Haiti - FLASH : Life is slowly returning to downtown Port-au-Prince (video)
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, in a video filmed in the Champ de Mars area and posted on social media that evening, the Prime Minister's Office wanted to show that the State is mobilizing all its resources to regain full control of the occupied territories and that life is gradually resuming in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
"The Government, in collaboration with the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Haitian Armed Forces (FAd'H), is conducting large-scale and relentless operations in downtown Port-au-Prince with the aim of regaining control of the areas occupied by criminal bandits [...] These operations will continue without interruption until the State regains full control of the city center," the Prime Minister's Office announced.
Major cleanup work is progressing rapidly to allow free and clean movement.
To date, more than 1,000 cubic meters of waste and more than 200 wrecked vehicles have been removed from the roads. The Ministry of Public Works, with a massive deployment of equipment, in collaboration with several other state institutions, continues to clean up, repair roads, and restore infrastructure so that life can resume normally. "The Government is taking steps to restore the city center to what it once was," promises the Prime Minister.
The State calls on the entire population to cooperate with the authorities. "[…] together, we can ensure security, freedom, and dignity for every citizen," affirming that the safety of the population is a non-negotiable issue and that the State will never abandon it in the middle of the road.
