Statements of the Ambassador of France about the Haitian elections

Friday, Ambassador of France in Haiti, Patrick Nicoloso visiting Jacmel declared "the election must be inclusive and fair, but it is not the international community that will organize the elections. It will support, but it is to the Haitians to do it." He said that "France will donate five million euros" for the organization of the next election, funds that will be managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

FLASH : Students demonstrate in Petit Goâve

This Monday, January 27, 2014, students of the Lycée Faustin Soulouque won earlier the streets of Petit Goâve to demand the resumption of classes and at the same time express their solidarity with the striking teachers. Furious protesters forced private schools of the city, to release their students. Currently, students roam the different streets of the city. According to reports, a Methodist college student girl was injured and rushed to the Notre Dame Hospital for treatment. More information to come... HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve).

A Consul of Haiti dynamic in Suriname

Alex Jospitre, the Consul General of the Republic of Haiti Suriname, Alexandre Rosario, Vice-Consul and the young Haitian leader Anive Pierre, met Ashwin Adhin, the Minister of Education and Community Development of the Republic of Suriname. At this meeting it was discussed the participation of the Haitian community to future cultural events in Suriname ; of a request setting May 18 "Day of Haitians" ; the idea of ​​a cultural center and learning for the Haitian community and a scholarship program and seminars for Haitians in Suriname.

The new Ambassador of Taiwan taking office in February

Peter Hwang, the new Ambassador of Taiwan (Republic of China), will officially take office in Haiti at the beginning of next month. Mr. Hwang, replacing Liu Bang-Zyh, served as Head of the Department of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs before his new assignment.

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