Caribbean Report 20-07-1992

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. Two police officers are shot dead in downtown Kingston, Jamaica while carrying out a routine search of two pedestrians (00:34-00:46)
3. Former Jamaica Labour Party Minister, Errol Anderson is facing possible manslaughter charges following a road accident in which two women are killed (00:47-01:16)
4. Edward Seaga is voted back opposition leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) amid reports of physical attacks on members of the media, and delegates at the elections held this weekend. Correspondent Gary Allen reports (01:17-03:46)
5. Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party Bruce Golding apologizes to media and supporters for the two incidence of violent attacks at the conference. A committee headed by attorney Chris Bovell has been appointed to investigate and report (03:47-07:48)
6. Former Jamaica Labour Party Prime Minister Hugh Shearer has attracted much criticism for racial remarks made at the conference (07:49-09:01)
7. Jamaican Human Rights Activist Flo O’Connor reacts to racial slurs made by Hugh Shearer during the annual conference of the JLP (09:02-11:44)
8. Julian Hunte defeats Peter Josie over the weekend at the party’s annual convention to retain his position as opposition leader of the St. Lucia Labour Party (11:45-13:50)
9. The Bahamian parliament is dissolved ahead of general elections which will be held on the 19th August (13:51-14:20)

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