Caribbean Report 18-01-1995

Christine Stewart, the Canadian Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, stated that the Canadian government backs the idea of NAFTA membership for individual CARICOM states but expressed concerns for those left states behind. Correspondent Rosie Hayes reports on the Cuba-CARICOM Commission talks whereby Cuba has done its utmost to make the case for CARICOM investments in Cuba. The United Nations (UN), Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali stated that the UN will assume responsibility for peacekeeping in Haiti after the withdrawal of US troops. Tony Fraser reports on the High Court judgement which gave an 11 year old Muslim girl the right to wear a head covering or hijab to school. British Opposition MP Bernie Grant indicated that he is still awaiting a reply on the letter of protest he sent to the Defense Ministry. Mr. Grant had denounced plans to exclude Caribbean Heads of State from the VE Day celebrations to be held in May. The question was put to Tony Baldry, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean, whether Britain's interest in the Anglophone Caribbean was on the wane.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Crosskill, Hugh (anchor), Stewart, Christine (interviewee), Hayes, Rosie (correspondent), Ransome, Debbie (correspondent), Fraser, Tony (correspondent), Grant, Bernie (interviewee), Baldry, Tony (interviewee)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-01-18
Subjects:	Free trade, > Western Hemisphere, Free trade, > North America, Caribbean Area, > Commerce, > North America, Canada, > Relations, > Caribbean Area, Treaties, > Accession, Cuba, > Foreign economic relations, > Caribbean Area, Foreign trade promotion, > Cuba, Peacekeeping forces, > Haiti, United Nations, > Peacekeeping forces, > Haiti, School attendance, > Trinidad and Tobago, > Religious aspects, Judgements, > Trinidad and Tobago, Hijab (Islamic clothing), > Trinidad and Tobago, V-E Day, 1945, > Great Britain, Great Britain, > Foreign relations, > Caribbean, English-speaking,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13255
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