Caribbean Report 04-08-1997

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Burning buildings in Plymouth strengthen the case for a new town in northern Montserrat. Chief Minister of Montserrat, Bertrand Osborne and Chief Scientist at the Montserrat Observatory, Richard Robinson are interviewed (00:28-05:15)
3. Guyana's officials told to revamp the country's beleaguered prison system. Mike Mc Cormack, Head of Guyana Human Rights Association, Feroze Mohammed, Minister of Home Affairs, Leader of the United Force, Mr Manzoor Nadir are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (05:16-08:00)
4. The difficulties of the Caribbean trust for NAFTA priority. Peter King, Chairman of the Caribbean Textstyle and Apparel Institute and Tony Bryan, Professor of International Relations and Director of the North South Center, University of Miami are interviewed (08:01-11:42)
5. Grenada's Ambassador to the United States is warning that a proposed bill which aims to seek sanctions against Caribbean countries that support prospective Cuban membership of CARICOM. It appears to have implications beyond CARICOM. Ambassador, Denis Antoine of Grenada is interviewed (11:43-12:47)
6. There has been a small explosion at a hotel in the centre of the Cuban capital Havana. The aim of the explosion appears to be part of the campaign to undermine the island's newly built tourist industry. Tom Gibb reports (12:48-14:26)
7. London is not likely to be the first place that Caribbean nations will turn to when they finally decide to implement plans to post joint missions. Jamaica's High Commissioner in London, Derrick Heaven is interviewed (14:27-15:26)

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