Caribbean Report 04-07-1989

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:36)
2. One important decision facing the Industry and Trade Ministers attending the CARICOM summit meeting in Grenada is whether or not to support the application of the Dominican Republic for entry to the Lomé Convention. It is through the Lomé accord which is to be re-negotiated by the end of the year that EEC gives ACP member countries duty free access to its markets as well as financial assistance. Alan Tomlinson reports and interviews businessman Samuel Condé (00:37-04:15)
3. A 72-hour transport strike begins in Haiti. So far only one minor incident was provoked. Michael Norton reports (04:16-06:27)
4. Financial news (06:28-07:40)
5. A West Indian man dies in a north London police cell yesterday following a violent struggle with police officers who arrested him on unlawful possession of a car. The parents of the 22-year-old deceased Jamey Stewart are believed to be Jamaicans. Hugh Crosskill interviews New Scotland Yard Press Officer Tim Maney (07:41-12:04)
6. The British horse racing community is shocked by the announcement that a banned substance was found in the urine of the winner of the prestigious Gold Seal Oaks Stakes (12:05-15:00)

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