In other regional news, the Caribbean Community is still reeling from the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise, while his country has descended into turmoil.

Latest news indicates that at least 13 former members of the Colombian military were involved in the assassination.

Tonight, Haitian officials are requesting that the United States send in troops to protect the country's infrastructure.

It's a desperate situation and Haitians in Belize are watching on from afar in anxious distress.

We spoke to a few of them about the deeply troubling developments in their home country:

The US State Department has said that is is sending senior F.B.I. and homeland security officials to Port-au-Prince "as soon as possible" to determine how to assist Haiti.

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