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Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Montego Bay

Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces to fight gang violence and support Haiti

armed men walk along a road
Brigadiers supporting the Haitian National Police walk in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 1 July 2025. Photograph: Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images

Leaders in the Caribbean have pledged to join forces to tackle crime and violence as they reaffirmed their support for Haiti, which the UN says continues to be “paralysed”by gangs.

Taking the reins as chair of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a bloc of 15 countries, Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s prime minister, said security in the region would be a “matter of great priority” under his chairmanship.

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