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Governments of United States and Canada ordering draw down of personnel The security situation in Haiti has now reached critical mass. The governments of the United States and Canada have ordered the mandatory evacuation of non-critical mission personnel and all dependents. As of the afternoon of 16 February 2019, roadblocks …
Alerts and Advisories
Securely Travel Briefs
Travel alerts and travel advisories are culled from global media. Additionally, we monitor the travel advisories issued by the governments of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and others.
We publish Monday through Friday on a daily basis.
Occasionally we will issue a stand-alone alert when one warrants.
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February, 2019
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7 February
Securely Travel Brief - Nigeria - Body Bag threat to foreigner election observers
The 16 February 2019 Nigerian Presidential election has become contentious, and those planning travel to Nigeria as part of election “watch or monitoring” teams should take appropriate personal safety and security precautions. The election has incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari pitted against challenger, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria. …
December, 2018
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28 December
Securely Travel Brief - 28 December 2018
SUMMARY: France - Yellow vest protests continueAfrica - Congo, Nigeria and TunisiaEurope - Spain Security AlertUnited States - Government shutdown Securely Travel Brief – 28 December 2018 Today’s travel brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. France - Yellow vest protests continue The U.S. State Department has issued a Security Alert with respect …
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22 December
Securely Travel Alert: Democratic Republic of Congo - Civil Unrest
Reconsider Travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo UPDATED 22 December: The election scheduled for 23 December has been postponed. According to the BBC, a fire at a warehouse which stored ballots to be distributed to remote locales burned to the ground and thus the election is postponed. The …
October, 2018
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23 October
Hurricane Willa bears down on Mexico Pacific resorts
The western coast of Mexico from Ixtapa north to just beyond Mazatlan and all points in between are being pelted with strong winds and rain as Hurricane Willa makes her way towards landfall, estimated to occur at about 0800 local time on Tuesday 23 October 2018. The National Hurricane Center …
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10 October
Hurricane Michael - Category 4 heading to Alabama, Florida and Georgia
UPDATED: 1100 EDT 10 October 2018 Hurricane Michael will make landfall shortly as a Category 4 Hurricane. The National Hurricane Center provides the following advisory, which they issued at 1100 EDT At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Michael was located near latitude 29.4 North, longitude 86.0 …
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8 October
Global storm alert: Michael, Luban, and Sergio
Monday morning brings to us a number of hurricanes and tropical a storm barreling down on various locales. They are Hurricane Michael (Gulf of Mexico), Hurricane Sergio (Pacific Ocean), and Tropical Storm Luban (Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean). Hurricane Michael Michael was a strong storm in the Caribbean which is gaining strength …
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4 October
Cuba: Dengue outbreak in Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus
According to Statista, over 5 million tourists will visit Cuba by the end of 2018., and here we are entering the last quarter of 2018 and the Cuba Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (CPHEM) has advised that there is a dengue outbreak in the area surrounding the provincial …
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3 October
Securely Travel endorses the national Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system
Today, 03 October 2018, at exactly 1418 hours EDT (2:18 PM EDT) Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). UPDATE: 1500 hours EDT (3:00 PM EDT) …
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1 October
Ebola is and will continue spreading beyond the Congo (DRC)
World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that the probability the Ebola outbreak of 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) spreading to other nations is high. WHO Ebola risk assessment This outbreak of EVD [ebola] is affecting north-eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, …
