March 30th
CONTINUOUS ARREST
The arrest continues daily in Cite Soleil. Most people innocent or not are in intense pressure due to the way those operations are undergoing. However, innocent ones get released after investigation when being arrested. Gangsters are timidly wondering the community generate informers especially young ones to position UN troops coming.
Little soldiers (gangsters) of the community still want to join the CNDDR program and return their guns, but aren’t trust the program and afraid of their superiors being free. Apparently it exist a Major conflict among the gangsters. Some of them want to turn in their guns and give up, and some are reluctant to that. That tendency might create a chaos among them people whispering.
Notice that most of those operations in Cite Soleil are now involving the national police.
YOUTH DIVISION
Great division is rising among violent and non-violent ones of Cite Soleil. Most of the positive minded youth don’t want to deal with the gangsters and refuse to live under their government any longer. Due to the fact that most of the wanted are being brought up in the community people with more maturity, elderly, and few leaders are trying to avoid a massacre among them. Very complex situation!!!
THE POPULATION
The population is feeling the peace, but yet can’t live it because there still armed ones among them whom many are afraid to denounce. They are hopeful on the undergoing operations to make continuous progress until many other top and little soldiers are being caught. I assume whenever some well known bandit got caught the community will point at the rest and wash out that generation according to individuals’ secret statement. It is though evident that the population is not willing to do with anyone who used to deal with the out laws of the shanty. There are dying for real peace, repair, social development, justice, and a better going in live.
April, 3rd 2007
THE COLLABORATION MEETINGS
The collaboration meetings in Cite Soleil are pending until the in charged of the troops in place are return from vacation in a couple weeks. Different UN soldiers were intruded on the field to continue the mission which is to arrest the wanted, applying social and educational activities for youth, clean ups, and the restoration of Haitian authorities in the community.
Major Heron mentioned that the collaboration meetings will take place again soon to move on to the restoration of the community. UN is intending to have a March for Peace on Friday, April 27. He needs the community leaders’ opinion and collaboration to make this event happen.
Mean while the UN and the Haitian police are working hardly to restore the city hall office in the community. All three majors refuse to run office in the community until more armed individuals are being caught. The actual city hall office is away from the heart of this community. Unless a very important meeting with visitors is being held, the majors work in the other office out side of Cite Soleil.
April, 15 2007
ADUCATION & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
UN creates interschool activities for primary level students. Several schools in Cite Soleil including St. Thomas School are being picked for a special educational program organized by UN. In this program students will benefit computer teaching, typing, art, karate, and sport. From ten to twenty students are being picked from different schools, being transported to a UN base a few kilometers away from the community three to four times a week. Haitian teachers are teaching those kids not Brazilian. Notice that the program is being fund by the Brazilian government mentioned Major Heron. There is other intent to make possible creativity such as projecting movies in the community for the youth. The only movie theater of the community is being closed many years ago. It is possible to extend this program in the Community’s Centre planned to be place in Boston were other youth can use the opportunity to learn the above skills. In the mean time, UN soldiers are working in Evens Geune’s place which is called “Base Jamaica” to turn it to this Community Centre.
CLEANNING UP
Brazilian troops begin to cleaning up the community. They clean several canals and other private location which became dumpsters.
April, 19 2007
The major of Cite Soleil, the Haitian chief of police, Mario Andresol, others from the government, UN and several other diplomats met to Cite Soleil to soliciting peace and the presence of the national police in the community and touch several other issues. The meeting was privately done in the UN biggest post in the ghetto and later reported on the news. The population express they happiness to see the presence of the national authorities and willing to see their stations soon. The chief of police hope to work in collaboration with the population for the restoration of peace in Cite Soleil.
April, 21 2007
ANOTHER TOP GANGSTER GOT CAUGHT
Belony, the x-commander of the neighborhood call “Bois Noeuf” in Cite Soleil was caught by the national police on the Haitian/Dominican border in a locality call St Michelle de la Talaille. It happened on Saturday, April 21. Belony was caught with another colleague, Alin Cadet with weapons and a couple sacs of bullets. Belony denies being a killer, kidnapper, or ever had any conflict or clashes with MINUSTAH. He stated that he was working for salary, his boss is unknown and most of his allies are already in the Dominican Republic.
April, 23 2007
Collaboration Meeting
A collaboration meeting was held in one of UN base in Cite Soleil this Monday based on the up coming march for peace in the community. Several leaders, association, pastors, and school directors were present. Many agreed with the idea and strongly support it. Many among the leaders agreed to motivate participant from their own institution, church, school, or organization to participate in this MARCH.
UP COMING
MINUSTAH is preparing the Community Centre in Boston.
The coming of few Brazilian visitors is scheduled for Wednesday April 25th.
A big march for peace in Cite Soleil is planning by MINUSTAH for Friday, April 27.
Brazilian troops are living the National Community School this coming week. An international organization, IOM is funding repair and the school should be ready before reopening in August.
St. Thomas School repair will begin soon said Major Heron of the Brazilian troops. Fund for STS repair is coming from the Brazilian government. We are hopeful to have under going repair for STS within two weeks.
UN base in the National Community School will be move to the top floor of the City Hall.
April, 24 2007
A Youngman was killed by bandit in Boston Cite Soleil today. I have no further information about that, but I will cover this latest as soon as possible.
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