Caribbean Report 31-10-1996

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. Trinidad and Tobago is strongly protesting a shooting incident in the Gulf of Paria. They are rejecting Venezuelan accounts of the incident. Captain Anthony Franklin and Foreign Minister Ralph Maraj are interviewed (00:29-02:10)
3. Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is strongly hinting at a return to active politics with the formation of a new grass roots movement, the Lavalas Family. Michael Norton reports (02:11-05:15)
4. Who is running the affairs of St. Lucia? Prime Minister Vaughn Lewis, President of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Guy Mayers and General Secretary of the United Workers Party Hamilton Celestine are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (05:16-08:00)
5. The Barbados Attorney General David Simmons expects Caricom approval at the 1997 Heads Summit of the Caribbean Supreme Courts issue. Attorney General David Simmons is interviewed (08:01-10:55)
6. In a few hours from now the Cuban authorities are expected to give the go ahead for food aid from Miami to be distributed to the victims of Hurricane Lili. Miguel Alfonso, Foreign Ministry spokesman is interviewed and Rosie Hayes reports (10:56-12:31)
7. Mike McCallum hits out on a call for a ban on boxing. Dr Sandy Macara of the British Medical Association and Boxer Mike McCallum are interviewed (12:32-15:29)

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