Caribbean Report 16-03-1995

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The US State Department will resume funding Trinidad and Tobago's battle against drug trafficking. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Edwin Carrington expresses grave concerns about continuing allegations of drug-related corruption in the Guyana Police Force. Long lost diaries written in 1951 by Che Guevara are to be published in the US and Britain. Commissioning Editor of Verso, Malcolm Imrie comments on some of the uncomplimentary things Guevara wrote about black people. Cuban President Fidel Castro ends a controversial four-day visit to France. The US House of Representatives began discussions on a proposal to pressure other nations to support the American embargo against Cuba. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku speaks on the role of Britain in the European Union and the Commonwealth after questions of British loyalties were raised.

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1. Headlines with Hugh Crosskill (00:00-00:29)
2. The US is to resume funding Trinidad and Tobago's fight against drug trafficking (00:39-02:50)
3. Dr. Edwin Carrington expresses grave concerns about the continuing allegations of drug-related corruption in the Guyanese Police Force (02:06-03:19)
4. Long lost diaries of Che Guevara reveal unexpected views on black people (03:20-07:43)
5. Cuban President Fidel Castro ends a controversial four-day visit to France (07:44-10:25)
6. The US begins discussions on a proposal to pressure other nations to support the American embargo against Cuba (10:26-10:56)
7. Chief Anyaoku talks about Britain's role in Europe as Britain finds itself caught between loyalties (10:57-14:40)
Recap to top stories (14:41-15:06)

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