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    Caribbean Report 16-01-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-16) Orr, Carol (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Baldry, Tony (interviewee); Fletcher, Pascal (correspondent); Blitz, Hans (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Britain pledges to remain steadfast in its support of Europe's banana regime. British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean, Tony Baldry spoke with Hugh Crosskill on this issue. From Havana, Pascal Fletcher reports on the upcoming two day meeting of the Joint Cuba-Caribbean Commission whereby the highlight will be on Cuba's growing trade and investment ties with its Caribbean neighbours. Mr. Hans Blitz, Head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), revealed that Cuba has pledged to sign a treaty for a nuclear-free zone in Latin America although no date was given for the signing. Mr. Blitz was asked whether there would be a concerned reaction from the US on the developments in Cuba's nuclear industry. Geraldine Coughlan reports on the Haitian community in St. Martin since the restoration of President Aristide. Interviews with Haitians in French St. Martin indicated that many Haitians want to return home while others want to regularise their status in St. Martin. Haitians refugees held at Guantanamo Bay were repatriated against their will by the US authorities. Tony Baldry speaks on the Dominican Republic as a potential market for British and European businesses. Orin Gordon files a report on the comments made by Yorkshire cricket club Chief Executive, Chris Hassell, that England's Darren Gough is a bigger star than West Indies batsman Brian Lara.