As Caribbean nations gather in the Bahamas for their annual summit, they're all too aware that one of their members is sliding into anarchy.
Roadblocks were set up around the capital by a group of current and former police officers calling themselves Fantome 509 — a name uncomfortably reminiscent of Haitian criminal gangs like 400 Mawozo or G-9.
The Dominican Republic next door, with the same population as Haiti, has about four times as many police officers. It also has an army, a navy and an air force. Jean-Bertrand Aristide abolished Haiti's armed forces in 1994.But Carriere said the force's leadership has suffered along with the rank and file.late last year, which was a tragedy," he said. "This man was the guy who trains everybody else. This man was widely respected, admired. He was a very good man.
A Canadian Armed Forces surveillance plane returns home after two intelligence-collecting flights over Haiti.
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