Wednesday, April 25, 2007
UN leave the National Community School of Cite Soleil Wednesday, April 25. A short ceremony took place inside the school in presence of several officials beginning with a moment of silence in memory of the UN victim soldiers during the operations for peace in the community. There were the Brazilian general and troops, the United Nations representatives, the city hall representatives, the community’s UN children group, and several leaders, school directors and the press.
Repair is beginning very soon according to the General. He wishes to see the community school being repaired completely before the next academic school year. Both the general and the major acknowledge the value of education.
The major put an accent onto ameliorating the school system in the community and facilitate more schools in addition to the very little there is in the community. Together with the government, the community, and the international a new Cite Soleil can be build in peace, dialogue, respect, participation. Funding for repair will be coming from IOM/OIM an American organization.
The tri-columns flag pole inside the community school is now empty. The Brazilian battalion folds each flag and return to each representative, UN, Haitian, and Brazilian. Finally, the troops made their exhibition and leave the school building marching in range.
The delegation directed to Boston after all to “Base Jamaica” made a pre-inaugural as the Community Center. There they had animation, distributed food, medication to children, water as the UN continues their painting job in the Center. As always end up to be a good time for the kids with the clowns.
Friday, April 27, 2007
UN March for Peace…
March for peace organized by UN was a success. Several community leaders, citizen, school and other institution participated and express the envy for peace in Cite Soleil. Gathered from different locality of the community, participants express themselves with marching bands, songs, dance, and the freedom of speech that day; the population seemed very content and satisfied of the movement. They express the will to live in peace and the restoration of the police, the rehabilitation of the community, repair and social development. Several personnel were present such as UN, the National Police, representative of the Haitian government in addition to the city hall majors, and other unidentified diplomats.
May 8, 2007 - Another top gangster is arrested and…Unrevealed!
Known as the chief of “Ti Ayiti” Cite Soleil under the name of “BLADE”, the wanted is now behind bars. Blade was caught in Ti Ayiti on Tuesday, May 8th by MINUSTAH. Later on that same day, his father and a couple members of his family got assassinated by some people among population, other relatives and family members are evicted from the zone, and his soldiers are under run. It is known that his father was one of his bodyguards and often carried an automatic weapon. Information about Blade’s father death and others was not reported on the news. Blade was actually the first bandit to resist the national police upon interview with the press. UN is offering money in the community to catch bad guys. The operations continue in Cite Soleil, in the mean time people are wondering when this government will start looking into the cost of life in Haiti and ease necessity cost.
Gangsters are getting rid of gangsters…Unrevealed!
Unrevealing story that some people are getting missing in Cite Soleil. Who are they? Gangsters are getting rid of gangsters who plot to assassinate one another in time being. Even though they are hiding from UN and the National Police, they still take care of their business and one way or the other intimidates most people of the community. That is so true no one would dare point at them when UN is around. Most neighborhood refuse to deal with the situation like it is done in Ti Ayiti or Bel-Air, “Massacring the bandit”. They used to be neighborhood conflict among the zone gangs of the community. That tendency is elevating again under rap in the sense of revenge. Bad boys want to kill bad boys so that they are left alone by the authorities or hoping to become a hero instead of a criminal. Just like in the old days they were bluffing revolutionaries. No one knows when it will all be over; no one knows when the guns will be really off the ground of Cite Soleil.
May, 2nd 2007
Undergoing Repair…
Undergoing repair is taking place at ST. Thomas School. A little at a time STS is getting repaired as promised by UN. Many other schools were damage by UN and gangsters clashes in the decade. Apparently, nothing has been said to the owners of those schools in terms of repair. Maybe the Haitian government and some international organization will look into this situation because the grievances are many. I remember it was said in the first collaboration meeting that MINUSTAH isn’t have any money to repair all the schools. It is not hopeful to have all the furniture being replaced at STS. The Brazilian troop brought a couple blackboards, close to ten seats, and one desk. The Major stated again that his government is the one repair STS and doing many other things in their own. It is evident that UN is done with STS in terms of repair and replacement.
Repair in the National Community School begins this week also.
Money for the Community of Cite Soleil…
US Ambassador Janet A. Anderson debussed a check of S20, 000,000.00 for Cite Soleil. She is hopeful to see the school doors reopen, creativity, a better going in life, the restoration of the National Police, and the little kids at play, and social developments…A check was handed to the Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Elexis about two weeks ago. Many people wonder when and how this money is going to be used for the community. Many times big sum is disbursed for Cite Soleil, but in reality has it been used in the benefit of the community. I will be watching!
May third, 2007
Clean up and painting job is getting done in Cite Soleil. This time the city hall is assuming their responsibility doing the clean ups instead of the UN. The materials on place for clean up belong to the government. The majors are seemingly functioning in the office inside of Cite Soleil.
Many young artist of the ghetto are actually doing great painting jobs in the main entry of the community. Several significant figures are being painted as this new alternative begins. The project was exposed to IOM/OIM and other organizations as well as different leaders of the community. Now and then more people join the youth and support this alternative to build this new entry profile in the idea to welcoming people in the zone replace the damage front of the community, and send the peaceful massage to all in and out the community. Help is needed to collaborate or contribute with this project.
May 11, 2007
A call for sport activity was made by UN today. They invited the city hall to an amicable soccer game before the Brazilian troop leaves. Many soccer balls, shoes, and other equipment were given to the community’s representatives. Brazilian troop is living in about a month. Sport activities organized by UN for boys have been going on in the community especially “Simon Pele”. Most of those boys are from different schools of the community and being part of the MINUSTAH’s program for kids. No date is scheduled for the games yet, but we’ll keep close to the event.
Up coming…
UN is preparing some activities for Flag Day, but on the 17th instead of the 18th of May.
There will be a “Medal of Recognition Ceremony” in MINUSTAH home base in the afternoon of the same day.
More to come next week…
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