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As a Haitian who has watched the country’s enormous tourism potential go largely untapped for decades, I am compelled to ask a simple question: What is Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism doing? Does the ministry exist only on paper, or is it actively working to develop one of Haiti’s most promising economic sectors? Haiti is blessed
By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, Türkiye The global development compact is fraying. At a time when the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries face unsustainable debt burdens, climate shocks and technological exclusion, international development assistance is retreating at a historic pace. According to the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), official development assistance (ODA) fell by 23.1%
For decades, Haiti has struggled to unlock its full economic and tourism potential. While much attention has been focused on the capital and the northern region, the southern peninsula remains one of the country’s most beautiful and underdeveloped treasures. The completion and modernization of Antoine Simon International Airport in Les Cayes should become a national
For decades, cruise ships carrying thousands of visitors have arrived at Labadee, Haiti’s most famous cruise destination. Every week during the cruise season, ships operated by Royal Caribbean bring visitors from around the world to Haiti’s northern coast. Yet despite the enormous number of tourists entering Haitian territory, the economic benefits reaching local communities remain
Haiti remains trapped in a multidimensional crisis that has pushed the nation to its breaking point. While the humanitarian indicators over 1.4 million internally displaced persons, soaring rates of sexual violence, and acute food insecurity affecting nearly half the population paint a picture of a nation in collapse, the political landscape in Port-au-Prince offers a
For decades, Haiti has struggled with economic instability, unemployment, and a lack of long-term national development. Yet despite these challenges, Haiti remains one of the Caribbean’s most naturally beautiful countries — rich with pristine beaches, mountains, culture, history, music, and warm, welcoming people. The question is no longer whether Haiti has tourism potential. The real
For decades, Haiti has been described as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Yet anyone who truly knows Haiti understands that the country is not poor in beauty, natural resources, culture, or opportunity. Haiti is poor in leadership, vision, and long-term national planning. I am 51 years old, and since my childhood I have
While global attention is often fixed on the headlines of Port-au-Prince, there exists a world of breathtaking serenity and natural grandeur in the southern region of Haiti. From the rugged majesty of the Massif de la Hotte mountains to the tranquil, pristine shores of its Caribbean coast, the South is a testament to the untapped
Marilyn Monroe, whose 100th birthday falls on June 1, remains the Dream Factory’s most exquisite casualty. Her death became a global obsession that endures today. Marilyn was a shimmering speed-freak of fame who hit the wall at 200 miles per hour because she was the only one in Hollywood who truly felt the wind. Toasting
My closets, storage locker, kitchen drawers, bookcases, car trunk and the nooks of my condo are an allegory for the adage « a fool and their money are soon parted. » Like many, I’m suffocating under a pile of objects that were meant to patch the structural cracks in my well-being but instead now serve as forensic
