and urged the international community and other stakeholders to play a much more meaningful role in ensuring the future security of the French-speaking CARICOM country.

Golding, who is one of the three CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) seeking to facilitate inclusive dialogue among Haitian stakeholders in an effort to find a solution to the protracted multi-dimensional crisis in the country, also cast doubt on Haiti holding elections later this year.

Speaking during a World Bank sponsored webinar on Haiti, Golding said that since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021 “gangs have expanded their control over vast sections of Port au Prince, the seat of government, making it virtually impossible to have an election of a new president within the constitutionally mandated period of 120 days. (Jamaica Gleaner)