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President Jovenel Moise says two people have tested positive for the virus and is appealing for calm as the country braces for the pandemic

University professor, who recently returned home from US, experienced flu-like symptoms and underwent testing  

VOA Creole visited the busiest open-air markets in downtown Port-au-Prince, Monday where most vendors said they had limited or no knowledge of the pandemic sweeping the world

Residents in a suburb of Port-au-Prince tell VOA what they know about the global pandemic that has not yet been detected in their nation

Government hospital employees tell VOA they don’t have equipment, medicine or directives needed to adequately care for people infected with virus

Decision follows gunfight between protesting police officers and armed forces, which exacerbated security concerns

Lack of clean water, sanitation, education and security among residents’ chief concerns

Protesters march to US embassy demanding the US government stop supporting President Jovenel Moise

A dozen female prisoners were raped during an attempted jail break in the northern city of Gonaives last week

For the second time in a month, they took to the streets in Port au Prince and Cape Haitian to demand better work conditions and a union to represent their rights