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KeithBinns/Getty Images(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades. They're really sharp, and it's easy to hurt yourself, says Mertil Marcelin, a 35-year-old with a thick black beard who calls himself "The Machete Man." Though hurting people is kind of the point. The Machete Man vibes around this Port-au-Prince neighborhood with an intense, ephemeral energy. He chats people up but he doesn't stay for long. There's work to do, after all, doling out melee weapons to the neighb...

The month of March saw the already-bad security situation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, deteriorate suddenly as gangs appeared to move freely in areas that previously had been considered safe. The spiralling chaos comes at a difficult time for the Trudeau government, as it prepares to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden to Canada.

Biden's visit is expected to focus heavily on Haiti, where Washington wants Canada to take the lead

Port-au-Prince, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The inflation rate in Haiti stood at 30.5 percent in July, with a significant variation compared to previous months, according to a report from the Institute of Statistics.

The inflation diaries: A third of Haitians live in extreme poverty. As prices of staple goods spike, they have little left to cut