US Warns Americans to Avoid Holiday Travel to Haiti

The U.S. Department of State is authorizing "the voluntary departure of U.S. direct-hire government personnel and their family members" posted to the U.S. embassy in Haiti, a spokesperson for Western Hemisphere affairs told VOA. The official said the decision was based on the "increased security unrest" and sometimes violent protests that have crippled Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as other major cities during recent months. As the popular Christmas...

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