Caribbean Report 31-07-1990
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1990-07-31
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
This segment reports on the release of Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson after being held hostage for four days in the Red House located in Port of Spain, Trinidad. This attempted coup took place in July 1990 by the Jamaat al Muslimeen led by Yasin Abu Bakr.
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1. Headlines by Pat Whitehorne (00:00-00:36)
2. Pat Whitehorne continues her report on the release of Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson who was held hostage for four days by the Jamaat Al Muslimeen (00:37-01:09)
3. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Allan Tomlinson on the situation in Trinidad and Tobago after the release of A.N.R. Robinson (01:10-03:39)
4. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Yasin Abu Bakr on the status of the amnesty document and the release of hostages (03:40-04:26)
5. Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson speaks to Pat Whitehorne regarding his futile attempts to contact government officials indicating that he was ready to leave the Red House and that he had resigned as Prime Minister (04:27-05:12)
6. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Mr. Ulric Cross, High Commission to London about his reactions to the situation in Trinidad and Tobago (05:13-06:34)
7. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Hugh Crosskill in Jamaica about the reactions of the Heads of Caribbean leaders who are attending the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference there (06:35-12:20)
8. Pat Whitehorne speaks to a housewife in Trinidad and Tobago about how she is coping with the curfew conditions (12:21-13:40)
9. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Mr. Amin Mohammed, Bank Manager about the economic effects of this unrest in Trinidad and Tobago on the tourist and business industry (13:41-14:53)
10. Pat Whitehorne concludes her report (14:54-15:01)
2. Pat Whitehorne continues her report on the release of Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson who was held hostage for four days by the Jamaat Al Muslimeen (00:37-01:09)
3. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Allan Tomlinson on the situation in Trinidad and Tobago after the release of A.N.R. Robinson (01:10-03:39)
4. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Yasin Abu Bakr on the status of the amnesty document and the release of hostages (03:40-04:26)
5. Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson speaks to Pat Whitehorne regarding his futile attempts to contact government officials indicating that he was ready to leave the Red House and that he had resigned as Prime Minister (04:27-05:12)
6. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Mr. Ulric Cross, High Commission to London about his reactions to the situation in Trinidad and Tobago (05:13-06:34)
7. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Hugh Crosskill in Jamaica about the reactions of the Heads of Caribbean leaders who are attending the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference there (06:35-12:20)
8. Pat Whitehorne speaks to a housewife in Trinidad and Tobago about how she is coping with the curfew conditions (12:21-13:40)
9. Pat Whitehorne speaks to Mr. Amin Mohammed, Bank Manager about the economic effects of this unrest in Trinidad and Tobago on the tourist and business industry (13:41-14:53)
10. Pat Whitehorne concludes her report (14:54-15:01)