Money

As the U.S. Dollar goes up in value in Haiti, so does everything else except a teacher's salary. A Haitian School teacher complains that his paycheck is only worth half its values from a few years back.

Growing up in a country that has nothing, sometimes you come to America and you find yourself addicted to buying unnecessary things on credit. I have something to tell you.

Poukisa moun ki pi rich yo pa janm kouri kite Haiti, se toujou malere afè pa bon k ap pete kouri kite peyi a? Kisa sa di w de peyi Dayiti? (English below)

Did you know? Every time you purchase a gallon of gasoline in Haiti, the Haitian government loses 89 gourdes ($0.95 US dollars)

With the Haitian currency having absolutely no value compared the the US dollar, the price of food in Haiti has gone up and up to an unacceptable level these days. Everyone is complaining.

You ever ask yourself why do Haitian police officers put their lives at risk everyday to protect an serve when an average taxi moto driver makes more money than most policemen in Haiti?

One of the number ONE way that money enters Haiti is via money transfers from the Diaspora to their family and friends but can you believe how fast that money leaves Haiti through its borders with the Dominican Republic and to other countries?

My fellow Haitians, The US dollar has skyrocketed in Haiti lately... As of November 16 2018, you now need 75 Haitian gourdes for one us dollar in Haiti.

The Haitian currency has hit a record low compared the U.S. Dollar these days... As of Saturday, Oct 13 2018, you need 72.50 gourdes for one U.S. dollar in Hinche, Haiti.

Back in March 2018 the Haitian government made the decision that all commercial transactions across the country were to be made exclusively in gourdes, the Haitian currency, buying or selling. But today, the government is curbing that decision a little bit.