Haiti News News Haiti » Trade: Congress votes to reauthorize AGOA, Haiti HOPE-HELP for two years
Members voted 370-48 to pass the Continuing Resolution bill to temporarily fund the activities of the federal government, with the extension of the Haiti HOPE-HELP and AGOA programs nestled within ...
News Haiti » Trade: Congress extends HOPE for Haiti's biggest export industry; now awaits Trump's signature
For Haiti, where textiles have accounted for 90% of exports, the extension provides a measure of stability to a once thriving industry battered by political turmoil, gang violence and uncertainty over ...
News Haiti » Trade: Africa, Haiti Trade Preference Programs Face Uncertain Future
While the belated extension of two legacy trade statutes—the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP—was welcomed by both lawmakers and industry stakeholders this week, the ...
News Haiti » Trade: Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry
As large swathes of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince have succumbed to gang violence, resulting in surges of killings, kidnappings and sexual violence that have forced more than a million ...
News Haiti » Trade: Critical trade preference programs AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP extended
Hours after Congress narrowly approved appropriations legislation worth $1.2 trillion, President Donald Trump signed it into law, ending the partial government shutdown that began on Friday. Nestled ...
News Haiti » Trade: Congress Restores AGOA and Haiti HELP Trade Preferences
On February 3, 2026, the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed a comprehensive spending bill. While the primary aim of the bill was to end a partial government shutdown and fund ...
News Haiti » Trade: AAFA: Congressional Effort to Extend Haiti Trade Preference Programs ‘Has Traction’
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) is getting behind a Congressional effort to save a legacy Caribbean trade ...
News Haiti » Trade: New southern Haiti seaport, renovated airport spark Haitian trade mission to Miami
A new international port and an extended airport runway in Haiti’s southern region are spawning hope of new trade and investment opportunities between South Florida and the Caribbean nation. That’s ...
News Haiti » Trade: US Puts an End to Haiti's Trade Lifeline
Haiti is teetering on the brink—and things just got worse. The US on Wednesday let a key trade program expire, one that allowed duty-free imports to the US of Haitian-made textiles. The end of the ...