Caribbean Report 15-05-1990

Abstract

The Green Parties in the European Parliament are hoping to amass support to prevent the ratification of Lome IV. The Green Parties regard the trade and aid deal between the European Economic Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries as a new form of colonialism and recommends a new form of dialogue. Secondly, an investigating team is sent to Israel by the Antiguan government in an attempt to clarify how arms sent to Antigua ended up on the estate of a Columbian drug baron. According to the British press the team had a week of fruitless enquiries whilst the Antiguan government reports that documents were obtained that may prove to be useful in the investigation. Following the Financial News, while it may seem to be a two-horse race between Joaquin Balaguer and Juan Bosch in the elections of the Dominican Republic, the issue of religion may divert votes to the Social Democratic Dominican Revolutionary Party led by Jose Francisco Pena Gomez. After 30 years of residing in London Roy Heath, Guyanese novelist, returns to Guyana to collect the prestigious literature prize of Guyana. He recently published his autobiography entitled “Shadows Round the Moon,” Roy Heath and states that Guyana is suffering from a brain-drain and returning exiles can make a positive impact on Guyana.