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Wednesday 17th October is Dessalines Day in Haiti, and many people will be marking the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines with parades and protests across the island. There is concern that these protests could become violent. More on this and other travel safety news at Safe Travels Magazine.

Travel Advice: Haiti marks Dessalines Day on Wednesday, protests expected – advice for travellers

News TeamOctober 16, 2018

Wednesday 17th October is Dessalines Day in Haiti, and many people will be marking the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines with parades and protests across the isl...

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The latest news on protests from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Haitians Take to Streets Again to Protest Corruption

News TeamAugust 31, 2018

PORT-AU-PRINCE Hundreds of Haitians turned out for protests Wednesday in this capital and in the southern port of Les Cayes to demand trials for officials who...

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The latest healthcare news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Doctors Without Borders closing 2 hospitals in Haiti capital

News TeamJuly 23, 2018

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Doctors Without Borders is closing two hospitals in Haiti’s capital opened by the aid group in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake that devastated much of the city, an official with the organization said Friday.... R...

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Quick Read: Unrest Causes Travel Advisories in Haiti and Nicaragua

News TeamJuly 11, 2018

As Haiti entered its fourth day of civil unrest, the U.S. and Canadian State Departments are advising citizens in Haiti to shelter in place, as demonstrations a...

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Quick Read: US Embassy in Haiti requests more Marines, security personnel amid violence

News TeamJuly 11, 2018

The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has requested additional security personnel including Marines as the Haitian capital has been gripped by days of prot...

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Quick Read: Anti-Trump protest in Haiti temporarily shuts US Embassy

News TeamJanuary 23, 2018

The U.S. Embassy in the Haitian capital closed Monday as demonstrators gathered outside to protest President Donald Trump. More than a 1,000 people marched toward the embassy. They were prevented from reaching the gates by barricades set up by Haiti...

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Travel Advisory Update: US warns of security in Haiti – travellers face risk of kidnapping, armed robbery and violent assault

News TeamDecember 8, 2017

On Thursday 7th December, the US State Department updated the travel warning for Haiti - The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to carefully consider th...

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Travel Advisory Tweet >> Armed robberies in Port-au-Prince – be aware, take appropriate steps

News TeamDecember 6, 2017

Haiti: Many incidents of armed robbery, including against Canadians, have occurred in the Péguyville neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. Be vigilant. https://t.c...

CrimeMexico, Caribbean + Central AmericaTweets

Travel advisory update: Sudden roadblocks and increasing crime among issues confronting Haiti’s visitors

News TeamJune 27, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Crime The general security situation is unpredictable, and crime levels have continued to increase in 2017. There has been an increase in violent muggings, some of which have resulted in fatalities, in ...

CrimeMexico, Caribbean + Central AmericaTravel Warnings + Alerts

Quick Read: Airport strike halts flights from Haiti

News TeamMarch 16, 2017

A Wednesday morning strike by airport security workers in Port au Prince, Haiti, has paralyzed airline traffic off the island. The U.S. Embassy in Haiti posted ...

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Quick Read: At least 34 killed in bus crash in northern Haiti

News TeamMarch 13, 2017

PORT-AU-PRINCE At least 34 people were killed and 17 injured in northern Haiti on Sunday after a bus crashed into a group of people, the country's civil protect...

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Quick Read: Haiti police rescue dozens, arrest 12 in human trafficking ring

News TeamFebruary 8, 2017

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Police in Haiti over the weekend rescued dozens of women and girls on the verge of being sold, and placed 12 suspected human traffickers under arrest, authorities said.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http:...

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Travel advisory update: New election date announced for Haiti, avoid demos, monitor news

News TeamNovember 7, 2016

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: removal of advice against all but essential travel to Grand Anse and Sud, and update on latest s...

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Quick Read: Haiti’s hurricane raises risk of women, children being trafficked – U.N.

News TeamOctober 25, 2016

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women and children in Haiti are at heightened risk of sexual exploitation and trafficking in the wake of Hurricane Matthew...

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Quick Read: Hurricane Matthew: Category Four storm pounds Haiti

News TeamOctober 5, 2016

The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has hit Haiti, bringing 145mph (230km/h) winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges. Hurricane Matthew, a Category Four storm, swept over the west of Haiti and is now heading towards eastern...

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Quick Read: Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Embassy Closure – Shelter in Place

News TeamOctober 3, 2016

The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince has ordered all Embassy personnel and their families to shelter in place, given the intensity of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. ...

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Haiti: Recent attacks – Swedish tourist killed and girlfriend beaten, American student shot in robbery

News TeamJune 28, 2016

On Saturday evening a Swedish man was shot and his girlfriend beaten as they walked back to a hotel in the Pétionville area of Port-au-Prince. Two days earli...

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Quick Read: Haiti struggles to contain massive cholera outbreak

News TeamMay 31, 2016

Health departments in Haiti have issued alerts on a looming cholera outbreak in the troubled Caribbean nation. Haiti’s cholera epidemic began just ten months after the devastating earthquake that shook the country in 2010.... Read full article at ...

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Travel Advice: Haiti marks Dessalines Day on Wednesday, protests expected – advice for travellers

Quick Read: Haitians Take to Streets Again to Protest Corruption

Quick Read: Doctors Without Borders closing 2 hospitals in Haiti capital

Quick Read: Unrest Causes Travel Advisories in Haiti and Nicaragua

Quick Read: US Embassy in Haiti requests more Marines, security personnel amid violence

Quick Read: Anti-Trump protest in Haiti temporarily shuts US Embassy

Travel Advisory Update: US warns of security in Haiti – travellers face risk of kidnapping, armed robbery and violent assault

Travel Advisory Tweet >> Armed robberies in Port-au-Prince – be aware, take appropriate steps

Travel advisory update: Sudden roadblocks and increasing crime among issues confronting Haiti’s visitors

Quick Read: Airport strike halts flights from Haiti

Quick Read: At least 34 killed in bus crash in northern Haiti

Quick Read: Haiti police rescue dozens, arrest 12 in human trafficking ring

Travel advisory update: New election date announced for Haiti, avoid demos, monitor news

Quick Read: Haiti’s hurricane raises risk of women, children being trafficked – U.N.

Quick Read: Hurricane Matthew: Category Four storm pounds Haiti

Quick Read: Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Embassy Closure – Shelter in Place

Haiti: Recent attacks – Swedish tourist killed and girlfriend beaten, American student shot in robbery

Quick Read: Haiti struggles to contain massive cholera outbreak

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