Security in Haiti

Amy Wilentz
I was in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Carrefour a week after the quake. I also went into the La Saline bidonville in Port-au-Prince. I did not experience a moment of personal insecurity while there or anywhere in the area. Clearly there are still gangs in La Saline, and I suppose they are potentially dangerous. I thought that some of the young seemed the type who might have weapons, though I didn't actually see any weapons.  And no one made even a gesture or said a word of aggression to me or my Haitian friend, who was not a bodyguard or security person of any kind and was not armed.

How are things in Haiti 2009 .--- updated

In my blog post last year in which I posted on the Security in Haiti.. here

I spoke of the kidnappings in Haiti and the number of Americans kidnapped there

I have since been advised by a local expert--Jaqui Labrum of Voyage Lumieres

that ALL of the kidnappings in Haiti of Americans were of HAITIAN AMERICANS

the USA and Canadian governments cannot state this officially

Kidnapping in Haiti is a very very slim risk for any foreigners

We DO NOT NEED to start seeing the private security guards

armed to the teeth.. escorting NGO workers around

REALLY

just call JACQUI