Caribbean Report 11-02-1992

Abstract

Ousted Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide is advised by the Dominican Republic to refrain from speaking at an EC-ACP General Assembly meeting scheduled to take place in that country, due to claims that there might be security issues, while there are reports that there are concerns about what Aristide might say at the meeeting. Powdered milk sent by the European comunity as humanitarian aid to Haiti is on sale in the Dominican Republic. The United States Supreme Court gives the Bush administration 3 days to respond to claims that evidence was covered up of repatriated Haitians being persecuted upon return to their homeland. Report on the affidavits filed in preparation for the hearing in which members of the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen are claiming amnesty from accusations of treason and murder charges linked to the failed coup attempt in Trinidad in 1990. Eight countries around the border of the amazon rain forest sign a declaration and call on industrialized nations to play their part in conserving the environment. The chairman of an Irish banana company express concern for Caribbean farmers with the restrictive regulations of the European community, and there is resistance from Antigua and Barbuda as the United States attempt to remove its visa section from the Antiguan embassy.