Bus and taxi strike ...
in Haiti - January 7-8, 2003 |
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| A young boy walks by idle buses during a national strike in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Bus and taxi drivers called a one-day
strike in Haiti's major cities Tuesday to protest gas prices, forcing schools and most
businesses to close. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Young boys play soccer on Harry Truman Boulevard during a national strike
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Bus and taxi drivers called a one-day
strike in Haiti's major cities Tuesday to protest gas prices, forcing schools and most
businesses to close. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| People observe the body of a young man who was shot and killed by an
unknown gunman early Tuesday morning during a national strike in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Bus and taxi drivers called a one-day strike in Haiti's major
cities Tuesday to protest gas prices, forcing schools and most businesses to close.(AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A girl rides on a cart being pulled down a street during a national
strike called by public transportation and other drivers' unions, in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. Bus and taxi drivers called the one-day strike in Haiti's
major cities Tuesday to protest gas prices, forcing schools and most businesses to
close.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| An idle Haitian tap-tap, or taxi, sits at a closed gas station in
downtown Port-au-Prince during a national strike called in Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 7,
2003. Bus and taxi drivers called a one-day strike in Haiti's major cities Tuesday to
protest gas prices, forcing schools and most businesses to close.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A boy passes a burning barricade set up by supporters of the national
strike called by bus and taxi drivers to protest the rise in fuel prices in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003. The price hikes since New Year's Day
followed a decision by the government to halt subsidies of gas and other petroleum
products. Schools and most businesses were shuttered in the metropolitan area of 2.5
million people. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| No gas, Haitians are forced to turn to their horses and donkeys for
transportation while corrupt Jean-Bertrand Aristide continues to purchase private
helicopters and expensive automobiles for himself and his small family - Jan. 7, 2003. |
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