Caribbean Report 06-06-1995
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1995-06-06
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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In this report: In Antigua, John Baughman, an American once acquitted of murdering his first wife in the US, now faces the same charge. After two years of turmoil in the tourism industry, Prime Minister Owen Arthur appoints his Deputy Billie Miller as the new Minister of Tourism. Bertram Niles examines the recent troubled history of Barbadian tourism. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning, Cletus Springer gave evidence at the on-going commission of inquiry in St. Lucia. In Dominica with the general election five days away, local opinion pollster and accountant, Gordon Moreau discusses whether the political parties are tackling the major issues facing Dominica in any in-depth manner. The new man at the helm of the British Virgin Islands is Ralph T. O'Neal. Mr. O'Neal took over as Chief Minister following the death of former leader Lavity Stoutt. Just days after the official start of the 1995 hurricane season, Cuba is hit with a blast from the first hurricane, Allison. The British police Constable Colin Whitby accused of manslaughter of the deportee Joy Gardner, gave his account of the incident. Trinidad and Tobago's Christopher Thomas has been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:28)
2. An American man, once acquitted of murdering his first wife in the US, is charged with the same crime in Antigua (00:29-01:17)
3. Prime Minister Owen Arthur appoints a new Minister of Tourism with the hopes of improving the industry (01:18-04:42)
4. In St. Lucia, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning gave evidence at the commission of inquiry (04:43-05:45)
5. The political parties' activities continue apace in the run-up to elections in Dominica (05:46-09:40)
6. Ralph T. O'Neal takes over as Chief Minister in the British Virgin Islands (09:41-11:03)
7. Cuba cleans up after hurricane Allison (11:04-12:38)
8. The British police officer accused of the manslaughter of deportee Joy Gardner took the stand to give his account of the incident (12:39-14:32)
9. Trinidadian Christopher Thomas has been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the OAS (14:33-15:08)
2. An American man, once acquitted of murdering his first wife in the US, is charged with the same crime in Antigua (00:29-01:17)
3. Prime Minister Owen Arthur appoints a new Minister of Tourism with the hopes of improving the industry (01:18-04:42)
4. In St. Lucia, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning gave evidence at the commission of inquiry (04:43-05:45)
5. The political parties' activities continue apace in the run-up to elections in Dominica (05:46-09:40)
6. Ralph T. O'Neal takes over as Chief Minister in the British Virgin Islands (09:41-11:03)
7. Cuba cleans up after hurricane Allison (11:04-12:38)
8. The British police officer accused of the manslaughter of deportee Joy Gardner took the stand to give his account of the incident (12:39-14:32)
9. Trinidadian Christopher Thomas has been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the OAS (14:33-15:08)