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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-08-03) Richards, Ken (anchor); Gonsalves, Ralph (interviewee); Lord, Richard (correspondent); Rowley, Keith (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Porten, Frances (interviewee); Christie, Cleopatra (interviewee); Smith, Edward (interviewee); Cozier, Tony (correspondent); Gower, David (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: the leader of the Opposition Unity Labour Party (ULP) in St. Vincent, Ralph Gonsalves, states that his party has documentary evidence to back its allegations of financial impropriety against the Attorney General Parnell Campbell. In Trinidad and Tobago, the ruling party and the Speaker of House of Representatives are set to clash once more as the bill amending the constitution to remove the Speaker is up for debate. An American judge is scheduled to rule on the deportation of Haitian right-wing leader Emmanuel Constant. Michael Norton reports on whether Constant is likely to receive a fair trial in Haiti. Meanwhile in Montserrat, the threat of a volcanic eruption has forced some residents to leave the country. Caribbean Report interviews some Montserratians to find out how they are coping with the situation. The Bahamas has been talking with British authorities about legislation to tighten up on money laundering. Bahamas Assistant Director of Legal Affairs, Cleopatra Christie and Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Edward Smith comment on how much of a difference the new laws will make. In cricket, West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams suffered a fractured cheekbone during an encounter with Somerset.