Prime Minister Pierre said the region is lending its support and expertise to Haiti, aiding in efforts to restore law and order. According to the PM, the Haiti crisis is also a major concern for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). To that end, he disclosed that former PM Kenny Anthony is assisting with the Haiti situation.

“That's in the upper echelons of the priorities of this government. Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has played a very important role as far as Haiti is concerned. The CARICOM governments are very, very concerned about what's happening in Haiti. As you know, the situation deteriorated further this week. In fact yesterday, when 4 ,000 prisoners were made to flee from the prison,” Pierre explained.

As Prime Minister Ariel Henry traveled to Kenya last week to sign a deal expected to secure Kenya's leadership, fighting escalated dramatically as armed men broke thousands of inmates out of overpopulated prisons, authorities declared a state of emergency and thousands of displaced people fled makeshift camps in the capital.

 Pierre adds that CARICOM has met with PM Henry to discuss immediate avenues.

“And this is a serious security problem. We had a face-to-face discussion with Prime Minister Ariel Henry. And then he left the meeting to go to Kenya. I don't know where he is now. But the situation in Haiti is a cause of great concern. That took a lot of time in our discussions,” he said.

Other security concerns also exist for the Caribbean as a whole. The Prime Minister said CARICOM is looking to address the mass importation of illegal arms.

“There's one general consensus, the illegal importation of guns. Guns, guns, guns, guns. That is what everybody agrees on, that there are too many guns that come into the region. Secondly, gang warfare. So we have to find out why young people are attracted to gangs and gang warfare.”

CARICOM entered a collaboration with the U.S. in 2023 to address the flow of illegal arms into the region through American dealers.