Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Release Date: March 1, 2018 at 07:35am). 

Location: Peguyville shortcut (also known as the Collette shortcut, which leads from Route de Freres through Peguyville up to Petion-ville)

Events: Please be advised there are tires burning as part of a protest in the area mentioned above.

Actions to Take: Avoid the area and be aware of your surroundings.

Assistance:  Visit the U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince website, or contact the Embassy for up-to-date information on travel restrictions.  You can also call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free from within the United States and Canada, or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).  Follow the Bureau of Consular Affairs on Twitter and Facebook.  For all emergencies involving U.S. citizens, contact the American Citizen Services unit of the U.S. Embassy’s consular section, located at Tabarre 41, Boulevard du 15 Octobre, Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; telephone (dialing from the United States) 011-509-2229-8000; acspap@state.gov