Caribbean Report 04-03-1996

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. Caricom and Canada meet in Grenada for discussions on trade liberalisation. Lou Smith reports (00:27-02:14)
3. The United States calls on Trinidad and Tobago to support its position on Cuba. United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher is interviewed (02:15-05:18)
4. There is more debate on the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Appeal. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Guyanese Criminal Lawyer Doodnauth Singh are interviewed (05:19-07:05)
5. The fate of would be immigrants to the United States is now in the balance as the US Congress begins its final debate on the most restrictive immigration laws in thirty years. One ponders on what this might mean for the Caribbean community in the United States. Leslie Goffe reports (07:06-08:46)
6. In Britain a report has highlighted widespread racism in the army. Jeffrey McKay and Race Law Solicitor Henry Hodge are interviewed (08:47-11:53)
7. The West Indies cricket team has beaten Australia by four wickets in the latest Group A game in Jaipur in the World Cup. After their defeat by Kenya they needed a victory to keep them in the competition. Boxer Nigel Benn whose parents are from Barbados who announced his retirement received a strong incentive to change his mind today. West Indies Captain Richie Richardson is interviewed (11:54-15:18)

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