They have been independent since 1804, not long after America’s independence:
WE WERE A COLONY, TOO
Skycrapers in Haiti:
ZERO
The Dominicans, who live on the other side of that rock absolutely HATE the Haitians. No reason to wonder why it is self evident.
They scrape something else in Haiti.
We chose Christianity, they chose voodoo.
Choices have consequences. As our nation rejects and rebels against Christianity we will see consequences as well.