Who are the richest people in Haiti?

Gilbert Bigio is a Haitian businessman. He is the founder of GB Group and Haiti’s only billionaire. He was sanctioned by the Government of Canada for his involvement in arms trafficking and human rights violations in Haiti. Bigio is also the de facto leader of Haiti’s Jewish community and an honorary consul to Israel.

Who is Jean Bertrand Aristide wife?

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Why did Haiti become so poor?

Once the wealthiest colony in the Americas, Haiti is now the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, with more than half of its population living below the World Bank’s poverty line. Foreign intervention and debt, political instability, and natural disasters have stymied the Caribbean country’s development.