Questions surrounding the disappearance of Saint Lucian fisherman Ricky Joseph took centre stage during the closing press conference of the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, as new CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, faced tough questions from Al Jazeera about the government’s handling of the matter.

Al Jazeera spent the week in Saint Lucia investigating Joseph’s disappearance. His family thinks he may have died in a reported US strike in February, but there is no evidence to confirm this. Because no body has been found, police are still treating the case as a missing persons investigation.

Against that backdrop, Pierre was asked what justice should look like for Joseph’s family if the allegations turned out to be true.