NASSAU, Bahamas –Former Prime Minister Perry Christie is in Haiti as part of CARICOM’s Eminent Persons Group (EPG) meeting with Haitian stakeholders to find a solution to the ongoing crises facing the country, The Nassau Guardian reported on Friday, July 14, in an article written by News Editor Travis Cartwright-Carroll
Former prime ministers Dr. Kenny Anthony of Saint Lucia, and Bruce Golding of Jamaica are also part of the group. They traveled to Haiti on Wednesday.
“The group was appointed by CARICOM heads of government last May to initiate and oversee the community’s provision of good offices support in designated priority areas, including security, governance, the electoral process, and long-term development planning and advocacy,” CARICOM said in a statement.
“They will also liaise with key international partners and agencies.
“During their three-day mission, the EPG will meet with groups who attended the Haitian stakeholders meeting held in Kingston, Jamaica, last June as well as stakeholders who were not at that meeting.
“In the interest of the people of Haiti, the EPG encourages all stakeholders to continue their efforts to engage in meaningful dialogue, in order that consensus may be achieved, in a constructive, timely and peaceful manner on the path forward.”
Since the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, there has been an escalation of violence in Haiti.
In addition to the violence, nearly 4.9 million Haitians are going hungry because of a deepening food crisis, according to the World Food Program.
Officials at the United Nations have said that murders, rapes, kidnappings and lynchings were on the rise in Haiti. Much of the violence, officials say, is concentrated in Port-au-Prince and gang related.
In May, mobs began attacking and killing suspected gang members in the street.
Prime Minister Philip E. Davis has said that any solution for Haiti must be Haitian led.
See article in The Nassau Guardian at https://thenassauguardian.com/christie-in-haiti-as-part-of-caricom-effort-to-address-crisis/
