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Title:
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Caribbean Report 14-03-1991 |
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Author:
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Garth, Leslie (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Garth, Hugh (correspondent); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Cox, Sheila (interviewee); Nuffield, Ed (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (interviewer)
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Abstract:
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The political crisis continues in Antigua and a report is provided on the current state of events as the Deputy Prime Minister delivers an emotional speech in Parliament. Preparations for the May 25th elections is in progress in Suriname. However, there seem to be a lack of interest by members of the population as the voter registration is not significant. A Canadian Member of Parliament, Jim Karygiannis appears to be fighting for his own political life when he returns to Canada after a week long visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Karygiannis. He has stated that his reason for the visit to Trinidad and Tobago was on behalf of its citizens who were seeking refugee status in Canada due to discrimination faced by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. There is hope for greater economic development in the Caribbean when the free trade bloc between the United States, Canada and Mexico finally comes into effect. Such development is likely to take place in tourism and imports into the Caribbean. |
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Description:
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Segment 2 contains a clip of Lester Bird’s emotive speech in Parliament. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/2139/12694
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Date:
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1991-03-14 |