Caribbean Report 15-08-1997
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1997-08-15
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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6. A group of forty-six children from Montserrat arrived in Cuba this afternoon on a holiday away from the Soufrière Hills volcano. They will be cared for by the Cuban Medical Authorities under the supervision of the International Red Cross. Sarah Allen of the International Red Cross is interviewed (07:38-08:34)
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Cuba denounces the Ros-Lehtinen effort to force Caricom countries to distance themselves from Havana. Tom Gibb report (00:28-03:02)
3. A Cuban athlete Odalmis Limonta and her husband coach Pedro Figueroa are seeking political asylum in Spain (03:03-03:32)
4. Antigua is moving towards tighter control of its offshore banking sector. Moya Thomas reports (03:33-04:30)
5. A leading Caribbean publisher, Harold Hoyte has said that to a large extent that he is satisfied with the level of press freedom in the Caribbean. However, he has serious concerns about the signals coming from Basdeo Panday of the United National Congress in Trinidad and Tobago. Harold Hoyte is interviewed (04:31-07:37)
6. A group of forty-six children from Montserrat arrived in Cuba this afternoon on a holiday away from the Soufrière Hills volcano. They will be cared for by the Cuban Medical Authorities under the supervision of the International Red Cross. Sarah Allen of the International Red Cross is interviewed (07:38-08:34)
7. Indo-Caribbeans are marking India's 50th anniversary of independence, Zena Ali, Ray Ali and Freddie Kissoon, Guyanese Political Scientist are interviewed. Warren Gordon reports (08:35-12:01)
8. Rastafarian women are making their mark on what is traditionally a male dominated movement. Maureen Rowe who regularly writes/lectures about the movement is interviewed (12:03-15:16)
2. Cuba denounces the Ros-Lehtinen effort to force Caricom countries to distance themselves from Havana. Tom Gibb report (00:28-03:02)
3. A Cuban athlete Odalmis Limonta and her husband coach Pedro Figueroa are seeking political asylum in Spain (03:03-03:32)
4. Antigua is moving towards tighter control of its offshore banking sector. Moya Thomas reports (03:33-04:30)
5. A leading Caribbean publisher, Harold Hoyte has said that to a large extent that he is satisfied with the level of press freedom in the Caribbean. However, he has serious concerns about the signals coming from Basdeo Panday of the United National Congress in Trinidad and Tobago. Harold Hoyte is interviewed (04:31-07:37)
6. A group of forty-six children from Montserrat arrived in Cuba this afternoon on a holiday away from the Soufrière Hills volcano. They will be cared for by the Cuban Medical Authorities under the supervision of the International Red Cross. Sarah Allen of the International Red Cross is interviewed (07:38-08:34)
7. Indo-Caribbeans are marking India's 50th anniversary of independence, Zena Ali, Ray Ali and Freddie Kissoon, Guyanese Political Scientist are interviewed. Warren Gordon reports (08:35-12:01)
8. Rastafarian women are making their mark on what is traditionally a male dominated movement. Maureen Rowe who regularly writes/lectures about the movement is interviewed (12:03-15:16)