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	Podcast:		The Documentary
	Episode:		Assignment: The struggle for Barbuda's future
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:29:04
	Publish Date:		2024-01-11 02:40:00
	Description:		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’s essential to create jobs and for the economic future of the island. But others argue that it will fundamentally change the island’s 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’s future.
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