Haiti back in Caricom?

It looks like Haiti will be allowed to rejoin Caricom, the 15-member Caribbean Community, if the recent presidential and parliamentary elections are deemed free and fair by election workers. Haiti's membership in Caricom was suspended after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in February 2004. Caricom refused to recognize Haiti's interim government, and Caribbean leaders accused the United States and France of being accomplices in Aristide's ouster. So far, foreign leaders have generally praised the recent elections, but votes are still being tallied. Currently, former President Rene Preval appears to be in the lead. Read the article here.