A good friend of mine who owned and drives a tap tap (local bus) sold his tap tap to upgrade his life. He sells the pickup to buy a ticket and visa to Venezuela. When in Venezuela he bulk buys womens undergarments to resell in Haiti. First thing that happens to him is that the Haitian shipper took to 4 months to ship is product. When the product arrived in Haiti, the Haitian customs employees stole 12 dozen sets of his merchandise. This is a typical story of how customs operates in Haiti. This is what holds back the small entrepreneur in Haiti. This is why customs reform matters to the small entrepreneur. This guy lives in 2 rooms in a house with his daughter that he pays $700/yr rent. The guys tap tap was an old wreck of truck that he got by on. He has the vision and determination to get to Venezuela to move up the economic food chain despite his lack of college education, family wealth or opportunity. Haiti must reform its custom and port operations now.
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