks of goods… the gangs have no limits. This puts the citizens in a spiral of incessant fear. This human rights defender believes that it is appropriate for entrepreneurs to observe a one-day strike against insecurity because the situation is urgent. However, he affirms that it is necessary to have a synergy of all the sectors of the national life to uproot this malaise that has been eating away at the Haitian society for years.
“Strong interventions against armed gangs”. This is the wish of many Haitian citizens. A wish that may never be realized, according to many. First of all, the lack of will of the state authorities and especially the lack of supervision of the police institution, the only armed force of the country, because the armed forces of Haiti, exist only in name.
Strikes against insecurity and kidnapping in Haiti have become commonplace. Each sector separately observes its own private strike while all sectors of national life are directly or indirectly affected by insecurity and kidnapping. Yet Haitian society is divided. Even to fight against the general evil. As a result, “the situation is only getting worse, the gangs are getting stronger”. And this is exactly the reason why people are afraid to denounce the growing insecurity in Haiti, according to Master Michelet Dorgilles.
Currently, the Haitian capital is becoming a foreign country. To enter it, one must study many strategies. Once you arrive, it is better not to go out in the streets, otherwise you risk being killed or kidnapped.
