ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday said talks should be held with the gang leaders in Haiti as efforts continue to end the security and political crisis in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country.

Haiti has been plagued with violent gang activities ever since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his private residence on July 7, 2021.

Kenya has deployed a multinational security support (MSS) mission to Haiti after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution in support of the initiative to combat gang violence and restore order.

The mission, which began in June 2024, involved at least 800 Kenyan police officers, initially deployed as part of a planned 2,500-person force. The force’s mandate is to support the Haitian National Police in combating the violence and restoring security in the country, where gangs have seized control of much of the capital and other areas.