Economy
Haiti-USA-Tax: Protesters, including Haitians, calling on corporations to "pay their fair share"
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- Created on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:59
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)- April 17 is Tax day in the US. On this occasion, various trade unions gathered by the organization 1Miami demonstrated. Hundreds of people, including Haitians, marched through the streets of Miami to ask the wealthiest companies and millionaires to pay taxes like everyone else.
What is PetroCaribe in Haiti?
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- Created on Monday, 02 April 2012 11:17
ORLANDO, USA (defend.ht) - With so much discussion on irregular contracts signed and paid to the tune of $500 million [US], it is important that young Haitians, especially, understand where this money comes from and what it is. It is from PetroCaribe and it is not humanitarian aid, it is a loan from Venezuela.
Haiti: Remobilized Soldiers a Nuisance to the Economy says Kesner Pharel
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- Created on Saturday, 31 March 2012 21:05
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The movement of former soldiers of the Armed Forces of Haiti can be an obstacle for economic development according to Economist Kesner Pharel.
Strengthening Haitian-Dominican Trade Relations Priority in D.R.
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 19:19
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - The Director of the Dominican Center for Exports and Investment, Franklin Lithgow, said since 2004, exports to Haiti have risen from $78.5 million to $875 million in 2010, $1 billion in 2011.
Haiti: Toussaint Louverture Airport Still Under Construction
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- Created on Sunday, 18 March 2012 06:21
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/Le Nouvelliste) - Rehabilitation work continues at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. If an initial starting room was made available to passengers, most of the work is still yet to be done. We still need at least a month to put the airport in step with international standards, promised the construction firm Panexus.
"Haiti is not yet open for business", says Former Justice Minister Bernard Gousse
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- Created on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 06:41
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - "Haiti is not yet open for business," said lawyer Bernard Gousse during his speech at the second day of the forum on the General State of Investing in Haiti. According to the former Justice Minister (2004-2006) and Prime Minister-designate of President Michel Martelly, business law in Haiti constitutes a barrier to investment because of its obsolescence.
Haiti: Central Bank Sees "Investment as a Public Good"
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- Created on Monday, 12 March 2012 23:17
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the opening ceremony of the "Special Assemblies of Investments in Haiti," the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Charles Castel promised to serve the economic agents “accompanying them for inclusive growth, consistently and sustainably”.
PM Conille to Review Contracts Signed by Former PM Bellerive
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- Created on Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:47
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- Premier Gary Conille announced Monday the establishment of an audit committee to review some contracts that the government Jean-Max Bellerive had concluded with firms during the emergency period after the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
U.S. visas for Haitian workers
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- Created on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:39
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Haiti is now one of the 55 countries eligible for visa program that allows U.S. employers to take to United States Haitian workers with low skills, has heard DH.
Haiti: More Men Engaging in Occupations of Women
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 02:31
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Through the streets of the Haitian capital city, Port-au-Prince, men engage more and more in trades or businesses traditionally practiced by women (fries, vegetables, pies, beauty product selling etc).
Haiti: Apparel Exports to the U.S. Jump 46%, Jan-Aug 2011
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- Created on Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) - Haiti's apparel exports to the United States rose 46% between January and August reported the Office of US Trade to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Announces $1.5M for Workforce Development
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- Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 16:52
WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) - The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund announced $1.5M in new grants to organizations bolstering the Haitian workforce.
Haiti: Strengthening the Public-Private Partnership for Development
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- Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 15:38
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – An important meeting was held Monday afternoon at the National Palace between members of the public and private sectors of the country, during which men, women entrepreneurs and leaders of public institutions discussed the need to establish a true partnership between the private and public sectors.
Haiti: Toussaint Louverture Int'l Airport New Departure Hall Unveiled
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- Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:02
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - On Monday, the newly renovated departure lounge at the Toussaint Louveture International Airport was unveiled to the public in an inauguration ceremony attended by President Michel Martelly and other members of the Haitian government.
Haiti Leads Region in Projected Hotel Development
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- Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 09:12
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht/caribjournal.com) - Haiti leads the Caribbean and Mexico in hotel development having the most rooms expected to be developed in its near future.
Haiti: Rate of Economic Growth Decreased under Martelly, says IMF
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- Created on Friday, 16 December 2011 16:16
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered it's projection of economic growth by 1% after 7 months of the administration of President Michel Martelly.
Haiti: Money Transfers will be Available in US, says Central Bank
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- Created on Friday, 16 December 2011 13:38
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), Charles Castel, denies any attempt by the monetary and financial authorities to order the payment transfers in gourdes. He ensures that payments will be made in dollars and rejects any brutal intervention in the system.
$40 Million Infusion of U.S. Currency for Haitian Banks
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- Created on Thursday, 15 December 2011 10:59
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At a convening of the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) Charles Castel and the Minister of Finance, Andre Georges Lemercier, with the Senate Finance Committee, $40 million [US] was infused into the banking system in an effort to respond to a scarcity of U.S. currency.
Haiti: Scarcity of U.S. Currency is 'Not Political' says Central Bank
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- Created on Monday, 12 December 2011 10:49
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - At a press conference on Friday, the Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti said the scarcity of U.S. currency for the past week is not political but due to restrictions imposed by foreign banks.
US dollar shortage in Haitian banks
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- Created on Friday, 09 December 2011 13:24
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)-Thursday, Prime Minister of Haiti, Garry Conille, confirmed that there is a U.S. dollar shortage problem in Haitian banks, adding the economy is "extremely stable" and there no need to worry because corrective action was taken.
