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The tragedy has raised immediate questions about how a private event, charging 1,000 gourdes, about $8, was authorized inside the fortress, commissioned by Haiti’s first and only king, Heny Christophe after the country gained independence to keep the French out.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
This is apparent on the production floor, where the minimum daily wage of 685 Haitian gourdes translates to just over $5 for a day’s worth of work.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Before 2015, the exchange rate was 40 gourdes to $1.
—Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
Now phones cost about $20, but service is 3 to 5 gourdes per minute (exchange rate now is 40 gourdes for $1).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
This is apparent on the production floor, where the minimum daily wage of 685 Haitian gourdes translates to just over $5 for a day’s worth of work.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Before 2015, the exchange rate was 40 gourdes to $1.
—Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
Now phones cost about $20, but service is 3 to 5 gourdes per minute (exchange rate now is 40 gourdes for $1).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010
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“Gourde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gourde. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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