Money

Haiti Money - Martelly blames Former Haitian Leaders for Depreciation of the Gourde to the US Dollar

Haiti Money Update -- If the Haitian Gourde has lost so much value to the U.S. Dollar, it is because of past mistakes of former Haitian Leaders, President Michel Martelly said on the election trail... more »

July 23, 2015 7:45 AM

Haiti - Money Transfer Agencies REFUSE to pay in US Dollars...

Haiti Money Exchange - As the US dollar rises in Haiti, receiving money in US Dollars is becoming a BIG problem... Many money transfer agents refuse to pay remittances in US Dollars, instead, they are forcing money transfer recipients to accept payments in Haitian Gourdes instead... A fight broke out in one of the money transfer agency because of that... more »

June 12, 2015 5:43 AM

Haiti Money - 50.5 Haitian Gourdes Now NEEDED for 1 US Dollar...

Have you heard? The US Dollar rises above 50 gourdes in Haiti. The Haitian Gourde is loosing more and more value... Nowadays need 50.5 Haitian Gourdes to buy one US dollar in Haiti... It's 50.1 gourdes to sell 1 US dollar... more »

June 4, 2015 8:45 AM

Haiti received 1.9 Billion Dollars from the Diaspora in 2014

Can you believe this? Haitians in the diaspora sent a whopping 1.9 BILLION dollars in money transfers to their family and friends living in Haiti in the year 2014... That's not counting money sent in the pockets of Haitians traveling back to Haiti... more »

May 13, 2015 9:14 AM

Haitien an mande-m 50 goud, mwen gen problem 500 dola, kob mwen pa kont, kisa pou-m fe?

Banm poze-w yon keksyon: Si yon moun vini kote-w li mande-w pou w fè-l kado 50 goud pandan ke ou menm, ou genyen problem 500 dola americain pa-w ke wap jere epi kob ou pa kont, eske w-ap bay li??? Eske ou mechan, eske ou malonèt si ou di NON??? more »

May 12, 2015 9:55 AM

Haiti Money - 50 Gourdes for 1 US Dollar, Coming soon...

One upon a time, you needed 5 Haitian gourdes for 1 U.S. dollar... Not anymore... Nowadays, the exchange rate for one U.S. Dollar is 48.74 gourdes. If you want to buy this hard to find green back, you need 49 Haitian gourdes. Soon you may need 50 gourdes. more »

May 6, 2015 5:41 AM

Haiti Ekonomi - Anpil moun ap plenyen LAJAN pa SIKILE nan peyi a...

Genyen anpil Haitien nan peyi d'Haiti ki ap plenyen LAJAN pa SIKILE nan peyi a... Tout kote ou pase se preske menm pawol la, lajan rete kote li ye a, li pa pase de men nan men, li pa bouje, sa ki lakòz anpil moun razè nan peyi a... more »

March 24, 2015 11:23 AM

In Haiti, Saying NO means you are Cheap - Have you added NO to your Vocabulary Yet?

Saying NO is a big "No No" in the Haitian community... So big that to say NO to a Haitian person is to "Fè li Malonèt..." (to insult him.) When it comes to money matters, "NO" is the most difficult answer for a Haitian brother or sister to give. Many Haitians, especially in the diaspora, are so uncomfortable to say NO that they give away all their life savings because they have a long list of family members and friends back home with financial needs.... To say NO almost feels inhuman... How does a person like that save money? more »

December 6, 2014 6:35 AM

Are all the BANK FEES Raising your Blood Pressure?

When was the last time you checked your Bank statement? Are you aware of all the FEES you're being charged? Haitian-Americans are loosing lots of money in bank fees and overdraft fees... I was told once of a bank in Little Haiti, Florida, that makes more money from overdraft fees than anything else... more »

March 29, 2014 8:30 AM

Wyclef is Broke, his manager says...

Kisa??? Wyclef is Broke? I don't want to believe it but... I just read an article on The Smoking Gun stating the Wyclef's rep emailed his creditors saying "there ain't no money..." What do you mean there ain't no money? more »

March 25, 2014 11:05 AM