Caribbean Report 20-11-1991
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1991-11-20
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:41)
2. Haitian refugees in the US are given a temporary reprieve by a federal court judge. Comments from Richard Boucher of the US State Department; Evelyn Peters of the Haitian Refugee Centre in Miami; and a spokesperson from the UN High Commission for Refugees (00:42-04:57)
3. Trinidad and Tobago and Belize indicated their willingness to offer temporary sanctuary to Haitian refugees whilst Caricom remains silent on the refugee crisis. Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Caricom Chairman says St. Kitts will not offer a temporary haven to the Haitian boat people (04:58-08:18)
4. The US officially asked Jamaica yesterday to host Haitian refugees and the Prime Minister is yet to respond (08:19-08:30)
5. Deposed Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide said he is prepared to make some concessions when he meets with members of the Haitian Parliament on Friday in Colombia (08:13-09:01)
6. Further indications in Guyana today that President Desmond Hoyte will be postponing the December 16th elections as suggested by the Carter Centre. Sharief Khan reports (09:02-10:42)
7. Dr. Selwyn Ryan, Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, comments on his recent opinion poll showing the NAR party is ahead and that 29 percent of the respondents are undecided (10:43-13:57)
8. British boxer, Frank Bruno takes on the Dutch fighter John Emmen in London tonight (13:58-14:24)
9. The West Indies cricket team wins the 1st one-day international match against Pakistan (14:25-14:59)
2. Haitian refugees in the US are given a temporary reprieve by a federal court judge. Comments from Richard Boucher of the US State Department; Evelyn Peters of the Haitian Refugee Centre in Miami; and a spokesperson from the UN High Commission for Refugees (00:42-04:57)
3. Trinidad and Tobago and Belize indicated their willingness to offer temporary sanctuary to Haitian refugees whilst Caricom remains silent on the refugee crisis. Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Caricom Chairman says St. Kitts will not offer a temporary haven to the Haitian boat people (04:58-08:18)
4. The US officially asked Jamaica yesterday to host Haitian refugees and the Prime Minister is yet to respond (08:19-08:30)
5. Deposed Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide said he is prepared to make some concessions when he meets with members of the Haitian Parliament on Friday in Colombia (08:13-09:01)
6. Further indications in Guyana today that President Desmond Hoyte will be postponing the December 16th elections as suggested by the Carter Centre. Sharief Khan reports (09:02-10:42)
7. Dr. Selwyn Ryan, Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, comments on his recent opinion poll showing the NAR party is ahead and that 29 percent of the respondents are undecided (10:43-13:57)
8. British boxer, Frank Bruno takes on the Dutch fighter John Emmen in London tonight (13:58-14:24)
9. The West Indies cricket team wins the 1st one-day international match against Pakistan (14:25-14:59)