CARICOM urges calm, patience in Haiti

CARICOM has expressed concern over the deteriorating public order situation in Haiti and urged all the political leaders and the  Haitian people to exercise calm and patience. The situation follows  the  preliminary results of the November 28 Presidential and Legislative Elections.

A statement by Chairman  of CARICOM Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica, said that the Caribbean Community recognizes the irregularities and imperfections in the electoral process that have already been identified by the Joint OAS-CARICOM Observer Mission.

Golden in the statement released by the CARICOM Secretariat said also that the Community understands the reasons for the tensions in Haiti,