Haiti Rum Giant, Bottlers Warn of ‘New Lost Zone’ on Gang Havoc

Haiti’s rum giant and two of the nation’s largest bottlers warned that surging gang violence around their factories is threatening thousands of jobs.

Rhum Barbancourt, local Coca-Cola bottler Couronne and water and soft-drink maker Sejourne SA said in a joint statement Wednesday that their industrial facilities near the international airport in the capital Port-au-Prince had experienced “extreme violence” in recent days.