An American woman and her child were allegedly kidnapped near the Caribbean nation’s capital city on Thursday, according to the nonprofit organization she works for.
not to leave and were prohibiting “from walking in Port-au-Prince.” The State Department ordered U.S. personnel not to use public transportation or taxis, visit banks, use ATMs, drive at night or travel anywhere without prior approval.The State Department also warned that kidnappers use sophisticated methods, often demand ransom and sometimes physically harm their targets.
“My name is Alix. I’m a nurse from New Hampshire, but now I live in Haiti,” Dorsainvil says in a video about her work on the organization’s website. “Sandro invited me to come to the school to do some nursing for some of the kids. He said that was a big need they had.” Dorsainvil “has been living and working in Haiti for some time now,” El Roi president and co-founder Jason Brown said in an email. “Our team at El Roi Haiti is grateful for the outpouring of prayers, care, and support for our colleague. We continue to work with our partners and trusted relationships to secure their safe return.”
On Saturday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke generally about Haiti, telling reporters at a news conference in Australia that the Biden administration has a “very deep concern for the situation there, particularly with regard to the violence and the activities of the gangs.”
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