A number of dozen Canadian Armed Forces members have been deployed to Jamaica to coach Caribbean Group troops for a mission meant to revive order in Haiti.
A information launch from the Division of Nationwide Defence says 70 Canadian Forces members had been deployed on Friday on the request of the Jamaican authorities.
It says the month-long project will see the CAF members assist put together CARICOM troops for deployment in Haiti, the place the Caribbean troopers will bolster the Haitian Nationwide Police as a part of a United Nations approved mission to revive safety within the nation.
The Canadian personnel, who will practice troopers in abilities together with fight first assist and peacekeeping, are drawn primarily from the first Battalion, Royal twenty second Regiment from Valcartier, Que., whereas the Caribbean Group troops are from Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas.
Gangs in Haiti have overwhelmed native police forces and brought management of key infrastructure within the nation, triggering a violent turf battle that has led to the collapse of the island society.
In January, the Canadian Armed Forces led coaching programs for practically 300 defence personnel from Jamaica, Belize, and Bahamas.
