Caribbean Report 23-11-1993
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1993-11-23
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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The United States Agency for International Developments announced the close of aid missions in seven Eastern Caribbean countries, and experts say that this will significantly impact on the region’s economy. Following Friday’s vote in Curacao to maintain the island’s status within the Netherlands Antilles, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters now hangs in the balance. Cuba’s attempts to ease its economic problems worsened by the collapse of the Soviet Union was highlighted by Foreign Minister Roberto Urbina tour of the Caribbean. And, the tightening of the US thirty year trade embargo and the collapse of Cuba’s trade has led to speculation that Fidel Castro is currently facing his darkest hour with imports down to a minimum.
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Headlines with anchor Carol Orr (00:31).
1. The United States Agency for International Developments announced the close of aid missions in seven Eastern Caribbean countries, and Atherton Martin, Executive Director of the Dominican Development Institute says that the severe short term effects of this decision, such as job displacement should not be undermined (00:32 -04:22).
2. Following Friday’s vote in Curacao to maintain the island’s status within the Netherlands Antilles, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters now hangs in the balance – journalist Eddie Williams in St. Martin gives his view on the PM’s political survival in this climate (04:23 -07:44).
3. Cuba’s attempts to ease its economic problems worsened by the collapse of the Soviet Union was highlighted by Foreign Minister Roberto Urbina tour of the Caribbean – Lionel Martin reports from Havana (07:45 -10:02).
4. The tightening of the US thirty year trade embargo and the collapse of Cuba’s trade has led to speculation that Fidel Castro is currently facing his darkest hour. Correspondent Paul Gillingham investigates how ordinary Cuban people are responding to the economic situation (10: 03 - 15:01).
1. The United States Agency for International Developments announced the close of aid missions in seven Eastern Caribbean countries, and Atherton Martin, Executive Director of the Dominican Development Institute says that the severe short term effects of this decision, such as job displacement should not be undermined (00:32 -04:22).
2. Following Friday’s vote in Curacao to maintain the island’s status within the Netherlands Antilles, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters now hangs in the balance – journalist Eddie Williams in St. Martin gives his view on the PM’s political survival in this climate (04:23 -07:44).
3. Cuba’s attempts to ease its economic problems worsened by the collapse of the Soviet Union was highlighted by Foreign Minister Roberto Urbina tour of the Caribbean – Lionel Martin reports from Havana (07:45 -10:02).
4. The tightening of the US thirty year trade embargo and the collapse of Cuba’s trade has led to speculation that Fidel Castro is currently facing his darkest hour. Correspondent Paul Gillingham investigates how ordinary Cuban people are responding to the economic situation (10: 03 - 15:01).