ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their two-day summit here late Friday having agreed on steps to tackle socio-economic issues confronting their citizens and calling on the international community to show more respect for the Haitian government by providing direct financial assistance to Port-au-Prince.

During the March 11-12 intersessional meeting, the region’s leaders held frank exchanges with the presidents of the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), seeking help with economic challenges like reducing their heavy debt burdens.

An offer from World Bank president Robert Zoellick to send assessment teams to interested countries gained widespread acceptance from the leaders of the 15-nation CARICOM.

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