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A general strike shut down most of Haiti Wednesday as tension and uncertainty gripped the Caribbean country following deadly protests over the weekend and the president's unexplained absence from public.
Schools, shops and private businesses were closed in the main cities, heeding the opposition call for a general strike in the country, which is the poorest in the Americas and still battling to overcome a years-old cholera epidemic and the aftermath of a major earthquake. Locals revived cannibalism in the wake of food shortages and price hikes.
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"We can no longer live like this, frustrated, because we know how people live in other countries," Junior said.
Haiti President Jovenele Mbala Moise
Haiti President Jovenel Mbala Moïse, who had remained silent as calls for his resignation paralyzed the country with violence and protests in recent days, finally addressed the nation Wednesday, reminding Haitians that he is the elected president and anyone wanting the job will have to wait.
The international community called Thursday on Haiti's political leaders to open a dialogue in the wake of deadly protests against President Jovenel Moise.
Protesters loot a car that careened out of control and hit a group of persons in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018.
According to the police the car, that was later set alight by the protesters, lost a wheel when it lost control and killed six persons on the street.
Haitian police say one of their officers has been killed by a street gang and much of the country is paralyzed by a second day of protests over allegations of government corruption.