Caribbean Report 15-06-1990
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1990-06-15
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Guyana’s Finance Minister announces a devaluation of the Guyana dollar by almost 40% and indicates that further devaluations may occur within the year. The devaluation was in light of the recent signing of the agreement with in IMF after two years of negotiations. Secondly, the leader of Guyana’s opposition People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, has rejected the call from one of his political rivals, Eusi Kwayana of the Working People’s Alliance, to step down as a leader. Eusi Kwayana states that he is bowing out of politics to make way for the younger members of the party and suggests that other members of the political old guard follow his lead. Following the Financial News, three Surinamese Cabinet members are visiting French Guiana for talks with Ronnie Brunswick, leader of the Jungle Commando. The ministers are hoping to persuade Ronnie Brunswick to give up control of Moengo, the bauxite town under siege by the rebel group for almost two weeks. The next segment covers Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press. The report concludes with claims by the British Commission of Racial Equality of widespread racism in Britain after twenty-five years since the introduction of the Race Relations Act.
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:39)
2. Guyana's Finance Minister announces a devaluation of the Guyanese dollar. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown (00:40-02:38)
3. Cheddi Jagan rejects the call by Eusi Kwayana for the old political guard in Guyana to step down. Hugh Crosskill interviews Cheddi Jagan (02:39-05:38)
4. Financial News. Comments from Larry Mellinger, Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (05:39-07:21)
5. Surinamese Parliament Miniters visit French Guiana for talks with Ronnie Brunswick, leader of the Jungle Commando (07:22-08:17)
6. Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press by Leslie Garth (10:15-14:49)
7. Widespread racism in Britain twenty-five years after the introduction of the Race Relations Act. Leslie Garth interviews Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality Joe Abraham, British journalist Donahue Cabrera and Millard Scott. Segment concludes with music by Mutabaruka (10:52-14:54)
2. Guyana's Finance Minister announces a devaluation of the Guyanese dollar. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown (00:40-02:38)
3. Cheddi Jagan rejects the call by Eusi Kwayana for the old political guard in Guyana to step down. Hugh Crosskill interviews Cheddi Jagan (02:39-05:38)
4. Financial News. Comments from Larry Mellinger, Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (05:39-07:21)
5. Surinamese Parliament Miniters visit French Guiana for talks with Ronnie Brunswick, leader of the Jungle Commando (07:22-08:17)
6. Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press by Leslie Garth (10:15-14:49)
7. Widespread racism in Britain twenty-five years after the introduction of the Race Relations Act. Leslie Garth interviews Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality Joe Abraham, British journalist Donahue Cabrera and Millard Scott. Segment concludes with music by Mutabaruka (10:52-14:54)