2026-02-24

A downtown Port-au-Prince gunfight between PNH and suspected kidnappers in police uniforms produced provisional reports of four deaths. The U.S. Embassy has issued an active security alert on kidnapping for ransom concentrated in Delmas; Level 4 Do Not Travel remains in force. Fake police checkpoints are an active and documented tactic targeting drivers across the metropolitan zone. No CPT decrees, no CEP calendar changes, and no new GSF or MSS deployment figures were confirmed in the February 23-24 cycle. ONI has launched a new CIN identification card distribution phase for Gressier residents beginning February 24 under the Kat Ou La operation.