Caribbean Report 23-10-1995
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1995-10-23
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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This report highlights CARICOM Chairman Prime Minister Owen Arthur of Barbados comments on the need for the UN to speed up its role as a world reformer. Cuba's President Fidel Castro, while diplomatically shunned by American authorities, linked up with interested US investors. In Trinidad and Tobago, Tony Fraser examines the campaign trail to find out what the politicians are aiming at and why Tobago figures in their plans. In Montserrat, two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at the home of Trinidad-born Magistrate Anna Ryan. In Haiti, Foreign Minister Claudette Werleigh has been chosen by President Aristide to be the country's next Prime Minister. In cricket, England begin their tour of South Africa, however the media attention is focus on the four-day match in Soweto. Jamaican-born Devon Malcolm comments on being the only black player in the England squad. In Guyana, the commission of inquiry into the cyanide spill at Omai's Gold Mines is set to begin and its report is expected in the next two months.
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1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:24)
2. CARICOM leaders speak out at the UN (00:25-03:25)
3. Cuba's President Fidel Castro links up with interested US investors (03:26-07:58)
4. In Trinidad and Tobago, the political parties are on the campaign trail, with the focus on Tobago (07:59-11:11)
5. Two men arrested in connection with the shooting incident in Montserrat (11:12-11:41)
6. Haiti is about the get its first woman Prime Minister (11:42-14:08)
7. England begin its tour of South Africa (14:09-14:46)
8. The commission of inquiry is set to begin on Tuesday into the cyanide spill at Guyana's Omai Gold Mines (14:47-15:09)
2. CARICOM leaders speak out at the UN (00:25-03:25)
3. Cuba's President Fidel Castro links up with interested US investors (03:26-07:58)
4. In Trinidad and Tobago, the political parties are on the campaign trail, with the focus on Tobago (07:59-11:11)
5. Two men arrested in connection with the shooting incident in Montserrat (11:12-11:41)
6. Haiti is about the get its first woman Prime Minister (11:42-14:08)
7. England begin its tour of South Africa (14:09-14:46)
8. The commission of inquiry is set to begin on Tuesday into the cyanide spill at Guyana's Omai Gold Mines (14:47-15:09)