Caribbean Report 21-02-1990

Abstract

The program reports on the address of A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago at the United Nations Special Assembly on Drugs. The proposal issued by Trinidad and Tobago includes the setting up of an International Criminal Court and an International Tribunal. Secondly, the nineteen year old brother of Bob Marley, Anthony Booker is shot dead in Miami after rampaging through a shopping precinct with a firearm. Following the Financial News, Haiti moves nearer to the start of the electoral timetable and a census is due to start in March. One of the members of the electoral council which drafted the electoral schedule is calling for it to be revised. The report also covers the return of three exiled opposition leaders to Haiti. The final segment explores the upcoming WBA Welter Weight Title between Lloyd Honeyghan and Mark Breland.

Description

Includes musical interlude at the beginning of the report.

Table of Contents

1. Headlines (00:00-01:30)
2. Trinidad and Tobago addresses the United Nations Special Assembly on Drugs. Interview with A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (01:31-05:25)
3. Bob Marley's brother shot dead after rampage at a Miami shopping precinct. Arnold Markowitz, Miami Herald reports (05:26-09:00)
4. Financial News. Neil Buxton of Shearson Lehman Co., comments on the rising price of gold (09:01-10:30)
5. As three opposition leaders return to Haiti, a member of the electorial timetable calls for it to be changed. Michael Norton reports from Haiti (10:31-13:13)
6. Sporting segment. WBA Welterweight Championship between Lloyd Honeghan and Mark Breland. Ian Dark interviews Lloyd Honeyghan (13:14-16:00)

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