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    Caribbean Report 13-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-13) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Castro, Fidel (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Anyaoku, Emeka, Chief (interviewee); Hobday, Peter (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The UN Social Summit ends leaving the Caribbean feeling ignored and side-lined. Despite the declaration, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have complained of a lack of binding commitment to increase aid and address the problem of debt. Yvette Collymore assesses the Summit's level of success. Cuban President Fidel Castro begins a three day visit to France. Carol Orr looks at the significance of this visit. Tolerance was the theme of this year's Commonwealth Day celebrations. Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku responds to whether the Commonwealth has outlived its usefulness. In Jamaica, Opposition Leader Edward Seaga faces a crucial vote on the future of his leadership. The government in Belize plans to go ahead with an economic citizen investment programme despite criticism from the Opposition and NGOs. Caribbean competitors were among the medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
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    Caribbean Report 16-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-16) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Hoff, James (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Imrie, Malcolm (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Orkney, Elsa (interviewee); Anyaoku, Emeka, Chief (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    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.