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“I decided to be from two islands”: Paul Latortue maps his life between Haiti and Puerto Rico

The Haitian economist, professor and entrepreneur opens the doors of his home to tell the story of his professorship from the university and the government in Port-au-Prince

July 28, 2024 - 3:00 PM

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Dr. Paul Latortue poses in front of a picture representing the celebration of the liberation of his native Haiti in 1804. The economist emphasized that his country was the first in Latin America to achieve independence. (Carlos Rivera Giusti)

By Adriana Díaz Tirado

Periodista de Noticiasadriana.diaz@gfrmedia.com

In the living room of Caribbean economist Paul Latortue’s home, hangs a picture of a Haitian painting very representative of the land where he grew up: Gonaïves (Gonaibo, in Taino), in the west of the neighboring country. In this peasant and agricultural village, he recalls a “very happy childhood”.