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SPECIAL UPDATE: Democracy Now! To Report on Aristide's Return to the Caribbean

Friday, March 12th, 2004

Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman is accompanying a delegation to the Central African Republic

today to report on Haitian President Jean Betrand Aristide's trip to Jamaica. Members on the

delegation include U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Randall Robinson. Please vist the Democracy Now! website throughout the weekend for updates.

The following is a press release from Randall Robinson about the trip:

Both within the United States as well as within the Caribbean community there have been efforts, over the past two weeks, to have President and Madame Aristide returned to the Caribbean. A delegation is now on its way to the Central African Republic to meet with President and Madame Aristide, and to accompany them to Jamaica, where Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has announced the Aristides will be residing for the next several weeks. U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, author Randall Robinson, and attorney Ira Kurzban are the American members of the delegation, and Jamaican parliamentarian Sharon Hay-Webster will be representing the Government of Jamaica and Caricom. Accompanying the delegation are Peter Eisner of the Washington Post and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!

The delegation is expected to arrive in the Central African Republic on Sunday, March 14, and is expected to arrive in Jamaica, along with the Aristides, on Monday March 15, 2004.

Check Democracy Now! web-site http://www.democracynow.org/ for frequent updates. Special coverage to air on Democracy Now! Monday's regularly scheduled show.

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