The Regiment could be called in to help rebuild schools in Haiti that were destroyed by the earthquake in January.

Last week Premier Ewart Brown attended a CARICOM meeting where the future of Haiti and any help that can be given was discussed. The meetings were held in Dominica.

In a statement last week, Dr. Brown said: "The health focus of CARICOM's support to Haiti has been well received and we are now discussing more long-term assistance.

"The opportunity to provide Haiti with a building code to minimise the impact of any further natural disasters will not be squandered and together we will provide technical assistance as requested."

Lt. Col. Brian Gonsalves, Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment, was recently in Kingston, Jamaica where the region's military commanders met to discuss possible roles in the relief effort.

Dr. Brown added: "Having discussed the matter with Minister of Public Safety Col. Burch, we agreed that an eventual role for the Bermuda Regiment might be the rebuilding of certain structures at an appropriate time.

"The Haitian Foreign Minister told us that 3,700 schools need to be rebuilt. Based on the Regiment's success in Jamaica, Cayman and Grenada, we can see a possible role for our uniformed women and men once the effort has reached this phase."