Incivility and violence at the Faculty Of Social Sciences

Faculty Of Social Sciences informs that members of the faculty and administrative staff, feel very insecure in the exercise of their duties, facing the violent behavior of some students. Indeed, the teachers and the staff are constantly subject to insults and threats from these students. Therefore, following a meeting of the full-time faculty held Thursday, December 12, it was decided to observe a work stoppage Tuesday, December 17, 2013. This work stoppage could be extended if the situation of rudeness and violence persists.

A dairy in each town...

The production of cow milk [6% of national agricultural production] is one of the sector privileged by the Ministry of Agriculture, which supports the 2,000 producers of the production network "lèt a gogo". 25 Associations of farmers participate in dairy production, number insufficient to meet the demand, according to Michel Chancy, Secretary of State for animal production, which believes it would take 10 more dairy. He informed at this subject, that the e government is working to create a dairy in each municipality, given that very few private investors are interested in this sector.

Energy, Haiti misclassified

In the latest report of the World Economic Forum 2014 Energy Performance "The Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2014", which ranks the world's economies based on their ability to provide a secure energy, affordable and sustainable, Haiti is ranked in 116th on a total of 124 countries. The report says that Haiti is the only country in the region to deal with challenges of energy access so important.

1st Edition of Song Festival in Haiti

Monday was launched the first edition of the Festival of Song in Haiti, which runs from December 18 to 21, 2013 on multiple selected sites: French Institute in Haiti Cultural Center Anne-Marie Morisset, Restaurant Anbyans and Centre Pen Haiti.Concerts, writing workshops, lecture-discussions are also planned. The Festival wishes to honor, among others : Anilus Cadet, Candyo Despradine, Dodof Legros, Donaldzie Théodore, Erol Josué, Frantz Coulanges, Lumane Casimir, Manno Charlemagne, Martha Jean-Claude, Robert Molin, Ti Paris, Tamara Suffren, Réginald Policard and Wooly Saint-Louis Jean.

Rights and obligations of persons with disabilities

Last Thursday, the National Associative Network of Persons with Disabilities (RANIPH) held an awareness seminar for people with special needs aimed to remind participants with disabilities their rights and duties. The seminar was funded by the Fund for Persons with Disabilities, an international organization whose the headquarters is shared between Canada and the United States.

HL/ HaitiLibre