Read Paul Biddle's Sixth Instalment from Haiti

Another workshop today, this time on prison security procedures. With our UN colleagues and the Haitian prison service senior management, there were up to 12 people attending. Alex and Damien translated the technical jargon which Bill and I delivered.

We found initially that the workshops took about 2-3 hours. Now because of the interest in them, they take all day. Meetings for the rest of the week normally have further questions and answers. We have another four workshops and then the UN will take over.

The leave cycle hits us for the last time with Bill and Damien off this week. I will be finishing in just over a month. I can’t reflect fully on my experience yet as there is still much to do, but it only seems like yesterday when we arrived.

The building work goes on and the new wall at Delmas is a splendid piece of work with foundations as deep as they are high. The new cell doors at Arcahaie have been approved as a national standard.

The new policies we have drafted will be presented next week and we have had agreement that the UN will take them on for implementation.

The first tropical storm is with us, so rain and winds over the weekend, just in time to watch the England versus Germany football match……rain and bad football, just like home!

It was a nice surprise last week when my wife arranged for the team to take me out for a surprise birthday dinner. Thanks guys, it was much appreciated.