The deployment of Barbadian peacekeeping troops to crisis-torn Haiti has been put on hold, a senior government minister has revealed.Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds disclosed on Thursday that the Mia Mottley administration was awaiting clarity on if, and when a Kenya-led multinational security force – of which Barbados is a part – would be mobilised after all, following Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s decision to step down.“Until there is clarity on that wider deployment, Barbadian troops will be standing down,” Symmonds told Barbados TODAY. He said a security contingent is ready to collaborate in restoring law and order in a country taken over by gangs and where no government exists.Just two weeks ago, Henry and Kenya’s President William Ruto signed a deal to fast-track deploying Kenyan police to curb violence in Haiti. On Tuesday, Kenya abruptly paused the deployment after Henry resigned, casting doubt on the proposed multinational mission.
