The Treaty of Gonave
Imagine La Gonave is leased to a newly created not-for-profit that would serve as the island's government. Imagine the Treaty of Gonave, where a lease is established with the not-for-profit and Haiti. The island would not only self govern, but Haiti wouldn't have any financial responsibility. The only responsibilities Haiti would have would be military protection, and international representation. While it sounds far from reality, it is a strong possibility. Haiti can't really afford to take care of the island of La Gonave effectively. A treaty that establishes Haiti owning the island, but allows a large amount of autonomy could be a way to solve La Gonave's problems. Financial policy, immigration, job creation, housing, politics, etc would all be at the hand of that not-for-profit. That not-for-profit by the way, would be staffed and ran by residents on the island of Gonave. Parts of the government structure could contain some people from ...