Caribbean Report 01-12-1995
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1995-12-01
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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In this report the Montserrat population is being evacuated due to the threat of volcanic eruption. Governor Frank Savage explains that Montserrat is once again in a heightened state of alert. In Grenada, former Attorney General Francis Alexis launches a new political party, the Democratic Labour Party. Meanwhile in St. Lucia, the Health and Information Minister Stephenson King, has been relieved of his Information portfolio. The inquiry into the cyanide spill continues in Guyana as a suggestion is made that the company operating the Omai Gold Mines should be fined for polluting the country's main river. Next, the Cuban President Fidel Castro praises China's dramatic economic development and plans to draw on Beijing's experience. US-Haiti relations are affected by a few rough patches and Emmanuel Constant, Leader of the paramilitary group in Haiti is expected to go public with his links with the CIA. The Jamaican Football Federation has been forced to suspend all matches on the island following attacks on players, referees and linesmen. Federation President Horace Burrell comments on the problem of football related violence.
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1. Headlines with Ken Richards (00:00-00:27)
2. Montserrat's volcanic nightmare continues with another heightened state of alert (00:28-03:33)
3. Grenada's newest political party to be officially launched (03:34-05:32)
4. St. Lucia's Health and Information Minister has been relieved of his Information portfolio (05:33-06:20)
5. In Guyana the inquiry into the cyanide spill continues and a suggestion is made that the Omai Gold Mines company should be fined for pollution (06:21-08:09)
6. Cuban President Fidel Castro praises China's dramatic economic development (08:10-08:48)
7. US-Haiti relations undergo a few rough patches (08:49-10:59)
8. In Jamaica, football becomes yet another battlefield for the perpetrators of violence (11:00-15:05)
2. Montserrat's volcanic nightmare continues with another heightened state of alert (00:28-03:33)
3. Grenada's newest political party to be officially launched (03:34-05:32)
4. St. Lucia's Health and Information Minister has been relieved of his Information portfolio (05:33-06:20)
5. In Guyana the inquiry into the cyanide spill continues and a suggestion is made that the Omai Gold Mines company should be fined for pollution (06:21-08:09)
6. Cuban President Fidel Castro praises China's dramatic economic development (08:10-08:48)
7. US-Haiti relations undergo a few rough patches (08:49-10:59)
8. In Jamaica, football becomes yet another battlefield for the perpetrators of violence (11:00-15:05)