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According to the United Nations Haiti's national police consists of around 9,000 officers and only 3,500 of them are on duty at any given time.

What is the population of Haiti and how many police are there per 100,000 citizens?

Let's do the math.

As of July 2023, the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data estimates the current population of Haiti to be around 11.8 million people.

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Poverty is a business. Just like every other business in the world there are people and organizations out there who thrive on the business of poverty. Unfortunately for Haiti, she has fallen victim to this thriving business, victim of those who profit from the business of poverty.

Since poverty is a business, you have to keep it running at a profit. The more poverty stricken people and poor countries out there the bigger the profitable business of begging on their behalf.

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I recently visited Cancun, Mexico, but I promise you, If I had the chance to read all the news articles on the internet with the title: "10 Most Dangerous Cities In Mexico," I would probably change my mind about going to Playa Del Carmen.

Haitians are so freaked out about "insecurity in Haiti" that they pay no attention to the fact that some cities around the world are extremely dangerous to visit. All the while, the tourism industry in these country are thriving.

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Every time a petty crime is committed in Haiti, the Haitian media shouts: "insecurity is going up in Haiti". Why is it that this word "insecurity" is never used for crimes committed in the United States.

Every day in the United States, many crimes of all sorts are committed all across the country. Haitians who live in diaspora knows this but they are never in a state of panic because the news media in the United States calls it a murder, a homicide, a shooting, but never "insecurity".

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Haitians have long feared that one day you will need 100 gourdes for one U.S. dollar. Back in April 2020, Haitian newspaper Le Nouveliste reported that the fear became a reality. As of early April 2020 you needed 100 Haitian gourdes for one U.S. dollar. It's gotten worse since.

The Haitian currency rose as high 160 gourdes for one US dollar in early 2023.

Also read: 75 Gourdes for One US Dollar, When did it Happen?

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In mid November, 2018, The US dollar skyrocketed in Haiti. As of November 16 2018, you needed 75 Haitian gourdes for one US dollar in Haiti.

What did that mean for a Haitian employee getting paid 25,000 gourdes per month?

Divide 25,000 gourdes by 75 and you get $333.33 U.S. per month.

In a country where everything is sold "au taux du jour," (at the daily rate of the U.S. dollar) what is a head of household to do with a 25,000 gourdes salary?

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Don't you just love it when foreigners come to you and ask you: "So hos is Haiti doing? Have they recovered from the earthquake at all? This country is so poor.... She never gets a break huh?"

First of all I want to thank my leaders for that. Thank you for really screwing up the image of my beloved Haiti.

I also want to thank those of us who really give a s*** about our beloved Haiti but are too chicken s*** to take the bull by the horn.

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The Dominicans use their military forces in a way that Haitian authorities can copy from if they really want to improve security in the country.

Yes, the Guardians of Haitian National sovereignty can learn a lot from our neighbors, the Dominicans, in the way they use their military personnel.

There is one way in particular that the Dominican Republic uses it's military that is worth noticing. I would like to share it with you today.

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Sometimes in the course of life, the very thing that you love to do everyday ends up in a trash can somewhere because, life happens.

Sometimes, you find yourself busy everyday doing all the things you hate to do but you have to do anyways.

Other times, you keep yourself busy so you can stop thinking about the harsh reality you are facing at the moment.

Have you ever found yourself on the fake mission, rolling through life day after day for reasons that you do not care care to explain to friends and family? You just want to keep your mind away from your problems.

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Cooking in Haiti - 10 Haitian gourdes worth of LALO, a favorite dish in Haiti, can feed the entire household. That's good news considering the price of imported food is on the rise with the rise of the US Dollar in the country...

Gras Bondye, LALO vann 3 pake pou 10 goud nan mache Hinche jiskaprezan. Sa fè-m anvi chante: "Manman Doudou, Papa Cheri, ban nou manje, LALO peyi!" LOL.

Pri tout manje importe ap monte nan peyi Dayiti akoz dola US la k-ap vale teren...

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