"[...] Minister Stephenson deplores above ail the fact that these acts affected our fellow citi¬zens, our foreign visitors, but also our investors who participate in economic growth and the creation of many direct and indirect jobs despite the particularly difficult socio-economic context of our country.
The minister wishes to remind the protesters that in demanding their rights, they must at ail times respect human lives as weil as publiC and privatep roperties. As good citizens, they must be concerned about the image that Haiti projects internationally. She invites protesters to demonstrate peacefully because it is imperative that this industry remains above the antagonisms for the collective well-being [...]"
