GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders have called for the urgent renewal of two initiatives that provide duty-free treatment in the United States for certain Haitian-manufactured textile and apparel goods.

The UN Security Council also sanctioned the two men and extended an arms embargo on Haiti in place since 2022.

The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Office on Drugs and Crime said that the continuing escalation of gang violence and instability in Haiti has led to recent

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history. By Thursday, the storm weakened as it left the Bahamas.