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Haiti’s renowned rum has become the newest victim of violent gangs vying to control a growing number of businesses and territory in the troubled Caribbean nation.
At least 19.8 acres of sugarcane fields were torched in recent days as rival gangs fought near the Rhum Barbancourt distillery in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the company said in a statement Sunday.
Rum is derived from sugarcane. The number of acres burned would cover more than four soccer fields, but Barbancourt officials stressed the lost fields would not affect production.
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The company’s foundation, however, said it would temporarily stop distributing free potable water, providing medical care, and offering the use of football fields and basketball courts in order to protect the safety of its employees.
Haiti’s rum is considered one of the country’s most popular exports.
The Haitian flag is hoisted against a clear sky at the site of the presidential palace, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 19, 2011.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has signaled that in excess of 800 victims were either massacred, wounded or abducted across Haiti in January, a figure that is over triple when contrasted with the same month in 2023. An additional approximated count of 300 gang affiliates were also reported dead or hurt in the previous month, he disclosed.
He referred to the escalated intensity of gang skirmishes, some of which persist for numerous hours, as a possible sign that certain gangs have recently procured new supplies of ammunition.
Haiti is also in the process of recuperating from a recent surge in aggressive demonstrations demanding the stepping down of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Türk stated that a minimum of 16 individuals lost their lives and close to 30 others were wounded during these protests, predominantly in clashes with law enforcement.
In the meantime, gang violence progresses with no cessation in sight.
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“Every day that goes by, new victims are reported,” Türk said late last week as he urged the swift deployment of a U.N-backed Kenyan police force that has been stalled in court.
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