David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
fired injure shots warning
We fired two warning shots into the air, and we didn't injure anyone.
area continue cover soldiers
We have (enough) soldiers so we can continue to cover the area they were patrolling.
few gone incidents
There have been a few incidents which were unpleasant. But for the most part, things have gone pretty well.
agreement completing date evidence hope intend peace protocol
Obviously, we always hope that they will see their way to completing the Lusaka protocol and peace agreement, but all evidence to date suggests that this is not what they intend to do.
election people police soldiers sure
People will see a lot of soldiers and a lot of police around to make sure people know the election is going to go smoothly.
elections expected higher nobody
Nobody expected (voter turnout) to be higher than the first round, and historically there's not a lot of turnout for legislative elections in Haiti.
anger ben cases hours people several voting waiting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines. People have ben waiting several hours now and in some cases they haven't even got inside.
anger voting
There's some frustration and anger on the voting lines.
candidate certain elections fact february happy population relief round
First there is the fact that the first round of elections (on February 7) is finished, and with the election of Mr. Rene Preval I think there is a certain relief in the population happy to see its candidate chosen.
bodies dead
This makes the identification of the dead bodies more difficult.
looks mess quite
This is really quite disturbing, and it looks like it's going to mess up things quite a bit.
grab people polling quick training workers
Some polling workers didn't show up for work, so we're going to grab people from the crowd, give them some quick training and get them in there.
choice convinced elections held incidents quite schedule
We're quite convinced the elections will be held on schedule and will unfold, we hope, with no incidents so that everyone can make their choice democratically and freely.
aware country left rumor
I'm aware there's a rumor that he left the country but I can't confirm.