AFTER A marathon session on Calivigny Island here yesterday, leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have now resolved the contentious issue whether to allow Haiti's re-entry into the regional grouping. At a press conference at the Grenada Grand Beach Resort last night, Dr. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, told journalists that a president has also been selected for the soon-to-be-instituted Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). However, he explained that the details of these decisions will not be made public until today when they have informed all the regional leaders on the decisions. St. Lucian Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony had to leave the session before it ended yesterday. But Gleaner sources indicated that the 15-member bloc of countries has still not accepted the interim Haitian Government. It was revealed that CARICOM will be sending a team of Foreign Ministers to Haiti at the end of the summit, and within a month they will make a definitive decision on whether to reinstate Haiti as an official member of the regional integration movement. "The CARICOM region took a very principled position on what transpired in Haiti in the early stages and we feel that position was the correct one. We feel strongly about the need to send the right message because we know in some of our countries there are people who believe that they can remove government by all sorts of means," said Mr. Mitchell. MESSAGES He added: "In Grenada, we are an example of this so we do not want to send any message that that is unacceptable. But we also feel very strongly that our Haitian brothers and sisters do require the support of the CARICOM region and that many members of the international community, including the United Nations and other developed countries, have in fact been engaging Haiti in different ways and we felt that while our position has been a correct one, we should in fact move forward on the issue of Haiti." Dr. Mitchell dismissed reports that the Haiti issue had caused a divide among CARICOM members. "I am happy that Haiti has not resulted in any division of the CARICOM family which I think a number of people were seeming to indicate. The whole ambiance of Calivigny provided the necessary atmosphere to solve complex problems," reported the incoming CARICOM chairman. The rift between Haiti and CARICOM began after the controversial ousting of former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Interim Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue suspended diplomatic ties with the region when Jamaica hosted Mr. Aristide for several weeks after his ousting. Since, CARICOM has kept Haiti diplomats at a distance from the councils of CARICOM, describing the interim government as unconstitutional. SOURCE: JAMAICA-GLEANER.COM