Haiti

Date: February 17th, 2004 |

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]

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]

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