Caribbean Report 18-02-1994

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This report looks at the upcoming elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Correspondent Lionel Martin reports on Cuba's decision to compensate Spain for property nationalized during the 1960s revolution. Also highlighted is the talk in Washington about ending the 30-year embargo against Cuba; Queen Elizabeth's visit to Anguilla; and Jean-Aristide's failed talks with a group of Haitian parliamentarians in Washington.

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. General Elections take place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday. The vote is being seen as a choice between the incumbent National Democrat Party led by Prime Minister James Mitchell and the opposition Alliance Labour Party and the Movement for National Unity. A number of independent persons were also contesting seats. Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) John Campbell and Stanley John, Leader of the Labour Party air their views on the possible outcome of the elections (00:28-01:50)
3. Correspondent Collin Williams comments on who may be ahead in the polls in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the lead up to the General Elections and what has been said by politicians (02:02-4:00)
4. Cuba has announced it would compensate Spain for any property that was nationalized by the revolutionary government in the 1960s. The announcement comes on the heels of a series of moves by the Cuban government aimed at influencing foreign policy makers and public opinion overseas. Lionel martin reports (04:01-06:11)
5. In Washington, there is talk of ending the 30-year trade embargo against Cuba however this does not indcate a softening towards the Cuban regime as the US would only remove the embargo after Cuba hold democratic elections. Correspondent Yvette Collymore discusses the views of academics and politicians (06:12-8:34)
6. It's 28 years since the Queen Elizabeth's visit to Guyana, road repairs are the most visible evidence of the Queen's visit (12:03-14:33)
7. In Washington, a meeting with exiled President Jean Bertrand Aristide and a group of Haitian parliamentarians ended in failure when Aristide rejected their plan to end Haiti's political crisis (14:33-14:58)
8. Theme music (14:59-15:04)

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