Money and Finance

With the FIFA World Cup fever coming to Haiti, nobody will care gas prices went up

If you listen to Haitian radio lately there is big fear that Haitian president Jovenel Moise will be "dechouke'ed" if he dare raise gas prices. Here is my take on this... more »

May 30, 2018 11:00 PM

FLASH... Gas Prices going UP in Haiti one more time!

The Haitian government is getting ready to raise gas prices in the country one more time. Haiti Finance Minister Jude Alix Patrick Salomon made the announcement recently. more »

May 9, 2018 6:27 AM

Haiti's organic Rum, Clairin, is quickly becoming the new "IT" in the American Market

If you thought drinking Clairin in Haiti is a thing that only poor people do, think again... The same bottle of Clairin that cost a few hundred gourdes in Haiti is now selling in the United States of America as "Organic Rum" at USD $40 a bottle! more »

May 2, 2018 9:36 PM

Haitians Import Everything, Haiti imports reached an all time high back in October

Besides some of the fresh fruits and vegetables that comes from the countryside, the Republic of Haiti imports everything. On average, Haiti imports $266,000,000 US dollars of goods and commodities from other countries each and every month. more »

May 1, 2018 2:40 PM

Why has Haiti had such difficulty developing? Read this...

SO... You want to know why Haiti has had such difficulty developing? Read this from Global Trade Magazine... more »

April 14, 2018 4:16 AM

Haiti-Dominican Relations: Haitian consumers in Anse-a-Pitres fighting back with the money in their pocket.

Haitian authorities in Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, refused to open the border with neighboring Pedernales, Dominican Republic, to allow access a bi-national market blocking the flow of Haitian money into Dominican pockets who desperately need it. more »

April 7, 2018 11:12 AM

Haiti bank robbery at FONKOZE caisse populaire in Gros-Mornes leaves 3 people wounded

A bank robbery at the FONKOZE caisse populaire in Gros-Mornes, Artibonite Haiti, leaves 3 people wounded and many clients in tears. more »

March 25, 2018 6:37 AM

The Haitian economy ends the year 2017 with a failing grade

Haiti Economics -- In a text published by Le Nouvelliste, Economist Thomas Lalime presented a balance sheet of the national economy. The Haitian economy got a failing grade... more »

December 28, 2017 6:20 AM

Money talks: Haiti is losing big money by not accommodating expats from the United States and Canada

Expatriate Economics: Many middle-class men and women retiring in the United States, with the little pension money they have, are looking for another country nearby where they can live reasonably well without spending too much. Haiti could have taken advantage of that but we are not. more »

December 16, 2017 2:10 PM

It's Christmas season in Haiti and I am not in a Holiday mood, Are you?

Can you believe this? I've only spotted one Christmas tree in the city of Hinche Haiti where I live. It's at my cousin's beauty salon. Of course there are no wrapped gift boxes beneath it... more »

December 14, 2017 7:27 AM