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December 1, 2011
Is Gilbert Bigio the richest man in Haiti?

January 1, 2004: First Investment Bank Launched in Haiti; Some Shareholders Have Dubious Pasts Seventy wealthy Haitians and Haitian-Americans officially launch Haiti's first investment bank, PromoCapital. The bank, a 50/50 joint-venture between Haitian and US shareholders, consists of two institutions: PromoCapital Haiti, SA—incorporated in Haiti as a "Societe Financiere de Developpement" —and PromoCapital USA, Inc,—a corporation registered in the state of Delaware.

November 29, 2011
Haiti Business Opportunities Investment Forum

The two-day Invest in Haiti Forum in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is aimed at highlighting business opportunities in the country.  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized the event along with the Haitian government and the Clinton Foundation.

Business leaders are discussing new possibilities for Haiti at a conference designed to bring more money and jobs to the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The two-day Invest in Haiti Forum in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is aimed at highlighting business opportunities in the country.  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized the event along with the Haitian government and the Clinton Foundation.

Haitian President Michel Martelly said his government wants to create 500,000 jobs during the next three years.

November 29, 2011
New business hotel with 250 rooms to built

Things are moving in the inn. Minister of Tourism, Stephanie Balmer Villedrouin and Rolando Gonzalez Bunster of the U.S. firm Haiti Hotel Corporation (HHC) has signed an agreement paving the way for the construction of another business hotel with 250 rooms on Tuesday November 29, 2011.

Things are moving in the inn. Minister of Tourism, Stephanie Balmer Villedrouin and Rolando Gonzalez Bunster of the U.S. firm Haiti Hotel Corporation (HHC) has signed an agreement paving the way for the construction of another business hotel with 250 rooms on Tuesday November 29, 2011.

Joined the newspaper in the early evening, Stephanie Villedrouin stressed the positive aspect of the signing of the MoU at the end of the panel on tourism, which had a full house at the investment conference at the Karibe Convention Center , on Tuesday.

November 15, 2011
Heineken owns 95 percent of major beer company in Haiti

Heineken says it already owned nearly 23 percent of Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti SA, known as Brana. The Dutch company says it sees room for growth in Haiti with the country’s increasing economic and political stability.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dutch brewer Heineken NV says it will increase its stake in the dominant beer company in Haiti to 95 percent.

Heineken says it already owned nearly 23 percent of Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti SA, known as Brana. The Dutch company says it sees room for growth in Haiti with the country’s increasing economic and political stability.

The deal is expected to be completed next month for undisclosed terms.

November 1, 2011
Self-sustaining nutrition enterprise in Haiti

Big pharma companies such as Abbott Laboratories, the Illinois-based company is donating the time of dozens of workers with expertise in food sciences and engineering, in addition to $6.5 million cash, to build a charitable, self-sustaining nutrition enterprise in Haiti,

By DUFF WILSON

PHARMACEUTICAL companies around the globe are donating billions of dollars in free drugs to third world countries grappling with poverty and disease. Abbott Laboratories is taking its philanthropy a step further. The Illinois-based company is donating the time of dozens of workers with expertise in food sciences and engineering, in addition to $6.5 million cash, to build a charitable, self-sustaining nutrition enterprise in Haiti.

July 24, 2011
How to invest in Haiti Part 2

Continuing to send remittances to a bunch of young guys who could work is not an effective way for the Haitian Diaspora to help Haiti said Marc Saint Clair as he explains the who, what, where, when and why of investing in Haiti during the segment "Doing Business with Haiti" at the 2011 National Haitian American Forum.

July 7, 2011
Haiti seeks investment from CARICOM businesses

President Michel Martelly has issued an urgent call to businessmen in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to invest in Haiti to help create wealth for that country’s development and reconstruction.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday July 7, 2011 - President Michel Martelly has issued an urgent call to businessmen in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to invest in Haiti to help create wealth for that country’s development and reconstruction.

He has assured that in collaboration with the private and public sectors in Haiti, he was creating the necessary conditions for his country to become a natural destination for foreign investments.

June 30, 2011
Haiti: Mega Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

A mega hotel project in Port-au-Prince aims at enticing businesses and tourists back to Haiti which is still recovering from the January 12, 2010 earthquake. The hotel project is creating jobs...and hope.

June 29, 2011
How to invest in Haiti

How to invest in Haiti. Marc Saint Clair explains the who, what, where, when and why of investing in Haiti during the segment "Doing Business with Haiti" at the 2011 National Haitian American Forum.

June 29, 2011
President Martelly Meets with Miami Real Estate Developers for Tourism Development & Investments in Haiti

President Michel Martelly was in Miami, Florida, USA to tell potential investors that Haiti is open for business, particularly investment, and is in the process of doing everything it can to get the ball rolling. "We need to create jobs, and in order to create jobs we need to create security," Mr. Martelly said. "We need to let [investors] know we're going to change our laws, our investment laws, and let them know we will secure their investments."

By Zachary Fagenson

June 14, 2011
South Florida man to transform Jacmel into Haiti's premier tourist destination

Capponi Group Haiti along with actress Maria Bello, the Khawly family, the Vorbe family and Haitian partners will transform Jacmel into Haiti's premier tourist destination to help create a self sustainable industry that will create thousands of jobs for Haitians.

South Beach nightclub promoter and entrepreneur Michael Capponi is standing in the soon-to-be inaugurated lobby of his latest luxury development.

Men are hammering away to restore an historic old building to its former glory. Capponi is holding forth about the amazing vibe the place has, comparing the semi-derelict building to Ernest Hemingway’s famous old Key West residence, which is a popular tourist museum.