Haiti

Haiti: Riots Erupt across the Country

Date: April 10th, 2008 |

Demonstrations that started as protests over escalating food costs devolved into widespread rioting and looting in Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes and other cities. The U.S. Embassy suspended operations April 9 and urged Americans in Haiti to remain indoors, follow local press reports and stay in touch with the embassy until the situation s [read more]

Haiti: Border Violence and Spike in Kidnapping

Date: August 8th, 2006 |

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Violent gang activity on the Haitian side of the Malpasse-Jimani border crossing to the Dominican Republic prompted the U.S. Embassy to declare it off-limits to personnel and to urge Americans to avoid the area. The border post remains open but gangs have attacked cars with rocks and some vehicles have been fired upon. In other [read more]

Haiti

Date: June 21st, 2005 |

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The Peace Corps has suspended operations in Haiti in response to increasing violence ahead of elections scheduled for October and November. Kidnappings have also increased and foreigners are more frequently becoming victims. Since April 11, six Americans have been kidnapped, not necessarily because they are Americans, but because of their perceived wealth. Most kidnappings are [read more]

Haiti

Date: December 17th, 2003 |

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Civil unrest has increased in this long-troubled land as students and others opposed to the government have staged demonstrations around the country. Some have turned violent. Large protests occurred in Port-au-Prince, Gonaives, Cap Haitien, Petit Goave and Jacmel. The U.S. Embassy closed Dec. 12 for security reasons and may close again if conditions dictate or [read more]

Haiti

Date: August 6th, 2001 |

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Haiti has been embroiled in political turmoil for years, and little has changed since the U.S. military’s 1994 effort to restore democracy. The country hasn’t had a standing parliament for 16 months, and elections, tentatively planned for May, have spurred the killings of almost a dozen opposition leaders. The economy is in a shambles, and [read more]

Haiti: U.S. Embassy Prohibits Personnel from Flying Caribintair Airlines

Date: September 19th, 2007 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince now prohibits all U.S. government personnel from flying on Haiti’s Caribintair Airlines, and warns travelers to avoid the carrier. The airline has had two forced emergency landings in the past month and Haiti’s civil aviation authority has grounded its domestic flights while continuing to allow flights to Santo Domingo, Dominican [read more]

Haiti: U.S. Embassy Allows Return of Non-Emergency Personnel

Date: November 29th, 2005 |

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Violence has diminished enough for the U.S. Embassy to bring back non-emergency employees and adult dependents who had been ordered to leave in May when the security situation was deemed too volatile. Haiti is moving toward its first election since President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile in February 2004. The United Nations said it is [read more]

Haiti

Date: February 17th, 2004 |

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A troubled country at the best of times, Haiti is in the midst of civil unrest that could see the fall of the current president or violence that spins out of control with many civilian casualties. Travel to Haiti should be deferred at [read more]

Haiti

Date: May 13th, 2002 |

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Road travel has become increasingly dangerous in Haiti because of the high risk of banditry. Bandits have been working stretches of Highway 1 between Gonaives and L’Estere and farther north between Gonaives and Cap Haitien. The robbers are usually heavily armed and set up roadblocks with tree trunks and boulders; in the Morne Puilboreau area [read more]

Haiti

Date: July 26th, 2001 |

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The killing of an American citizen in Port-au-Prince recently should serve as a reminder to hand over valuables when confronted by armed robbers. The man apparently refused to surrender his cash when armed men at a roadblock demanded it, and they shot and killed him. Only you can be the judge in such a confrontation, [read more]