Caribbean Report 21-05-1991
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1991-05-21
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)
2. Rajiv Gandhi and eleven others were killed in a bombing attack at an election meeting in southern India. Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, reflects on his relations with Indira and Rajiv Gandhi; the impact on the Indo-Caribbean community; and the role of the Commonwealth in averting violence in India (00:32-04:06)
3. The West India Commission met with media representatives in Barbados as it continues its round of consultations on the future of Caribbean integration. Ricky Singh, President of the Caribbean Media Workers Association, recommended the creation of a Caribbean radio and television network designed to hasten the integration process. Colin Hope, Editor of the Contact newspaper, stated that currently most of the Caribbean media houses have no real commitment to regional integration. Pat Whithorne reports that Pat Thompson, Executive Director of Caribbean Industry and Commerce, calls for the relocation of the Caricom Secretariat from Guyana to a more centrally located country (04:07-07:20)
4. The Guyanese electoral process witnessed the appointment of a new Chairman of the Elections Commission; the continued absence of legislation to alter the composition of the Elections Commission; and the rise of questions concerning the registration of voters. Sharief Khan’s report also covered the Guyana’s unwillingness to respond to the Caribbean Conference of Churches’ critical report calling on Guyana to scrap the economic recovery programme (07:21-11:01)
5. Workers in Jamaica’s financial sector are back on the job after a walkout against the government’s decision to tax their concessionary loans. The union awaits a shift in the government’s position on the controversial tax (11:02-11:36)
6. A campaign has been launched by three British wildlife charities to ban the import of all wild birds into the European community. Peter Knight, a wildlife trade researcher with the Environmental Investigation Trade Agency based in London, praises the Caribbean for the protection of its rare and exotic birds and states that the programme of wild birds protection in the Caribbean can be used as a model for other countries (11:37-14:49)
2. Rajiv Gandhi and eleven others were killed in a bombing attack at an election meeting in southern India. Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, reflects on his relations with Indira and Rajiv Gandhi; the impact on the Indo-Caribbean community; and the role of the Commonwealth in averting violence in India (00:32-04:06)
3. The West India Commission met with media representatives in Barbados as it continues its round of consultations on the future of Caribbean integration. Ricky Singh, President of the Caribbean Media Workers Association, recommended the creation of a Caribbean radio and television network designed to hasten the integration process. Colin Hope, Editor of the Contact newspaper, stated that currently most of the Caribbean media houses have no real commitment to regional integration. Pat Whithorne reports that Pat Thompson, Executive Director of Caribbean Industry and Commerce, calls for the relocation of the Caricom Secretariat from Guyana to a more centrally located country (04:07-07:20)
4. The Guyanese electoral process witnessed the appointment of a new Chairman of the Elections Commission; the continued absence of legislation to alter the composition of the Elections Commission; and the rise of questions concerning the registration of voters. Sharief Khan’s report also covered the Guyana’s unwillingness to respond to the Caribbean Conference of Churches’ critical report calling on Guyana to scrap the economic recovery programme (07:21-11:01)
5. Workers in Jamaica’s financial sector are back on the job after a walkout against the government’s decision to tax their concessionary loans. The union awaits a shift in the government’s position on the controversial tax (11:02-11:36)
6. A campaign has been launched by three British wildlife charities to ban the import of all wild birds into the European community. Peter Knight, a wildlife trade researcher with the Environmental Investigation Trade Agency based in London, praises the Caribbean for the protection of its rare and exotic birds and states that the programme of wild birds protection in the Caribbean can be used as a model for other countries (11:37-14:49)