Caribbean Report 30-07-1990

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This segment reports on the attempted 1990 coup in Trinidad and Tobago by the Jamaat al Muslimeen led by Yasin Abu Bakr. Pat Whitehorn speaks to leaders in the Caribbean region about their perspectives on the situation and its impact on the security, stability and governance of Trinidad and Tobago.

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1. Headlines by Pat Whitehorne (00:00-01:48)
2. Pat Whitehorne interviews Reverend Allan Kirton, General Secretary of the Caribbean Conference of Churches who gives his perspective on the governance and amnesty issues in Trinidad and Tobago (01:49-07:42)
3. Pat Whitehorne continues to report on the attempted coup incident in Trinidad and Tobago (07:43-08:31)
4. Hugh Crosskill speaks to Mr. James Mitchell, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines about the possible request from Trinidad and Tobago for security assistance (08:32-10:11)
5. Pat Whitehorne continues to report on the incident in Trinidad and Tobago (10:12-10:43)
6. Pat Whitehorne interviews Mr. Erskine Sandiford, Prime Minister of Barbados, on how the security issues in the Caribbean region should be tightened and expanded (10:44-12:42)
7. Pat Whitehorne continues with her report (12:43-13:01)
8. Pat Whitehorne interviews Mr. Patrick Manning, Leader of the Opposition, Trinidad and Tobago who speaks about the unpopularity of the Trinidad and Tobago government headed by Mr. A.N.R. Robinson (13:02-15:00)
9. Pat Whitehorne concludes the report on the attempted coup in Trinidad and Tobago (15:01-15:19)

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