Hi folks: Not a whole lot to report on today. In PAP it is business as usual since Sunday. Some other areas of the country are not so and in one area of the Artibonite two of the parties have been exchanging gunfire and I heard just now on the radio that 14 arrests had been made by the PNH. But that is the rare case. On the whole everyone is quite pleased with how this round of voting went and many compliments are being given to the PNH (nat'l police ) and the MINUSTAH troops who were charged with keeping order.

The preliminary results are to be announced no later than March 31 and the final results on March 16. The CEP has been pretty insistent that news folks and others do not publish any preliminary results, not wanting to incite any rumors and actions on the part of the various partisans of the candidates. However rumors still go around that Martelly is ahead although in the North Mme Manigat had a stronger showing. We'll see how it all unravels.

I really just wanted to share a couple of photos taken of the work site for the Clinic at the school. Already the sky line is changing and it is quite remarkable to see how much ground they have dug up already. ......it was pretty exciting to me to see this when we drove up the roadway today.

Maybe you will feel that way too!.....a pita! Debbie