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 24 October 2008
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The UN General Assembly welcomes the initiative by CARICOM to erect a permanent memorial to victims of the transatlantic slave trade

Caribbean News Round-Up: a weekly 15-minute news magazine on developments at the United Nations concerning the Caribbean.

The Bahamas says the legacy of the slave trade highlights the capacity to speak out against injustice;

Jamaica laments the fact that it took 200 years to acknowledge slavery and the slave trade as crimes against humanity;

Antigua and Barbuda says the current global environment is contributing to worsening economic and social conditions;

St. Lucia highlights the rippling effects of the current financial crisis

Producer: Donn Bobb