Indefinite strike in education

Teachers' unions have announced a unlimited strike from Monday, January 20, 2014 in order to attract the attention of the authorities to the demands of teachers. According Lourde Édith J. Delouis, one of the leaders of the National Confederation of Educators in Haiti (CNEH), teachers will be present in classrooms, but will not work, they demand a wage increase, the appointment of contractual and salary scale and threaten to extend the strike if no action is taken to satisfy their claims.

Finding solutions to electricity problems

Thursday, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held a meeting with stakeholders concerned, in the search for durable solutions to the problems of power in Haiti.

Michaëlle Jean in Haiti

Michaëlle Jean, the UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti has arrived in the country, to

commemorate Sunday, the 4th anniversary of the earthquake January 12, 2010.

First meeting of the year, for the Consultative Council of Tourism

On Thursday, at Ministry of Tourism, was held the first meeting of the Consultative Council of Tourism (CCT) for 2014 On the agenda, subjects related with major areas of intervention in the tourism sector were discussed.

"Haiti is open for business" dixit Michaëlle Jean...

"Haiti is open for business [...] There are many factors that make Haiti a land of opportunity. It’s strategically located in a very dynamic region with easy access. And Canada has a relation [with the country] that is a long one and one of quality," declared Michaëlle Jean after a session on the proposed reform of Haiti’s electric utility, held at Concordia University, "Political stability is one thing that is still a concern [...]" adding that there is a more productive dialogue now taking place between political parties "The goodwill is there".

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