2026-02-24

A kidnapping network operating with police uniforms and government vehicles engaged PNH units in a firefight in downtown Port-au-Prince on February 23, with unconfirmed reports of four fatalities. The incident compounds an active U.S. Embassy security alert warning of surging ransom kidnappings in Delmas, where assailants have systematically impersonated law enforcement at fake checkpoints. The dual threat of internal police infiltration and organized impersonation represents the sharpest operational constraint for NGOs and businesses since the Delmas 30 interdictions earlier this week. The CPT transitional government produced no new decrees in the reporting window. The CEP electoral calendar remains in effect without confirmed amendment.