PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti on Wednesday “vehemently” protested travel advisories recently issued by the U.S. and Canadian governments.

The U.S. State Department last week strengthened a travel advisory on Haiti. It warned Americans planning to visit the Caribbean nation about kidnappings, robbery, lawlessness and cholera, noting that at least two U.S. citizens were shot and killed in robbery and kidnapping incidents.