Caribbean Report 07-11-1991
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1991-11-07
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Distorted aduio during the interview with Cheddie Jagan and the reports ends abruptly.
Table of Contents
1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)
2. Barbados’ private sector calls for the resignation of the prime minister (00:31-01:03)
3. Another OAS mission heads for Haiti on Saturday with the aim to restore and strengthen democracy. President Aristide visits Trinidad tomorrow as part of his international campaign to be restored to power in Haiti. Michael Norton reports that the international trade embargo against Haiti begins to affect Haitians (01:04-05:18)
4. Guyana’s President Desmond Hoyte launches an international diplomatic offensive to block the postponement of the elections in the midst of rising criticism of the voters list. Sharief Khan reports that President Hoyte has dispatched two teams of officials to meet with regional and western government leaders. Guyana’s opposition PPP leaders, Cheddie Jagan states that his party may boycott the elections if the voters list is not cleaned up (05:19-08:56)
5. Grenada’s Cooperative Nutmeg Association will elect a new board this month to deal with the exportation of more than 4000 tons of nutmeg stored in warehouses across Grenada. Prime Minister Nicholas Braitwaite suggests that Grenada’s debt servicing will be greatly reduced if the country was reaping the full benefits from its main agricultural product. On the other hand, the interim Chairman of the GCNA believes that Grenada’s problem lies with the world’s other nutmeg producer, Indonesia (08:57-11:59)
6. The Jamaican government says it will continue to pursue its current economic cause even if it loses the next general elections. Interview with the Minister of Local Government, Ralph Brown (12:00-13:03)
2. Barbados’ private sector calls for the resignation of the prime minister (00:31-01:03)
3. Another OAS mission heads for Haiti on Saturday with the aim to restore and strengthen democracy. President Aristide visits Trinidad tomorrow as part of his international campaign to be restored to power in Haiti. Michael Norton reports that the international trade embargo against Haiti begins to affect Haitians (01:04-05:18)
4. Guyana’s President Desmond Hoyte launches an international diplomatic offensive to block the postponement of the elections in the midst of rising criticism of the voters list. Sharief Khan reports that President Hoyte has dispatched two teams of officials to meet with regional and western government leaders. Guyana’s opposition PPP leaders, Cheddie Jagan states that his party may boycott the elections if the voters list is not cleaned up (05:19-08:56)
5. Grenada’s Cooperative Nutmeg Association will elect a new board this month to deal with the exportation of more than 4000 tons of nutmeg stored in warehouses across Grenada. Prime Minister Nicholas Braitwaite suggests that Grenada’s debt servicing will be greatly reduced if the country was reaping the full benefits from its main agricultural product. On the other hand, the interim Chairman of the GCNA believes that Grenada’s problem lies with the world’s other nutmeg producer, Indonesia (08:57-11:59)
6. The Jamaican government says it will continue to pursue its current economic cause even if it loses the next general elections. Interview with the Minister of Local Government, Ralph Brown (12:00-13:03)