Caribbean Report 18-11-1993

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Headlines with anchor Yvette Rowe (00:27).
1. Haiti’s military backed government went ahead with parliamentary elections despite pressure from the UN and wide spread voter boycott. Correspondents Mike Jarvis and Michael Norton give feedback on the elections (00:28 - 02:22).
2. Sir Neville Nicholls, President of the Caribbean Development Bank says that CARICOM could put itself at a disadvantage if it delays participation in NAFTA (02:23 -03:35).
3. Mark Lennox Boyd - British Foreign Office Minister has warned Caribbean banana producers to prepare now for the end of preferential access to Europe due to new pending arrangements. However, Bowen Wells Conservative MP doesn’t sees a more optimistic future (03:36 -08:44).
4. The Barbados government and the country’s media have clashed on the issue of press freedom. Sandra Baptiste reports on an issue that could have regional implications (08:45 -12:11).
5. In cricket, in Melbourne the West Indies Cricket team beat Australia by four wickets to take the World Series trophy for the sixth time. Manager Rohan Kanhai said that this was a plus factor (12:12 -13:22).
6. Stephen Aimes Trinidadian golfer finished the Madera Island Open in ninth place (13:23 -13:40).
7. A Haitian delegation led by former President Joseph Nerette arrived in Washington hoping to meet with President Clinton, but were rebuffed by Presidential officials (13:41 -15:02).

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