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Assignment: The struggle for Barbuda's future
How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise.
Campaigners on the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are locked in a battle over its development by foreign investors who are building exclusive resorts for wealthy clients. The development of Barbuda into a high-end tourist destination is supported by the government of Antigua and Barbuda, who say it鈥檚 essential to create jobs and for the economic future of the island. But others argue that it will fundamentally change the island鈥檚 ecology and unique way of life. Caroline Bayley travels to Barbuda for Assignment to speak to both sides in the heated debate over the island鈥檚 future.
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