Caribbean Report 05-07-1996
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1996-07-05
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. Guyana's leader criticises his colleagues for failing to make progress. Former Chairman of Caricom Dr Cheddi Jagan, Prime Minister of Belize Manuel Esquivel and Caricom Secretary General Edwin Carrington are interviewed and Carol Orr reports (00:29-03:49)
3. A delegation of indian representatives in Barbados is seeking Caricom's support for India to secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Head of the regional umbrella trade union organisation, the Caribbean Congress of Labour is disappointed that the Charter for Civil Society has not been signed at the Summit. General Secretary Curtis Augustus is interviewed (03:50-07:03)
4. Greenpeace pressure appears to have caused Bermuda to change its mind about offshore asbestos dumping. Minister of the Environment Pamela Gordon and Kenny Bruno of Greenpeace International are interviewed and George Rush reports (07:04-08:46)
5. The President of the Barbados Tourism Authority says that the industry is not in trouble despite fears that the South Coast hotels are being affected by competition from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. BTA President Alan Banfield is interviewed (08:47-10:05)
6. Conditions in Jamaica for returning residents who have spent several years in Britain sometimes fall short of their expectations. Attorney Noel Levy is interviewed (10:06-11:08)
7. Tremendous interest is being generated by President Mandela's upcoming visit to Britain (11:09-15:16)
2. Guyana's leader criticises his colleagues for failing to make progress. Former Chairman of Caricom Dr Cheddi Jagan, Prime Minister of Belize Manuel Esquivel and Caricom Secretary General Edwin Carrington are interviewed and Carol Orr reports (00:29-03:49)
3. A delegation of indian representatives in Barbados is seeking Caricom's support for India to secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Head of the regional umbrella trade union organisation, the Caribbean Congress of Labour is disappointed that the Charter for Civil Society has not been signed at the Summit. General Secretary Curtis Augustus is interviewed (03:50-07:03)
4. Greenpeace pressure appears to have caused Bermuda to change its mind about offshore asbestos dumping. Minister of the Environment Pamela Gordon and Kenny Bruno of Greenpeace International are interviewed and George Rush reports (07:04-08:46)
5. The President of the Barbados Tourism Authority says that the industry is not in trouble despite fears that the South Coast hotels are being affected by competition from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. BTA President Alan Banfield is interviewed (08:47-10:05)
6. Conditions in Jamaica for returning residents who have spent several years in Britain sometimes fall short of their expectations. Attorney Noel Levy is interviewed (10:06-11:08)
7. Tremendous interest is being generated by President Mandela's upcoming visit to Britain (11:09-15:16)