{"id":11565,"date":"2025-03-26T11:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haiti-observateur.ca\/?p=11565"},"modified":"2025-03-28T04:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:35:30","slug":"happenings-whats-the-plan-when-the-gangs-take-full-control-of-port-au-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haiti-observateur.ca\/?p=11565","title":{"rendered":"HAPPENINGS! What\u2019s the Plan when the Gangs Take full Control of Port-au- Prince?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the desk of Ray Joseph
\nIn lieu of Ha\u00efti-Observateur
\n<\/strong>Due to certain inconveniences, L\u00e9o Joseph, the editor, has not been able to publish the paper for this week. Thus, I am sending you these two articles, one for the English readers and the other for the Creole ones, because of their actuality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ak\u00f2z s\u00e8ten pwobl\u00e8m li pa t ka rezoud atan, edit\u00e8 L\u00e9o Joseph pa piblliye journal la semen sa a. Men 2 atik sa yo ke m te prepare pou piblikasyon, younn ann angle, l\u00f2t la an krey\u00f2l, t\u00e8lman enp\u00f2tan, mwen deside voye yo ban nou. Bonne lecture, jan yo di an franse.
\nRay Joseph<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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HAPPENINGS! What\u2019s the Plan when the Gangs Take full Control of Port-au-Prince?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now that the armed gangs, that have caused death and desolation in almost all sectors in Haiti, are in control of 90% of Port-au-Prince and will, no doubt, take full control of the capital, unless an unforeseen miracle happens, we\u2019re asking what\u2019s the plan to deal with the worsening situation?<\/span><\/p>\n

Certainly, the Presidential Council of Transition (CPT by its French acronym) won\u2019t be able to remain much longer in Port-au-Prince, neither will the Prime Minister, both occupying the Villa d\u2019Accueil, a building of the government in Musseau, an upscale neighborhood away from the center of the city. As it is, all government offices have abandoned the center of the city, as was detailed in an editorial in the Haiti-Observateur, last week, by Le o Joseph.<\/span>
\nImagine that even the Prime Minister\u2019s lavish seaside office, in the Bicentenaire, was also abandoned long ago. When Ariel Henry had assumed the Prime Minister\u2019s post, in July 2021, following the assassination, on July 7, of President Jovenel Mo\u00ef se, he felt it wise to relocate the office, due to threats from Johnson Andre , nicknamed Izo, head of the \u201c5 Seconds\u201d gang, with headquarters at Village de Dieu, adjacent to the southern tip of the Bicentenaire, and close to Martissant, the southern suburb of Port-au-Prince under full control of gangs since June 1st, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

New offensive by the gangs,a menace to the CPT Interestingly, the members of the CPT don\u2019t feel it\u2019s safe to remain in the Haitian capital, or anywhere near it, no matter the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

For, the latest offensive of the gangs is disconcerting. As reported, on January 27, the \u201cViv Ansanm\u201d (Live Together) coalition of gangs under the leadership of Jimmy \u201cBarbecue\u201d Che rizier, attacked Kenscoff, the upscale community in the mountainous area, some 15 miles southeast of Port-au-Prince. More than 50 people were killed in the massacre, many more wounded, and reportedly more than 1,660 people are homeless. Since then, several neighborhoods close to Port-au-Prince have been attacked, causing much fear. There\u2019s a constant exodus from the capital, whereas before, it was an attraction, a situation that led to a bunch of shantytowns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving the capital to Cap-Haiian<\/strong>
\nThus, behind the scenes, there\u2019s talk about moving the capital to Cap-Haitian, in the north. As it is, that city, the second in terms of importance in Haiti, hasn\u2019t been welcoming gangs. Rarely does one hear about gang activities in Cap Haitian, and when there\u2019s any such encounter, the gang in question loses out. In that light, Cap-Haitian is coveted as the alternative capital of Haiti.<\/span><\/p>\n

That harks back to the time of the northern kingdom, under Henry Christophe (1811-1820). Then there was the Republic of Haiti, with Port-au-Prince being the capital, under President Alexandre Pe tion, in the Southern and Western parts of Haiti.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the plan being conceived now by the authorities to escape from the gangs becomes reality, we\u2019ll end up with Cap-Haitian as the capital of Haiti, and Port-au-Prince, the capital of the gangs. What country will recognize such governance to the point of giving gangs diplomatic standing? On the other hand, one would expect that the international community, with the U.S. in the lead, will undertake an invasion of Haiti, to wipe out the threat of terrorists for the whole region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haitian Leadership and the International Community to <\/strong>blame<\/strong><\/span>
\nSuch is the current situation in Haiti. And we didn\u2019t have to get there, because there has been ample warning about the danger of the gangs. For example, the authorized voice of Haiti\u2019s Catholic bishops was heard more than once on this issue. In a statement, September 19, 2023, in the Vatican News, Haiti\u2019s Bishops Conference asked for \u201can <\/em>end to the genocide against defenseless people\u201d and called for <\/em>\u201caction\u201d<\/em> from the Haitian authorities and the international community. It\u2019s as if the bishops were preaching in the desert.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours truly, in a blazing statement, September 8, 2021, first published in the Haiti-Observateur, in bold letters in Creole, had warned: \u201cToutotan kesyon gang nan pa regle, anyen pa ka regle ann Ayiti.\u201d <\/strong>(As long as the gang issue isn\u2019t resolved, nothing can be resolved<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nin Haiti.\u201d )<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

But who am I for them to heed my advice? So, they haven\u2019t done what\u2019s required to defeat the gangs. And today, we\u2019re heading to the total control of the capital by gangs, who will replace the illegitimate Haitian government, established by foreign powers that could care less about the wellbeing of the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere. For there\u2019s still resentment regarding our ancestors who put an end to slavery, by defeating the mighty army of Napole on Bonaparte, on the Battlefield, at Vertie res, on November 18, 1803, to declare independence on January 1, 1804<\/span><\/p>\n

h-o 26 mars 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ha\u00efti-Observateur<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0ISSN: 1043-3783<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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