Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

Additional honeybee equipment has been purchased.  We are getting hive tools, and several queen cages shipped in all the way from Hong Kong.  The purchase of the actual hive boxes will be this month in Seattle.  Shipping is usually more than the hives themselves so these larger items will be picked up in person. We e many different types of plants and fruit plants that will make it's way to Haiti.  We have done some research to see how to best grow these crops and how to best make soil amendments.  Not only will diverse food be available for local Haitians, but also honeybees will make it possible for these crops to exist. Our orders are now 3 months behind due to the volume of items we are purchasing, and the distance they are coming from.  Our Seattle office is the perfect place to get these shipments in due to our location to Asia.  This drives down the cost of doing business in Haiti, which will set our cooperative apart from most of the ones ...

Speaking with a few economist, the idea of having a minimum wage on Gonave is very important.  While the wage will be almost doubled or more than doubled the rate that workers get in Haiti.  The economist I talked to mentioned that a $1.31 US wage will still allow Gonave to be competitive to China, where they get paid double that rate.  The rate also allows the island the ability to meet the residents needs, while staying competitive, and allowing a living wage. The idea is to create a Special Administrative Region of Gonave.  A semi-autonomous region of Haiti, where the citizens on the island decide tax, wage, immigration, laws, etc.  One of the key things would be to create it's own currency.  As with to the Hong Kong Dollar, the Gonave Dollar would pegged to the US Dollar.  The US Dollar is the most stable, currency in the world that is heavily traded.  It would instantly give the Gonave Dollar strength.  Residents would be able to trad...

Why not one country two systems? On my site I talk Gonave having its own independence, and being a separate country.   While this could be a great thing, it could also be a major league problem.   Many things have to be done to actually have your own country, and you need a large amount of money as well.   While some countries have been newly established, such as South Sudan, the road to success has been very bumpy. Not only do you have to have your own military, but you have to have your own constitution, judicial system for laws, political parties, etc.   The costs and complexity are enormous, and you have to make sure that you don’t have other countries who are much more powerful, take you out. With that said, why not adopt a policy that China setup many years ago, that is still practiced today.   The have a One Country, Two Systems.   Here is how it breaks down, the one country being China, and the Two Systems being Capitalism, and Soc...