Caribbean Report 23-01-1992

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Trinidad's debts and plans for the flow of currency with investments encouraged by the Minister of Finance, is reported on. There are reports on the move towards trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and the United States stance on the trade embargo and reactions from Haitian parliamentarians. There is a segment on the decline of the world price of alumina, and the opposing views of a London based commodity analysts and Dr. Carlton Davis of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, is aired. The British West Indian Airways (B.W.I.A.) plans to accrue profits in the coming year after years of cash flow losses, while there are debates on the writing off of debts owed to Britain by the British Virgin Islands. There are reports on the International criticism towards Cuba on the death penanlty imposed on a Cuban exile and reactions to this criticism in Cuba's official newspapers; while Haitians are picked up from overlaoded boats in Internationsl waters by the United States Coast guards.

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. Report on the Trinidad and Tobago overseas debts (00:34-00:53)
3. Tony Fraser reports from Trinidad on how the Patrick Manning government plans to deal with the large flow of currency and airs views of the Minister of Finance, Wendell Mottley on attracting foreign investments (00:54-02:51)
4. Report on the move towards trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and the extent of United States backing for the trade embargo (02:52-03:29)
5. Interview with Leslie Alexander, United States embassy's deputy chief of mission in Haiti on the criticisms of the United States for not giving full suport of the embargo (03:30-06:11)
6. Michael Norton reports from Port-au-Prince on how the continued embargo appears to be forcing Haitian parliamentarians against International opinion rather than bringing them to the negotiating table (06:12-08:12)
7. Report on the impact on the Caribean due to the drop in teh world price of alumina and reactions from analysts in London and in the Caribbean region (08:13-08:28)
8. Report from London based commodity analysts Tony Bird who says that due to the glut in the market the Caribbean
8. Report from London based commodity analysts Tony Bird who says that due to the glut in the market the Caribbean may have to reduce their output of alumina (08:29-09:02)
9. Report from Dr. Carlton Davis of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute who says there is no need for cutbacks in bauxite production in the Caribbean (09:03-09:49)
10. Report on the profits which B.W.I.A. hopes to make this year after years of making cash operating loses; and enumerates on the past events which impacted on the profits of the airline (09:50-10:28)
11. Report on the challenge by the British opposition party to the decision to write off debts owed to Britain by the British Virgin Islands (10:29-10:39)
12. Mike Jarvis reports on the British Virgin Island debts, the reasons money was borrowed, and the interest accrued (10:40-12:10)
13. Report on the criticism in Cuba's official newspaper Granmar of the International condemnation of the execution of a Cuban exile (12:11-12:30)
14. Lionel Martin reports on the groups praised in teh Cuban newspaper, that is those groups which not only called for clemency but also added condemnation of the acts the executed exile was about to committ (12:31-14:12)
15. Report on the number of Haitian people rescued from overloaded boats in International waters (14:13-14:40)

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