Caricom

A group of Caribbean leaders has met with senior clergy from the Church of England as the push for slavery reparations intensifies. Activists also are calling for the independence of British, French, Dutch and U.S. territories in the region. The reparations commission from Caribbean trade bloc Caricom also was scheduled to meet with British parliamentarians on Tuesday as part of a four-day official trip to the United Kingdom to seek reparations.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was a special guest at the CARICOM summit in the Bahamas this week because it has taken a leading role in helping Haiti confront its "horrific" gang violence crisis.

In a confidential report obtained by the Miami Herald, a four-member expert team notes that as the political and constitutional crisis in Haiti deepens and criticism of its leading international partners mount, there is a desire for the Caribbean Community regional bloc known as CARICOM to step into the fray and play mediator.

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