Caribbean Report 07-03-1989

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1989-03-07

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The British Broadcasting Corporation

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Amnesty International published second report on Jamaica and the death penalty and is highly critical of the island’s criminal justice system. The report notes that Jamaica has one of the highest per capita death row populations in the world. Two Caribbean Prime Ministers, Eugenia Charles and John Compton visit Brussels and held separate meetings with EEC Commissioners on the impact of trade to banana producers in the region. In sports, Ben Johnson’s coach Charlie Francis continues his testimony at the Canadian enquiry into drug use by amateur athletes. The report concludes with the launch of a campaign by the unofficial black section of the British Labour Party to increase the number of Black MPs.

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1. Headlines: The human rights organisation, Amnesty International issues a hard hitting report on Jamaica's criminal justice system; two Caribbean Prime Ministers plead for bananas in Brussels; and, more startling testimony in Toronto from Ben Johnson's coach (00:00-00:38)
2. Amnesty International published its second report on Jamaica and the death penalty (00:39-05:22)
3. Financial News (05:23-07:22)
4. Ben Johnson's coach, Charlie Francis continue his testimony at the Canadian enquiry into drug use in amateur sports (07:23-09:05)
5. Prime Ministers Eugenia Charles and John Compton of the Caribbean visit Brussels to have meetings in the area of banana exports into the European Community (09:06-11:42)
6. The unofficial black section of the British Labour Party has launched a campaign to increase the number of black Labour MPs (11:43-14:55)

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