Caribbean Report 29-07-1991
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1991-07-29
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. The execution of five of the fourteen persons convicted of the 1983 murder of the former Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is scheduled to take place despite no official word from the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy. Alister Hughes reports from St. Georges (00:29-03:47)
3. The former leader of the Tonton Macoute, Roger La Fontante, and 21 other accomplices are on trial today charged with attempting to overthrow the government. Michael Norton reports that the day’s proceedings started with the refusal of Roger La Fontante to accept the lawyers assigned to him (03:48-07:03)
4. The leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s opposition People’s National Movement, Patrick Manning, affirms his role as the leader of the party despite reports of divisions between the old and new fractions in the party. Hugh Crosskill interviews Patrick Manning on the exclusion of one of the parties’ longest serving MPs, Muriel Donawa Mc Davidson, as a candidate for the upcoming elections (07:04-10:00)
5. Grenada and Indonesia nutmeg producers reached an agreement on Friday that will serve to improve the prices for nutmeg producers in the two countries. The pact was signed in Rottenberg under the auspices of Catz International, a spice brokerage firm. Interviews with one of the directors of Catz International and an Indonesian representative (10:01-12:55)
6. More than ten years after the death of reggae icon, Bob Marley, the members of his family are still in court over the disbursement of his estate. Gary Allen reports from Kingston (12:56-14:51)
2. The execution of five of the fourteen persons convicted of the 1983 murder of the former Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is scheduled to take place despite no official word from the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy. Alister Hughes reports from St. Georges (00:29-03:47)
3. The former leader of the Tonton Macoute, Roger La Fontante, and 21 other accomplices are on trial today charged with attempting to overthrow the government. Michael Norton reports that the day’s proceedings started with the refusal of Roger La Fontante to accept the lawyers assigned to him (03:48-07:03)
4. The leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s opposition People’s National Movement, Patrick Manning, affirms his role as the leader of the party despite reports of divisions between the old and new fractions in the party. Hugh Crosskill interviews Patrick Manning on the exclusion of one of the parties’ longest serving MPs, Muriel Donawa Mc Davidson, as a candidate for the upcoming elections (07:04-10:00)
5. Grenada and Indonesia nutmeg producers reached an agreement on Friday that will serve to improve the prices for nutmeg producers in the two countries. The pact was signed in Rottenberg under the auspices of Catz International, a spice brokerage firm. Interviews with one of the directors of Catz International and an Indonesian representative (10:01-12:55)
6. More than ten years after the death of reggae icon, Bob Marley, the members of his family are still in court over the disbursement of his estate. Gary Allen reports from Kingston (12:56-14:51)