Bye bye Dubai, hello... Haiti.

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This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Haiti, including frequent kidnappings of Americans for ransom. Travelers are strongly advised to thoroughly consider the risks before travel to Haiti, and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety if traveling to Haiti. This Travel Warning reinstates and updates the Travel Warning issued January 10, 2007.

U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Haiti are reminded that there is a chronic danger of violent crime, especially kidnappings. Most kidnappings are criminal in nature, and the kidnappers make no distinctions of nationality, race, gender or age; all are vulnerable. As of the date of this travel warning, there have been 12 Americans kidnapped in 2007, most in Port au Prince. Past kidnappings have been marked by deaths, physical and sexual assault, and shooting of Americans. The lack of civil protections in Haiti, as well as the limited capability of local law enforcement to resolve kidnapping cases, further compounds the element of danger surrounding this trend.

U.S. citizens are also reminded of the potential for spontaneous protests and public demonstrations that can occur at any time, day or night, and may result in violence. American citizens are advised to take commonsense precautions and avoid any event where crowds may congregate. Visitors and residents must remain vigilant due to the absence of an effective police force in much of Haiti, the potential for looting, the presence of intermittent roadblocks set by armed gangs or by the police, and the possibility of random violent crime, including carjacking and assault.

Travel is hazardous within Port-au-Prince. Some areas are off-limits to embassy staff, including downtown Port-au-Prince, after dark. U.S. Embassy personnel are under an embassy-imposed curfew and must remain in their homes or in U.S. government facilities during the curfew. The embassy limits travel by its staff to areas outside of Port-au-Prince and therefore the ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens outside of Port-au-Prince is constrained. The UN stabilization force (MINUSTAH) remains fully deployed and is assisting the government of Haiti in providing security.

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La présence du virus de la grippe aviaire (type H5N2) en République Dominicaine constitue une menace pour Haïti. En conséquence, le gouvernement haïtien interdit jusqu’ à nouvel ordre l’importation de produits d’origine aviaire en provenance du pays voisin. Les responsables de la direction de la quarantaine au ministère de l’Agriculture, Dr Jolivert Toussaint, annonce le renforcement des mesures de contrôle à la frontière haïtiano-dominicaine avec le déploiement d’inspecteurs du ministère, d’agents douaniers et de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH). (Radio Vision 2000 – Radio Mélodie FM – Radio Ibo – Radio Métropole – Radio Kiskeya – Radio Galaxie – Radio Signal FM)

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Chers Collègues,

Nous vous annonçons avec beaucoup de peine la mort de notre collègue ---------------, employé du Customer Care qui a été tué hier soir.

Nous présentons nos profondes sympathies à toute l’équipe du Customer Care.

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Op zaterdag 19 januari 2008 02:24 schreef Troubles. het volgende:


Meer schrijven mag ook wel als je er tijd voor hebt.

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Op donderdag 24 januari 2008 22:27 schreef henkway het volgende:

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jezus wat een gekkehuis he in port a prince??

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je komt daar ook geen Nederlanders tegen zeker??

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Op vrijdag 25 januari 2008 00:13 schreef voskat het volgende:
Is het trouwens ook niet zo dat Port-au-Prince het meest gevaarlijke deel van heel Haíti is? Van wat ik heb gehoord/gelezen is het wel veiliger in bijv. Cap Haïtien of Jacmel, ik weet niet in wat voor mate, maar wel dat het daar veiliger zou zijn.

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Due to an accident on Friday involving the door of an armored car please assisit us in assisting you and make no attempt to open or close the car doors yourselves. This is the responsibility of the bodyguard both for protocal and to allow him to make the decision as to when it is safe for you to exit/enter the vehicle.