Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (May 22, 2018)

Location: SONAPI industrial park near the airport.

Events: Ongoing demonstrations at the SONAPI industrial park, near the airport. Workers will be heading toward the ministry of Labor on Ave. Charles Sumner downtown near the Ministry of Justice. They have started from the airport road – turn west on Delmas road-south on Delmas 18 (Sans Fil area)- Poste Marchand- rue Lamarre-rue Montalais- Champs de Mars-supposedly to end in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Labor) on Ave. Charles Sumner. This is the same projected route as yesterday.

HNP is escorting the demonstrators.

Avoid the area until further notice.

Actions to Take: Avoid the area.

Assistance:

· U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince

011-509-2229-8000

acspap@state.gov

· State Department – Consular Affairs

888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

· Haiti Country Information

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