Fuel Price Hike Triggers Protests in Delmas

Several roads in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince experienced widespread protest movements this Monday morning, following the increase in fuel prices.

Roobens Isma
06 Apr 2026 — Lecture : 2 min.
Fuel Price Hike Triggers Protests in Delmas

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Protest movements broke out early this Monday in several neighborhoods of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The cause: the increase in fuel prices, announced by the authorities and in effect since April 2. With this new hike, which comes in the wake of rising petroleum prices on the international market, public transportation fares have sharply increased—by up to 100% for some routes—and the repercussions are already being felt in the prices of basic goods and, consequently, in the rising cost of living.

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