Caribbean Report 21-08-1990
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1991-08-21
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. St. Vincent’s Prime Minister, James Mitchell, announced that a Commission of Enquiry will be set up to investigate the allegations of misconduct against the country’s Police Commissioner, Randolph Toussaint. Colin Williams’ report from Kingstown includes extracts of speeches by Randolph Toussaint and Prime Minister James Mitchell (00:34-03:11)
3. Cuba breaks its silence on the Soviet crisis with an official statement saying that although the government was concerned by developments in the USSR, it was not up to Cuba to judge the events in that country. Lionel Martin reports on the reason why the Cubans have been reluctant to take sides in the aftermath of the overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachov (03:12-07:03)
4. Live interview with Cheddi Jagan, the leader of Guyana’s opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party, who is currently visiting London to garner support for his party’s bid to win the upcoming elections in Guyana. Mike Jarvis interviews Dr. Jagan on the events in the Soviet Union; the socialist approach of the PPP; the economic recovery programme in Guyana; the decline of economic international aid to Guyana; the political ideology of the PPP; and the upcoming elections in Guyana (07:04-14:55)
2. St. Vincent’s Prime Minister, James Mitchell, announced that a Commission of Enquiry will be set up to investigate the allegations of misconduct against the country’s Police Commissioner, Randolph Toussaint. Colin Williams’ report from Kingstown includes extracts of speeches by Randolph Toussaint and Prime Minister James Mitchell (00:34-03:11)
3. Cuba breaks its silence on the Soviet crisis with an official statement saying that although the government was concerned by developments in the USSR, it was not up to Cuba to judge the events in that country. Lionel Martin reports on the reason why the Cubans have been reluctant to take sides in the aftermath of the overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachov (03:12-07:03)
4. Live interview with Cheddi Jagan, the leader of Guyana’s opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party, who is currently visiting London to garner support for his party’s bid to win the upcoming elections in Guyana. Mike Jarvis interviews Dr. Jagan on the events in the Soviet Union; the socialist approach of the PPP; the economic recovery programme in Guyana; the decline of economic international aid to Guyana; the political ideology of the PPP; and the upcoming elections in Guyana (07:04-14:55)