1989 January-June CR

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Browsing 1989 January-June CR by Subject "Advertising -- Tourism -- Trinidad and Tobago."

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    Caribbean Report 13-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-13) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Taylor-Issajenko, Angela (interviewee); Solely, Clive (interviewee); Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Bird, Lester Jr (interviewee); Durant, Orville (interviewee); Gordon, Ken (interviewee); Patrick, Soraya (correspondent); Bennish, Peter (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    New Labor MP, Clive Solely is sponsoring a motion in the British House of Commons saying that this house is appalled by the racist content of a statement by MP, Terry Dicks. In Antigua, the opposition United National Democratic Party says it will challenge the result of last week's general election in as many as five constituencies. The British tabloid, the Sun has written an article that claimed breaches in security at Parliament Building during the Queen's visit to Barbados. Barbados' Commissioner of Police, Orville Durrant denied such allegations. Trinidad and Tobago has begun a major thrust to attract tourists from Europe. Minister of Tourism, Ken Gordon who has visited Britain, Italy and Germany is impressed by the response. At the Canadian enquiry into drug use by amateur athletes, Ben Johnson's sporting colleague Angela Taylor-Issajenko admits to the use of steroids.
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    Caribbean Report 24-02-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-24) Patrick, Soraya (anchor); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Humphrey, Chester (interviewee); Gordon, Ken (interviewee); McCrory, Glen (interviewee); Lawless, Terry (interviewee); Leonard, Sugar Ray (interviewee); Tyson, Mike (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The United Nations' first ever report on the human rights situation in Cuba listed hundreds of allegations of gross violations which included torturing and subjecting prisoners to cruel and degrading treatment. Almando Valladares, U.S Ambassador to the United Nations and former Cuban political prisoner welcomed the report and felt that more was to be done in Cuba. On the labor front, Chester Humphrey , Secretary of the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union spoke on the success of his visit by lobbying his British counterparts in London. Ken Gordon, Minister of Tourism in the Trinidad and Tobago's government outlined plans to develop the islands' tourism industry in Europe and in particular, Milan. On the eve of the Tyson/Bruno fight for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship in Las Vegas, interviews are held with Glenn McCrory, Tyson's sparring partner; Terry Lawless, Bruno's Manager; and Boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson. In Britain, the press coverage of events for the past week of interest to the Caribbean includes an increase of black MPs for political representation; Ben Johnson's coach, Charlie Francis evidence before a Royal Commission of Enquiry into Drug Abuse in Sports; the Bruno/Tyson fight in Las Vegas; and, where crooks get a ticket to hide.