Jamaica to deploy 20 soldiers, 4 police to help fight gangs in Haiti

FILE - A Kenyan member of the Multinational Security Support mission stands next to an armored vehicle in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on Sept. 5, 2024. Jamaica announced on Sept. 10, 2024, that it was adding 24 soldiers and police to the MSS mission.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Tuesday that his country would send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a United Nations-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs.