Why is one side of this island poor, while the other is 10 times richer?
This is Hispaniola, a Caribbean island about 1,100 km from Florida, split into two countries:
• Haiti on the west
• Dominican Republic on the east
In Haiti, most people are Black, while in the Dominican Republic, many are mixed-race.
Haiti is extremely poor, with high crime rates.
In 2021, even the President was assassinated in his own home.
Meanwhile, life in the Dominican Republic is much more peaceful and prosperous.
So, why is Haiti so poor?
The main reason is history.
Haiti was a French colony that relied on slave labor. After gaining independence in 1804, it took decades for the world to recognize Haiti as a country. During this time, Haiti was forced to pay a huge debt to France, leaving the country broke. Today, problems like corruption and a lack of education make things worse.
On the other side, the Dominican Republic, colonized by Spain, focused on foreign investment, trade, and protecting its resources, which helped it grow.
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Yay colonialism 🙄
It’s not just France that made Haiti pay for their independence but the United States also came in and used some of Haiti’s resources as well which made it hard for Haiti’s economic growth as well
I live there haha
If Haiti had resources and wasn't occupied by the united states, they would be better. With money and no debt they surely would be better. The people are tired of this we want freedom we want a great country because of all these gangs and what happened in history, we are poor, we are corrupt, and we have a gang problem. All of this was made by colonialism. In conclusion I want to see Haiti in a better state.
Haiti is poor because Americans will not live them country alone
Thanks
Thats how rich/clever/sly countries/people help each other on depraving the poor/weak countries/people instead of helping them genuinely
The dr steal most of the good lamd
Ok so they should pay back with interest
They divided the black people period
This is not true the Dominican Republic is really poor and full of crimes
In Haiti it looks exactly like in Nigeria, Somalia, , Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Tchad, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso…. because it's the same people. Inconvenient, but it's the truth.
Because of the white man that's why