Trading with Haiti and Dominican Republic
One major advantage that La Gonave will have is that Haiti and Dominican Republic is so close. Combined both countries have some 20 million people. Going from Anse-a-Galets to Port-au-Prince is about an hour or less if we get the correct type of small cargo boat. Then from Port-au-Prince to Santo Domingo, DR you are looking at about a 5 hour trip, not counting traffic. Trade will be huge for the island of La Gonave to successful. Many goods could be traded to the DR, including farm crops but also things such as limestone, which La Gonave has plenty of. The island shouldn't compromise itself by digging for limestone, but having a small quarry where the material is sold to the DR could be of major benefit. Again tight control on where to get the natural limestone should be done so that it doesn't destroy the environment. I mentioned long ago in other blogs that a Bureau of Land Management should be formed just to monitor and control this sort o...