Personal Finances
Haiti: First Money Transfers by Mobile Phone
- Details
- Created on Saturday, 03 March 2012 16:32
NEW-YORK, USA (defend.ht )- This week, Haitian households affected by the earthquake began receiving cash payments through the first mechanism to transfer money via mobile phones to support housing reconstruction after the disaster, said the United Nations Development Programme in a press release.
Digicel Extends Double Credits for Prepaid Phones in Haiti
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 13:57
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A promotion from telecommunications leader in the Caribbean, Digicel, aims to double the credit for customers in Haiti through the summer months of 2011.
Implementing Tax for National Education Harming Some Citizens
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 13:31
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The $1.50 tariff on international money transfers imposed by the Head of State to fund a national education program, began on June 15, with many nations now assessing the fee on each transaction, others have yet to establish a system for the tariff. This is causing serious harm to some Haitian citizens.
Education Tax in Effect as $2 Calling Cards Drop from 22 Minutes to 6 Minutes
- Details
- Created on Friday, 17 June 2011 18:31
By Jonel Juste
MIAMI, USA - Taxes on international calls and transfers of money came into force Thursday and are already affecting the diaspora community. "This tax is illegal and Martelly is a robber", reacted many compatriots
Bank of the Republic Announces Surcharge to International Transfers
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 08:30
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Before the increase in international calls sanctioned under the pretext of funding education, the Bank of the Republic of Haiti will introduce a fee on all incoming and outgoing international transfers.
With TPS, Going to Haiti Cost an Arm and a Leg
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 09:30
Foreigners have one feeling in common; when we miss home, it is like we have to do number 2; we gotta go, we gotta, we gotta go and we care less how much the airfare will cost.
IRS Grants Tax Relief to Americans in Haiti
- Details
- Created on Saturday, 26 February 2011 10:38
The Internal Revenue Service is allowing U.S. citizens and residents who live in Haiti to exclude their foreign earned income and housing costs from their 2010 gross income even if they don’t meet the normal eligibility requirements.
