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    Caribbean Report 24-02-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-02-24) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Brabin, Michael (correspondent); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Ismael, Odeen (interviewee); Davies, Omar (interviewee); Clegg, Claude (interviewee); Thompson, Giselle (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    A squadron of light aircraft are heading towards the Cuban coast to drop commemorative wreaths over the spot where four anti Cuban Castro flyers were killed, when two of their planes were shot down by Cubans a year ago. Also, the Helms-Burton law dispute continues and the European Union says it is prepared to suspend moves to ask the World Trade Organisation to arbitrate, if it can reach agreement with Washington first. Next, the leader of the Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago wants the Speaker of the House of Representatives to evict a member of the Opposition, MP for Point Fortin, who has crossed the floor. In the following, a spokesperson for the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre says that Guyana’s President, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, is now in a stable but still serious condition after a relapse over the weekend. Next, Dr. Omar Davies, Jamaica’s Finance minister is refuting claims that the assistance being given to the island’s insurance sector amounts to a bail out. Finally, Louis Farrakhan, who has Caribbean roots says that black Americans should establish their own country and should seek UN support for their own nation. He, also, accuses the United States government of setting the stage for a war against Muslim countries. Finally, it is almost a year since the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage by a Grenadian born writer, Giselle Thompson was published.