Caribbean Report 12-07-1996

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. Cuba says it is ready to take action against a planned abort invasion on its shores this weekend. Spokesman for the Democracy Movement Ramon Saul Sanchez is interviewed and Rosie Hayes reports (00:29-03:27)
3. European Union Foreign Ministers are due to meet next week to consider possible strategies to deal with the controversial Helms-Burton law which penalises investors in Cuba (03:28-04:25)
4. In Guyana President Cheddi Jagan has declared a national emergency due to widespread flooding across the country (04:26-05:01)
5. Aids conference ends with hope of a new cure but the cost could rule out hope for the Caribbean. Leslie Fitzpatrick, CAREC is interviewed (05:02-08:28)
6. The four panel of twelve jurors and six alternates have been selected in the high profile Dole Chadee murder trial. Tony Fraser reports (08:29-09:35)
7. South Africa's President Nelson Mandela unveiled the Commonwealth Africa Investment Fund (COMAFIN) in London yesterday. At last week's Heads of Government Summit Caricom sanctioned steps for a Caribbean Investment Fund to be set up and managed by an investment firm based in Jamaica. Managing Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Robert Binyon and President Nelson Mandela are interviewed. John Simpson reports (09:36-15:21)

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