Caribbean Report 15-07-1992

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)
2. Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Charles Maynard expresses his optimism about the prospects for increased sale of goods and services to cruise ships plying the region. However St. Lucia’s Tourism Director, Allen Chastanet points out that major hurdles need to be cleared first (00:32-03:27)
3. Charles Maynard of the CTO talks about the ability of regional supplies to meet demands for both cruise lines and hotels in the Caribbean (03:28-04:37)
4. Barbadian opposition politician Philip Goddard calls for a program of passive and resolute legal resistance that would deny the existence of the Erskine Sandiford Government until the next election (04:38-08:10)
5. The annual conference of the Jamaica Labour Party takes place this weekend in which Pearnel Charles and Ed Bartlett, members of the so-called gang of five, will run for two deputy leadership posts. Opposition leader Edward Seaga and Secretary Ryan Peralto have decided to step down if the two men win. Comments are given by political analyst Dr. Trevor Munroe (08:11-11:34)
6. As the death penalty hangs over 250 death row inmates in Jamaica, British Labour Party MP Chris Mullin warns of international repercussions, while Caribbean Rights and Amnesty International claim that this is a violation of the inmates’ human rights. Correspondent Mike Jarvis reports (11:35-13:37)
7. Amnesty International continues to call on other Caribbean governments to abolish the death penalty (13:37-04:06)
8. Caribbean athletes perform well at the Nice Grand Prix in France with Merlene Ottey winning the women’s 200m (14:07-14:42)

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