Caribbean Report 17-07-1989
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1989-07-17
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)
2. President of Guyana said he is prepared to meet for talks with PCD an alliance of the main opposition parties. Those talks could prepare the way for electoral reform in Guyana. Hugh Crosskill interviews Sharif Khan (00:36-04:20)
3. Financial News (04:21-06:04)
4. In Haiti, following the clamp down by senior clergy on the radical Catholic radio station Soleil, a Catholic worker has been in London criticizing the church leaders for preventing the station from championing the rights of the poor. Jerry Timmins interviews Claudette Werleigh (06:05-08:40)
5. Laurie Cunningham, the first black man to play for England was killed in Madrid when his car turned over. The 33-year-old Cunningham of Jamaican parents made his debut for England's under 21 team against Scotland in 1977. In 1979 his dazzling skills earned him a £1 million transfer to Rio Madrid in Spain. Hugh Crosskill interviews Ron Atkinson (08:41-10:59)
6. Nicolás Guillén, Cuba's National Poet has died in Cuba at the age of 87 following a long illness. Lionel Martin reports (11:00-12:18)
7. Britain could soon be in the throes of the Scar revival according to the local music press. Allan Little has been down to some of the Scar clubs in Central London to find out why 60s Jamaican style is making a comeback. Allan Little interviews Rajan Datar, Gary Male and Trevor Wyatt (12:19-15:00)
2. President of Guyana said he is prepared to meet for talks with PCD an alliance of the main opposition parties. Those talks could prepare the way for electoral reform in Guyana. Hugh Crosskill interviews Sharif Khan (00:36-04:20)
3. Financial News (04:21-06:04)
4. In Haiti, following the clamp down by senior clergy on the radical Catholic radio station Soleil, a Catholic worker has been in London criticizing the church leaders for preventing the station from championing the rights of the poor. Jerry Timmins interviews Claudette Werleigh (06:05-08:40)
5. Laurie Cunningham, the first black man to play for England was killed in Madrid when his car turned over. The 33-year-old Cunningham of Jamaican parents made his debut for England's under 21 team against Scotland in 1977. In 1979 his dazzling skills earned him a £1 million transfer to Rio Madrid in Spain. Hugh Crosskill interviews Ron Atkinson (08:41-10:59)
6. Nicolás Guillén, Cuba's National Poet has died in Cuba at the age of 87 following a long illness. Lionel Martin reports (11:00-12:18)
7. Britain could soon be in the throes of the Scar revival according to the local music press. Allan Little has been down to some of the Scar clubs in Central London to find out why 60s Jamaican style is making a comeback. Allan Little interviews Rajan Datar, Gary Male and Trevor Wyatt (12:19-15:00)