HAITI’S CLOTHING INDUSTRY HOPES FOR THE BEST AS COUNTRY COPE WITH SHOOTING OF PRESIDENT AND EARTHQUAKE
August 1st, 2021
A wait and see approach is being adopted by officials in Haiti's apparel and textile industry following the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, which came as the country struggled to cope with the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Now as the country reels from another major earthquake on August 22, Georges Sassine, former president and a board member of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) - which represents the majority of the manufacturing industry in Haiti - said following the political turmoil in the country: "I am asking ...
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