The G9 gang controls large swathes of Haiti. Its leader is Jimmy Cherizier, otherwise known as Barbecue; he is the most powerful gang leader in Haiti. Violence is rife, and Cherizier is bothered by the infringement of local gangs into his territory. As he shows reporter Prue Lewarne around, she notes a “house burnt by rival gang G-PEP.” Those bearing the brunt of this destruction are of course the local people. “There’s just no hope” says orthopaedic surgeon, Zadia Curnozane, who treats civilian victims of gunshot wounds every day. “When you step out in the morning, you don’t know if you’re going to come home.” Despite the abject danger of the region, Cherizier wants to encourage more visitors to Haiti. “We need a country where we can have a lot of tourists to come to visit Haiti because Haiti is a beautiful country,” he says. With levels of violence against civilians at breaking point, and the UN having imposed sanctions upon Cherizier last year for human rights abuses, Cherizier’s vision for the country comes in stark contrast to the reality.