The Secretary of State of USA, Marco Rubioreaffirmed its commitment to the extension of the program Haitian Hemishpiric Opportunity Through Partnership Encourangement (Hope) initiative that has been key to the textile industry in Haiti and also impacts the Dominican Republic.
Rubio said is essential to generate economic opportunities In Haiti and avoid a greater economic collapse in the Caribbean nation, in the middle of the serious Security crisis that crosses.
“Beyond that, if that can be achieved, then we must also talk a little about Haiti’s future, the opportunity he has to become a place where so many of those industries that are today in other continents, such as the Light manufacturing, textiles and clothing, can expand and create more employment and economic stability in Haiti.
The official stressed that the extension of the program In the US Congress, it would allow to maintain the export of textile products Haitians to the US market without tariffs, a measure that benefits both Haiti and industrial sectors in Dominican Republic.
While Rubio expressed the potential of growth than these programs They can bring to Haiti, warned that their effectiveness will depend on restoring the security in the country, currently controlled largely by armed groups.
The Dominican Republicthrough the system of Free zones It generates hundreds of local and Haiti jobs in projects that use assembly lines on both sides of the border such as the Codevi project.
Fernando Capellán’s request
Haitian Hemispheric programs OPPORENITY THOUTH PARTNERSHIP Encourangement (Hope) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (Help) must be renewed by the United States Congress in September 2025. On December 10, the Dominican businessman Fernando Capellán urged the government and key sectors to urgently manage the renewal of the programs. Although the initiative expires in September 2025, he warned that the operational planning of the textile industry requires clarity at least one year in advance.
Capellán is the founder of the Compagnie Industrial Park of Développement Industriel SA (CODEVI), located in Juana Méndez, Haiti, on the border with the Dominican Republic. Also owner of Group M, in Santiago, manufacturer of private clothing founded in 1986.
