Caribbean Report 17-02-1994

No Thumbnail Available

Date

1994-02-17

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

The British Broadcasting Corporation

Abstract

Negative comments regarding the Queen's visit to Anguilla are addressed by Baroness Chalker in this report; also highlighted is the call by Jamaican born Lord Gifford for compensation to be paid to the Jamaican nationals deported from Britain at Christmas; Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Bar Association offer to assist with resolving the political stalemate in St Kitts and correspondent Yvette Rowe looks at what is involved in solving the impasse in St. Kitts; and Martinique's carnival celebrations end in violence.

Description

Table of Contents

1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Britain's overseas minister Baroness Chalker defends the Queen's visit to Anguilla as a sign of growing British dependency's economic growth. Baroness Chalker's comments follows the accusation that the Queen's and the impending knighthood of Chief Minister Emile Gumbs in Anguilla was a conspiracy to support him in power (00:28-04:02)
3. Jamaican-born Lord Gifford is calling for compensation to be paid to 28 Jamaican nationals deported from Britain at Christmas. He directed his comments to the minister of Home Affiars in the British parliament. Lord Pitt weighs in on the issue (04:03-06:26)
4. The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Bar Association has offered to assist with resolving the political stalemate in St. Kitts. The Bar Association President Joseph Archibald says the St. Kitts and Nevis constitution is the problem. He discusses how the offer to assist St. Kitts came about and the possible solutions to solve the impasse (08:25-10:43)
5. Yvette Rowe looks at the sort of problems to be faced in solving the political impasse in St. Kitts. Kennedy Simmons says the issue of returning to the polls within six months provided that the state of the country is stable (10:44-14:09)
6. Martinique's carnival celebrations ended with clashes between the police and young people on Wednesday. It ended with the use of tear gas the people tried to stop looters from breaking into shops in the captial Fort-du-France. Ten people were hurt and a dozen were arrested (14:10-14:38)
7. Wrap up and theme music (14:39-15:07)

Keywords

Citation