Martissant

The period of instability continues in Haiti. A Police Officer was killed in Martissant.

In the early morning on February 12, 2016, a Haitian police officer was killed by multiple gunshots while he was patrolling on a motorcycle in Martissant, 21, a rough section of the country's capital. The PNH has confirmed that the slain officer was an employee of the Directorate of Traffic, named David Dume. He was in uniform, left home for his workplace. There have been no arrests in Friday's killing. As per Haitian National Police spokesman Frantz Lerebours, an investigation is under way. Martissant is a troubled district long known for gang activity.

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Martissant is a densely populated area near the center of Port-au-Prince connected by two main busy roads. It is a place where open space is very scarce. A park is truly an out of the world serene social space. Following a proposal from Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty (FOKAL) in June 2007, a presidential decree freed 15 acres land from four estates for public use as 'Martissant Park'. These four estates where the development for the park is under process since February 2008 are Dunham, Mangonès, Pauline and Leclerc. A surrounding buffer zone has also been decreed. The project has started with a mission to maintain historical heritage, Haitian flora and creation of exceptional natural environment. It will have arrangements to host many cultural, research and training programs.

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The work of watershed management in the Morne Hospital area has been completed on August 2, 2013. Even a slightest rain, especially in the slopping alluvial areas near the Morne Hospital and many other parts of Port-au-Prince, used to stall the normal lives of local people. The project has bestowed many additional benefits over its primary objective of flood management. The project under the sponsorship of Community Violence Reduction (CVR) for US$178,634 has created jobs for 1345 people at 220 workers per rotation. Further, it reduced community violence, increased concern for the environment, improved health condition and strengthens the drainage system of the city. The banks and thresholds were constructed with dry walls as a measure for allowing rainwater sip through the wall and reduce the risks of future landslide. Vetiver seeding used in the process further solidified the walls. All constructions have been banned and the area has been announced as the state-approved zone. . The area will be reforested with useful plants like bamboo, mango and avocado.

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