posterchild336
Superstar
The prob is that it's not going to do any of that... The amount of people willing to work they are going to get work done by peanut waged workers
The Haiti Megathread
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Breh thousands are getting construction work from this. Knowing Haitians he will gather those 'peanut wage's to buy scrap metal and build his family ou the tent city a home. Nobody is saying PAP will be Tokyo but the buildings they do build, will give the nations capital a respectable face. Might I remind you he presidential palace still sits under rubble breh.
And the breh @Angelic Servers just posted a picture of a school built in Cite Soleil that will educate 1100 students. Do you know about Cite Soleil?
Yes corruption will take the lion share, yes life wont change much for majority of the peasants, yes we know the government doesnt really care for the people. But my point is if any little benefit offers those affected by the earthquake hope, I will support it
MewTwo
Freeing Pokemon From Their Masters Since 1996
Would be greatly preferred if educated and wealthy Haitian-Americans pooled their resources together to invest in Haiti ourselves. But black Americans are in such disarray that we can't peacefully come together behind a common cause. The IMF/World Bank could give a fukk about third world countries. So sad to see Haitians be forced to sign a contract with the devil. Jamaica is paying for that:
PikaDaDon
Thunderbolt Them Suckers
If I were rich I'd immediately move to Haiti and start investing in construction, businesses, etc. Maybe start an investment fund with like-minded Haitians/Haitian-Americans. Maybe get some Japanese and Chileans on board (they know how to deal with earthquakes). Anyway, more pics:
Lycee De Dondon
Municipal Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing.
Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production late last year and plan to sell the 7-inch touchscreen devices to phone stores nationwide and markets overseas.
Surtab says it has already sold hundreds of tablets to customers including Haiti’s education and planning ministries and mobile phone giant Digicel, which sells the tablets in its stores.
Handxom plans to open a showroom this month in the Port-au-Prince area and project manager Jimmy Jacques said the company has already sold 300 units in the past two weeks.
The owners of both companies say their businesses show that Haiti is capable of manufacturing more than just clothing, while also paying people decent wages.
“We can do high quality products here not just T-shirts, but something with a little more value, which can allow us to pay our workers better and create a different type of economy than what’s been the case,” said CEO Maarten Boute, a Belgian businessman who worked until 2012 as the CEO for Digicel’s Haiti office.
Haiti once had an electronic assembly sector, but a U.N.-imposed embargo in the 1990s forced many of the companies to close.
Lycee De Dondon
Municipal Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing.
Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production late last year and plan to sell the 7-inch touchscreen devices to phone stores nationwide and markets overseas.
Surtab says it has already sold hundreds of tablets to customers including Haiti’s education and planning ministries and mobile phone giant Digicel, which sells the tablets in its stores.
Handxom plans to open a showroom this month in the Port-au-Prince area and project manager Jimmy Jacques said the company has already sold 300 units in the past two weeks.
The owners of both companies say their businesses show that Haiti is capable of manufacturing more than just clothing, while also paying people decent wages.
“We can do high quality products here not just T-shirts, but something with a little more value, which can allow us to pay our workers better and create a different type of economy than what’s been the case,” said CEO Maarten Boute, a Belgian businessman who worked until 2012 as the CEO for Digicel’s Haiti office.
Haiti once had an electronic assembly sector, but a U.N.-imposed embargo in the 1990s forced many of the companies to close.
@Chesirecatdaddy didnt you say you were investing in Haiti? Whats going on with that?
PikaDaDon
Thunderbolt Them Suckers
I'd like to convey my observation about Haiti's growth although I'm not an economist or anything. My observation maybe blatant common sense but I'd like to convey it anyway in hopes of inciting a discussion. I think at this point in time Haiti's growth will be powered by foreign investments. Those 5-star hotels in Haiti are out of the reach of everyday Haitians living in the country and they get their business from UN workers, tourists, businessmen, etc.
If one were to invest in Haiti you'd have to put your money in the tourism sector and make a product/service for wealthy foreigners (i.e.: beach resorts, nightclubs in proximity to hotels, currency exchange, car rental, security services, vacation rentals, etc.). Just basically do what Dubai did in the early phase of its growth when it went from a barren desert to a megapolis full of life. Dubai's growth was fueled by oil but it's running out and now the economy runs on tourism. I guess the Haitian government should construct outrageous skyscrapers to attract Americans/Europeans.
If one were to invest in Haiti you'd have to put your money in the tourism sector and make a product/service for wealthy foreigners (i.e.: beach resorts, nightclubs in proximity to hotels, currency exchange, car rental, security services, vacation rentals, etc.). Just basically do what Dubai did in the early phase of its growth when it went from a barren desert to a megapolis full of life. Dubai's growth was fueled by oil but it's running out and now the economy runs on tourism. I guess the Haitian government should construct outrageous skyscrapers to attract Americans/Europeans.
FluffyCorleone
Banned
Goat country
Yeah lots of goats there.
The problem is as with many other Caribbean nation is foreign services, hotels and the such anchor themselves in this country therefore the revenue (outside of wages and peanut fees) from the tourism end up leaving the country back to these American corporations (like in the case of Labadee that is controlled by Royal Caribbean)
If they can establish resorts and amenities that are privately owned by Haitians in Haiti such as Hotel Montana, im all for it
PikaDaDon
Thunderbolt Them Suckers
The problem is as with many other caribbean nation is foreign services hotels and the such anchor themselves in this country therefore the revenue (outside of wages and meager fees) from the tourism end up leaving the country back to these american corporations (like in the case of Labadee who is controlled by Royal Caribbean)
If they can establish resorts and amenities that are privately owned by Haitians in Haiti such as Hotel Montana, im all for it
Exactly!
Easier said than done itll be dog eat dog with the bourgeosie trying to cup the balls of these foreign businessmen.
Private ownership of these amenities will ensure the culture isnt diluted like they did in the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, and to an extent Jamaica. This also helps Haiti establish a funnel if you will, that will keep every dollar earned off tourism in Haiti, in Haiti.
Imagine if this actually happens
Haiti will finally rise
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What do you think about getting money from China?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/0...buys-inroads-in-caribbean.html?pagewanted=all