Max Chauvet Warns That Haiti’s Small-Scale Industry Is Dying Out

Max Chauvet, director of the daily Le Nouvelliste, described an artisanal sector that is bearing the brunt of the shocks caused by the country’s deteriorating security situation, despite the goodwill of artisans.

Jonasson Odigène
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Max Chauvet Warns That Haiti’s Small-Scale Industry Is Dying Out

Max Chauvet, directeur du quotidien Le Nouvelliste à la conférence de presse de lancement de l'édition 2025 d'Artisanat en Fête
Photo : Fabien Dave Sainthiar

Artisans are suffering the same fate as small businesses and small-scale industry in the country, Max Chauvet observed during his appearance on Magik 9’s morning show on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. “Haitian small-scale industry is slowly dying,” he lamented.

“Despite their resilience and their determination to keep going, artisans are living through a ‘tragic’ situation. There is no longer a market, no buyers, and difficulties in obtaining raw materials are multiplying, making everything more com

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