Caribbean Report 05-05-1995
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1995-05-05
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Saint Lucia's Prime Minister John Compton has spoken out to try and offset a national strike by the country's most powerful trade unions. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has difficulties accepting the allegations which seek to implicate the St. Lucian government in the misappropriation of UN funds. Jamaica's Foreign Minister Seymour Mullings is in Washington meeting with US officials and members of the Congress to discuss US-Jamaica trade relations. In Bermuda, the government is still to announce the date on which the referendum on independence will be held. A high ranking Barbadian Church official is calling for whites to join the country's police force. Dean of St. Michael's Anglican Cathedral, Harold Crichlow suggested that whites were needed to combat harassment against mainly white visitors. Countries worldwide are preparing to celebrate Victory in Europe Day and the end of World War II.
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1. Headlines with Carol Orr (00:00-00:25)
2. St. Lucia's Prime Minister seeks to head off a national strike (00:26-05:33)
3. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has difficulty accepting the allegations against the St. Lucian government (05:34-07:21)
4. Jamaica's Foreign Minister is in Washington to discuss US-Jamaica trade relations (07:22-10:30)
5. In Bermuda, the government is still to announce the date on which the referendum on independence will be held (10:31-12:10)
6. A high ranking Barbadian Church official is calling for whites to join the country's police force (12:11-13:44)
7. Countries worldwide are preparing to celebrate Victory in Europe Day and the end of World War II (13:45-15:10)
2. St. Lucia's Prime Minister seeks to head off a national strike (00:26-05:33)
3. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has difficulty accepting the allegations against the St. Lucian government (05:34-07:21)
4. Jamaica's Foreign Minister is in Washington to discuss US-Jamaica trade relations (07:22-10:30)
5. In Bermuda, the government is still to announce the date on which the referendum on independence will be held (10:31-12:10)
6. A high ranking Barbadian Church official is calling for whites to join the country's police force (12:11-13:44)
7. Countries worldwide are preparing to celebrate Victory in Europe Day and the end of World War II (13:45-15:10)