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The new Guyana government was confronted by Surinam's claims to the Corentyne area, rich in bauxite, and by Venezuelan claims (July) to frontier areas rich in oil.  1
 
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Jamaica joined the Caribbean Free Trade Area, which provided for early abolition of interstate tariffs among members of the British Commonwealth.  2
 
 
 
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