MONTREAL — Canada closed its embassy in Haiti Thursday amid violent street protests that have trapped dozens of Canadians in the Caribbean country. Global Affairs Canada had updated its travel advisory for Haiti a day earlier, advising against all non-essential travel to the country. It said it has people on the ground to provide assistance to Canadian citizens in Haiti as needed. A group of tourists from Quebec are stuck in a Haiti hotel, unable to make it to the Port-au-Prince airport because of violent street protests. Some tourists have told Quebec media helicopter transport is available to the airport but at a very high cost.

Source: Huffington Post February 14, 2019 18:22 UTC