The opposition barely mobilize...

After the weak mobilization of December 24, followed by the cancellation of the demonstrations of 26 December https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12815-haiti-politic-two-opposition-demonstrations-canceled.html , the opposition demonstration of Sunday, which took place without incident, has gathered only a few hundred people in the presence of some opposition leaders including : Turneb Delpé, Rony Thimothée, Louis Gérald Gilles, Assad Volcy...

Special credit for textile merchants

110 textile merchant in Pétion-ville received a special credit of the Unibank, which intends through this initiative, supervise small traders. Each of these small merchants benefited of an amount of 10,000.00 Gourdes to be able to expand its trade. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12802-haiti-economy-assistance-program-for-the-textile-merchants-in-petion-ville.html

Work at the Embassy of France

The Ambassador of France in Haiti, Patrick Nicoloso announced that the first phase of construction of the new Embassy of France in Port-au-Prince, will be completed in December. This work concerns the renovation of the visa service. "The construction of the main building will take more time, the construction site will last a little over a year," said the Ambassador.

UEH, possible strike in January

The Union of the teaching staff and the Union of the administrative staff of the State University of Haiti (UEH), launched a 5-day strike notice from Monday January 19 to Friday, January 23, 2015 in order to force the authorities of the University to set up the salary scale of teachers and administrative staff, adopted in December 2013, which is in force only to the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Science.

Cloosed days Embassy of Haiti in Washington

The Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C. and its Consular Section will be closed Thursday, January 1, and Friday, January 2, 2015 in observance of Haiti’s Independence Day. The Consular Section will reconvene for business on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

HL/ HaitiLibre