The first industries of Gonave

I think that if Gonave became it's own nation, you have to provide jobs.  There are three industries that don't cost a large sum of money and would need foreign investment.

  • Farms
  • Resort
  • Cruise Ship Pier
  • MicroBrewery

Farms

The island would need to produce the bulk of its food and rely very little on imports.  Imports will create a large financial stress and often hurts an area's long term growth if exports and imports are not inline.  Fish, shrimp, and crop farming should be implemented by the government but ran by the citizens.  Some of the food stock could be exported to nearby areas.  These are long term jobs that get the local economy started.

Resort

All inclusive resorts create a large sum of money.  The government could build a 250 - 500 room hotel, put in a few bars and clubs, have a nice pool, a few places to eat, add some entertainment (shows, small casino, etc), and make it an all inclusive resort.  Boom you have a steady supply of money.  Not only this, but you will create several hundred jobs from just one resort.

Cruise Ship Pier

Usually the ship company builds the pier.  So Gonave could just reap the benefits of having many hundreds, if not thousands of tourists come in and buy local wares before the ship takes off again.  Again Gonave would have to build up the beaches, offer decent entertainment, some shopping, etc.  This is a very attractive idea as Gonave doesn't have to invest so much to get this going.  Due to having an ocean and a beach, tourist will flock to beach and enjoy cocktail before heading off to their next destination.  This again creates job and grows the economy.

MicroBrewery

This is my company, which would sell beer to not only people in Gonave, but also to nearby areas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, etc.  The beer would be an export, which would be taxed, which would build up the coffers of Gonave. In addition it also will create jobs in many different areas that will help diversify the local economy.

 

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