Caribbean Report 13-05-1992
No Thumbnail Available
Date
1992-05-13
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
Description
Table of Contents
1. Headlines (00:00-00:43)
2. The British Government has become the second country in a month to issue a travel advisory to its citizens who are planning to visit Barbados. The Barbados Board of Tourism’s London Office thinks that the advisory will have little or no great impact on the tourism industry (00:44-03:50)
3. Keith Betton, the Affairs Officer for the Association of British Travel Agencies believes there is no need for alarm over the advisory issued by the British Government and that Barbados’ reputation is not at risk (03:51-06:30)
4. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) predicts that the United States travel advisory on Barbados issued two weeks ago is not likely to have a major impact on tourism figures this summer. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste speaks with US based Marketing Director of the CTO Michael Youngman (06:31-09:14)
5. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning discusses the issue of drug trafficking and control with President Bush during a five day visit to Washington. Other issues on the agenda included talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement and the situation in Haiti. Correspondent Chris Nuttal reports (09:15-11:23)
6. Jamaica’s Finance Minister Hugh Small speaks out against the delay in the preparation for next week’s budget, owing to the government chief printer’s failure to print the estimates of expenditure document, which must be submitted for review by the Parliamentary Standing Committee ahead of the budget presentation (11:24-12:04)
7. Regional and international economists meeting in Tobago, urge Caribbean commerce players to identify new products and markets in order to survive in an increasingly competitive world. Comments are made by Trinidadian Economist, Dr. Trevor Farrell, US Market Economist Bill Carney and British Financial Strategy Analyst Dr. John Heptonstall (12:05-14:20)
2. The British Government has become the second country in a month to issue a travel advisory to its citizens who are planning to visit Barbados. The Barbados Board of Tourism’s London Office thinks that the advisory will have little or no great impact on the tourism industry (00:44-03:50)
3. Keith Betton, the Affairs Officer for the Association of British Travel Agencies believes there is no need for alarm over the advisory issued by the British Government and that Barbados’ reputation is not at risk (03:51-06:30)
4. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) predicts that the United States travel advisory on Barbados issued two weeks ago is not likely to have a major impact on tourism figures this summer. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste speaks with US based Marketing Director of the CTO Michael Youngman (06:31-09:14)
5. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning discusses the issue of drug trafficking and control with President Bush during a five day visit to Washington. Other issues on the agenda included talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement and the situation in Haiti. Correspondent Chris Nuttal reports (09:15-11:23)
6. Jamaica’s Finance Minister Hugh Small speaks out against the delay in the preparation for next week’s budget, owing to the government chief printer’s failure to print the estimates of expenditure document, which must be submitted for review by the Parliamentary Standing Committee ahead of the budget presentation (11:24-12:04)
7. Regional and international economists meeting in Tobago, urge Caribbean commerce players to identify new products and markets in order to survive in an increasingly competitive world. Comments are made by Trinidadian Economist, Dr. Trevor Farrell, US Market Economist Bill Carney and British Financial Strategy Analyst Dr. John Heptonstall (12:05-14:20)