Caribbean Report 02-06-1993
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1993-06-02
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)
2. President of the CBD, Sir Neville Nicholls has called for a re-appraisal on how Caribbean leaders arrive at key regional decisions. He says the many examples of regional leaders failing to implement decisions taken at the CARICOM level could be that the decisions were taken without adequate research and analysis. In an interview, he says, for the region to satisfactorily respond to global issues, the efficacy of its decision making must be reviewed. Hugh Crosskill reports (00:36-03:06)
3. The Caribbean hurricane season has claimed its first casualties with twenty-one deaths in Haiti and Cuba. In Jamaica, extensive damage to the agriculture sector resulting from recent floods has impacted on the planning of the national budget. Agriculture Minister, Simon Mullings has ruled out any growth for this year in the agriculture sector. Gary Allen reports (03:07-05:18)
4. Current developments in Guatemala may dominate this month’s election in Belize. Prime Minister, George Price has set election for June 30th, a year ahead of schedule. In an interview, Manuel Esquivel of the opposition’s United Democratic Party spoke on probable reasons for early elections. These may include a fall in foreign reserves by fifty percent; increased in unemployment from 12 percent to 20 percent, the collapse of the Serrano’s government and the British government’s decision to remove its garrison (05:19-09:13)
5. In Britain, thousands of asylum seekers and visitors are detained each year on immigration laws. At present, Caribbean visitors affected by this law account for three percent of the 8,000 detained annually on arrival to Britain. Caribbean visitors are likely to be detained for weddings and funerals because immigration says they are not genuine visitors. Interview with solicitor, Mike Ashford who recently published a book, “Detained without trial” (09:14-11:42)
6. US Secretary of State, Warren Christopher wants to see democracy restored in Haiti by the end of the year. Interview with Professor Philip Brenner, Chairman of the International Politics and Foreign Policy Department at the American University in Washington. He says that the US is not acting in ways to bring about democracy in Haiti and Mr. Warren Christopher’s statement is weak in resolving the situation. He says a resolution needs hard political bargaining by the region and the US government (11:43-15:16)
2. President of the CBD, Sir Neville Nicholls has called for a re-appraisal on how Caribbean leaders arrive at key regional decisions. He says the many examples of regional leaders failing to implement decisions taken at the CARICOM level could be that the decisions were taken without adequate research and analysis. In an interview, he says, for the region to satisfactorily respond to global issues, the efficacy of its decision making must be reviewed. Hugh Crosskill reports (00:36-03:06)
3. The Caribbean hurricane season has claimed its first casualties with twenty-one deaths in Haiti and Cuba. In Jamaica, extensive damage to the agriculture sector resulting from recent floods has impacted on the planning of the national budget. Agriculture Minister, Simon Mullings has ruled out any growth for this year in the agriculture sector. Gary Allen reports (03:07-05:18)
4. Current developments in Guatemala may dominate this month’s election in Belize. Prime Minister, George Price has set election for June 30th, a year ahead of schedule. In an interview, Manuel Esquivel of the opposition’s United Democratic Party spoke on probable reasons for early elections. These may include a fall in foreign reserves by fifty percent; increased in unemployment from 12 percent to 20 percent, the collapse of the Serrano’s government and the British government’s decision to remove its garrison (05:19-09:13)
5. In Britain, thousands of asylum seekers and visitors are detained each year on immigration laws. At present, Caribbean visitors affected by this law account for three percent of the 8,000 detained annually on arrival to Britain. Caribbean visitors are likely to be detained for weddings and funerals because immigration says they are not genuine visitors. Interview with solicitor, Mike Ashford who recently published a book, “Detained without trial” (09:14-11:42)
6. US Secretary of State, Warren Christopher wants to see democracy restored in Haiti by the end of the year. Interview with Professor Philip Brenner, Chairman of the International Politics and Foreign Policy Department at the American University in Washington. He says that the US is not acting in ways to bring about democracy in Haiti and Mr. Warren Christopher’s statement is weak in resolving the situation. He says a resolution needs hard political bargaining by the region and the US government (11:43-15:16)