Haiti Latest: A day with 'Barbecue'; Head of one of Haiti's most powerful gangs

He is not responsible for all the violence sweeping Haiti's capital, but Bey has no doubt that he is at the center of it. His fighters are never far away. This is all your territory now because it was an open road the last time I was here. Yes, Jimmy Chariza referred to it universally. up to here as a griller he is the

head

of one of the

most

powerful

gangs

in Porto Príncipe but he is also the

head

of a consortium of

gangs

that has brought Haiti to its knees he took us through the bus checkpoints they put in place to stop police raids In its territory, that territory now extends over one of the main roads of the city, an economic highway that it completely controls.

Barbecue considers itself a revolutionary for the people and criticizes corrupt politicians and oligarchs. It rejects all the efforts that are being made. here to form a transitional council that will govern Haiti, but for the first time he told Sky News he would consider a ceasefire and talks if his people are represented. This is a significant exclusion within his territory despite the poverty. Life is relatively peaceful and organized, unlike much of Porto Príncipe. The ones they bring are orderly, usually it is chaos, but here people wait knowing that there are enough supplies for the entire community and this is a source of strength for the

barbecue

to the outside world.

He may be a gangster, but he's kind of like Robin Hood here, well, us. We are right in the heart of Barbu's Gangland territory. I have to say that the atmosphere here is very different to much of the rest of Porto Prince. It's much calmer, much more relaxed. There is a distribution. It is not chaotic. The feeling you get from this is that people feel safe in here the battlefield is outside the barricades that are there here this is much more like a normal city if you like the road the

barbecue

now the controls are al

most

deserted The signs of battle, the burned cars and deserted buildings are the visual signs of uprooted families who have been forced to flee by the tens of thousands.

He says he is trying to combat the most violent gangs. He says they need to change their ways or risk losing this revolution, but is it a revolution or just mob violence? almost impossible to meet Stuart Ramsey Sky News pter Prince