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Bodyguard Hire in Port-au-Prince

Armed bodyguards in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. FCDO advises against all travel. Any presence requires armed CP, gang intelligence, and medevac provision.

Port-au-Prince requires the clearest possible statement of the risk: FCDO advises against all travel to Haiti (FCDO Haiti travel advice, 2024), and the US State Department designates Haiti as Level 4: Do Not Travel (2026). BINUH documented in 2024 that gang networks control approximately 85 percent of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, with over 2,400 kidnapping incidents recorded in the first half of 2023. Active armed conflict between competing gang networks is ongoing. The appropriate bodyguard provision for Port-au-Prince is not an enhanced version of a standard CP programme; it is a full armed protection package with armoured vehicles, live gang intelligence, medevac cover, and a pre-exercised extraction plan.

No effective regulatory framework

Haiti has no functioning national private security regulatory authority. CPOs are vetted individually by the international operator through the operator’s local partner network. Documentation of individual vetting and armed authorisation for each assigned officer is a minimum requirement before any engagement proceeds.

What a defensible CP programme covers in Port-au-Prince

The minimum viable CP package for Port-au-Prince is: four armed CPOs individually vetted by the operator, three-vehicle formation with armoured principal vehicle, live gang-movement intelligence updated before each movement, pre-positioned medevac contract, secured compound accommodation, pre-exercised extraction plan, and K&R insurance. Anything below this standard is not appropriate for this environment.

For a full security picture see our Port-au-Prince city briefing and executive protection in Port-au-Prince.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Armed protection is not optional in Port-au-Prince; it is the minimum viable floor for any foreign national’s presence in the city. BINUH documented gang control of approximately 85 percent of the metropolitan area in 2024 and over 2,400 kidnapping incidents in the first half of 2023. Unarmed CP provides no meaningful protection against this threat level. Armed CPOs must be individually vetted by the international operator and hold authorisation from the operator’s vetted local network.

FCDO advises against all travel to Haiti (FCDO Haiti travel advice, 2024). The US State Department designates Haiti as Level 4: Do Not Travel (2026). BINUH reported in 2024 that armed gang networks control approximately 85 percent of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. This is the highest threat designation category used by both the UK and US governments.

There are no unconditionally safe districts in Port-au-Prince. Petionville (eastern upland suburb) has reduced but not eliminated gang activity and is the area used by most international organisations that remain in the city. Tabarre hosts NGO compound accommodation and the UN logistics hub and provides secured compound safety but not route safety. All movement between any districts requires armed escort and live gang-movement intelligence.

Contact our operations team with your specific operational requirement; we will conduct a full pre-deployment assessment before any engagement is confirmed. Given the extreme risk level, we will assess whether the visit is operationally viable and what the minimum security provision must be. Engagements in Port-au-Prince require: confirmed medevac provision, K&R insurance appropriate to the environment, a pre-exercised extraction plan, and advance booking of vetted local network capacity. Minimum lead time is ten working days.
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