Caribbean Report 10-09-1991
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1991-09-10
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:34)
2. Striking nurses in Jamaica meet to discuss the legal action being threatened against them by the government. The nurses are protesting against an administrative reform programme of salaries and Gary Allen reports that the industrial action is in fact the culmination of a long running dispute dating back approximately 13 months. Interview with the President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Suringa Marshall-Burnett (00:35-07:17)
3. A book entitled “The Muslimeen Grab for Power” by Selwyn Ryan examines the details of the 1990 attempted coup was officially launched in Port of Spain last night. Debbie Ransome reports with comments from Frank Barsotti, Head of the Institute of International Relations, St. Augustine UWI and author Selwyn Ryan (07:18-10:28)
4. Cuba’s application for membership to the Caribbean Tourism Organization will not be considered unless the Cuban Government recognizes the Grenadian administration of Prime Minister Nicolas Brathwaite. Sandra Baptiste reports from the Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference in Caracas. Comments from Ambassador Lazaro Cabezas, Head of the Cuban delegation and Joan Purcell, Grenada’s Tourism Minister. Bahamas’ Prime Minister Lynden Pingling also addresses the region’s strategic marketing plan of the conference (10:29-14:29)
2. Striking nurses in Jamaica meet to discuss the legal action being threatened against them by the government. The nurses are protesting against an administrative reform programme of salaries and Gary Allen reports that the industrial action is in fact the culmination of a long running dispute dating back approximately 13 months. Interview with the President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Suringa Marshall-Burnett (00:35-07:17)
3. A book entitled “The Muslimeen Grab for Power” by Selwyn Ryan examines the details of the 1990 attempted coup was officially launched in Port of Spain last night. Debbie Ransome reports with comments from Frank Barsotti, Head of the Institute of International Relations, St. Augustine UWI and author Selwyn Ryan (07:18-10:28)
4. Cuba’s application for membership to the Caribbean Tourism Organization will not be considered unless the Cuban Government recognizes the Grenadian administration of Prime Minister Nicolas Brathwaite. Sandra Baptiste reports from the Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference in Caracas. Comments from Ambassador Lazaro Cabezas, Head of the Cuban delegation and Joan Purcell, Grenada’s Tourism Minister. Bahamas’ Prime Minister Lynden Pingling also addresses the region’s strategic marketing plan of the conference (10:29-14:29)