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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Events: Police have reported gunfire in the area of the Executive Villas on 15 Octubre in the Tabarre neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. U.S. Embassy personnel are temporarily restricted from the area. Actions to take: Avoid the area; Avoid demonstration and any large gatherings; Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks and; If you encounter ...
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Announcement of U.S. Embassy Online Auction

The U.S. Embassy will host an online auction December 12 – December 17, 2022.  Items for sale include sofas, chairs, mattresses, dining room sets, stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers. The auction will begin Monday, December 12 at 7:00 AM and close Saturday, December 17 at 3:00 PM.  All items will be sold “As is” and ...
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Combating Global Corruption and Human Rights Abuses

U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince Office of Public Affairs December 9, 2022 Press Release U.S. Department of State announces Actions Taken for Significant Corruption against Romel Bell, Former Director General of the General Administration of Customs and Rony Celestin, Senator   On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of International Human Rights Day, ...
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U.S. Sanctions Additional Corrupt Haitian Politicians for Drug Trafficking

U.S Department of Treasury Office of Public Affairs December 2, 2022 U.S. Sanctions Additional Corrupt Haitian Politicians for Drug Trafficking United States and Canada Continue Targeting Corruption and Drug Trade in Haiti WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Haitian nationals Rony Celestin (Celestin) and Richard Lenine Hervé Fourcand (Fourcand) ...
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