In Jacmel, students are protesting after a three-week teachers' strike

Students from the Pinchinat and Célie Lamour secondary schools marched through the streets of Jacmel on Monday, November 9, 2026, to demand the return of teachers to the classrooms. They are protesting against the suspension of classes for the past three weeks, which was caused by the teachers' strike.

Une rencontre avec la direction départementale

The demonstrators went to the Southeast Departmental Directorate of Education. The departmental director, Mascary Lévêque, received student representatives there to discuss their demands.

Following this meeting, he assured them that the authorities are working to find a swift resolution to the strike so that students can resume their normal classes.

Les paiements annoncés aux enseignants

Mascary Lévêque told the press on Monday morning that the distribution of checks to teachers began that very day. According to him, by the end of the week, the teachers should have received their September checks, their fourteenth-month pay, and their debit cards.

The departmental director also indicated that a batch of appointment letters is scheduled to arrive this week.