Closure of Port and Airport: Port-au-Prince Under Imminent Threat of "All-Out Shortage

Gangs continue their siege on communities, Caribbean Port Services (CPS), and the Varreux oil terminal. The specter of a roof shortage, likely to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis, looms amidst worsening food insecurity. Nearly 5 million Haitians go hungry, with 1.64 million in urgent need of food, the phase preceding famine.

Roberson Alphonse
Par Roberson Alphonse
22 Mar 2024 | Lecture : 6 min.

Caribbean Port Services (CPS) has not received any ships since March 5, 2024, revealed a source interviewed by Le Nouvelliste. The company restored electricity for refrigerated containers after the breach that led to the looting of some containers.

The source interviewed by the newspaper on Friday, March 23, over two weeks after March 5, expressed concern about the "specter of shortages of everything."

The situation at CPS comes amid an already challenging context, marked by intermittent maritime operations sinc

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