Caribbean Report 29-04-1998
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1998-04-29
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1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:29)
2. The issue of human rights dominated the visit to Cuba by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the visit was assessed on economic as well as human rights terms (00:30-02:29)
3. British supermarket chain Tesco was close to finalizing an agreement with St. Lucia to buy more bananas (02:30-02:50)
4. Former St. Lucian Prime Minister Sir John Compton has not ruled out a political comeback as he decides on returning to lead the Opposition United Workers Party. St. Lucians give their views about Compton's comeback (02:51-04:26)
5. In Montserrat there appears to be a growing sense that things are moving at last as people are trickling back after fleeing the volcano. David Capper gives his impression of the new mood in Montserrat (04:27-08:54)
6. Samuel Harvey, Deputy Leader of Turks and Caicos Islands states that his government is determined to keep its laws against sodomy. Keith Stone Greaves reports on the strong popular feeling against homosexuality (08:55-12:25)
7. Harlem in New York has become a venue for a new kind of tourism - disaster tourism, due to its crime, drugs and urban decay. However, residents state that there is more to their area than their image. Leslie Goffe reports (12:26-15:15)
2. The issue of human rights dominated the visit to Cuba by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the visit was assessed on economic as well as human rights terms (00:30-02:29)
3. British supermarket chain Tesco was close to finalizing an agreement with St. Lucia to buy more bananas (02:30-02:50)
4. Former St. Lucian Prime Minister Sir John Compton has not ruled out a political comeback as he decides on returning to lead the Opposition United Workers Party. St. Lucians give their views about Compton's comeback (02:51-04:26)
5. In Montserrat there appears to be a growing sense that things are moving at last as people are trickling back after fleeing the volcano. David Capper gives his impression of the new mood in Montserrat (04:27-08:54)
6. Samuel Harvey, Deputy Leader of Turks and Caicos Islands states that his government is determined to keep its laws against sodomy. Keith Stone Greaves reports on the strong popular feeling against homosexuality (08:55-12:25)
7. Harlem in New York has become a venue for a new kind of tourism - disaster tourism, due to its crime, drugs and urban decay. However, residents state that there is more to their area than their image. Leslie Goffe reports (12:26-15:15)