Caribbean Report 26-04-1996
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1996-04-26
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. The University of the West Indies students in Mona, Jamaica protest the high cost of education in the Caribbean. Spokesman for the Students Clyde Williams and Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI, Mona Professor Gerald Lalor are interviewed (00:28-03:05)
3. The Caribbean is being urged to devise its own plan for future relations with the European Union outside of the traditional ACP framework. Bertrand Niles reports (03:06-04:51)
4. A former government minister in Trinidad and Tobago believes further integration at the Caricom level has grind to a halt. Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur during a visit to Trinidad and Tobago last week says Caricom stands the chance of being marginalised because it is not focusing enough on open reciprocal trade. Winston Dookeran and Caricom's Secretary General Edwin Carrington are interviewed (04:52-06:41)
5. Division among Dominican Caribs over the expansion of their reserve. Carib Chief Hilary Federick is interviewed (06:42-09:13)
6. British Member of Parliament Bernie Grant says he is not convinced that there is insufficient evidence to prosecute three men for the murder of schoolboy Stephen Lawrence (09:14-10:47)
7. President Clinton arrives in Miami next week for a visit that could be crucial to his re-election chances. His task is to convince Cuban Americans that he intends putting even more pressure on Cuba's President Fidel Castro. Andy Hernandez who studies Hispanic voting patterns for the Democratic Party in Washington, DC is interviewed (10:48-12:28)
8. The West Indies second test against New Zealand starts tomorrow in Antigua. Sports Editor Jack Matthew is interviewed (12:29-15:29)
2. The University of the West Indies students in Mona, Jamaica protest the high cost of education in the Caribbean. Spokesman for the Students Clyde Williams and Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI, Mona Professor Gerald Lalor are interviewed (00:28-03:05)
3. The Caribbean is being urged to devise its own plan for future relations with the European Union outside of the traditional ACP framework. Bertrand Niles reports (03:06-04:51)
4. A former government minister in Trinidad and Tobago believes further integration at the Caricom level has grind to a halt. Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur during a visit to Trinidad and Tobago last week says Caricom stands the chance of being marginalised because it is not focusing enough on open reciprocal trade. Winston Dookeran and Caricom's Secretary General Edwin Carrington are interviewed (04:52-06:41)
5. Division among Dominican Caribs over the expansion of their reserve. Carib Chief Hilary Federick is interviewed (06:42-09:13)
6. British Member of Parliament Bernie Grant says he is not convinced that there is insufficient evidence to prosecute three men for the murder of schoolboy Stephen Lawrence (09:14-10:47)
7. President Clinton arrives in Miami next week for a visit that could be crucial to his re-election chances. His task is to convince Cuban Americans that he intends putting even more pressure on Cuba's President Fidel Castro. Andy Hernandez who studies Hispanic voting patterns for the Democratic Party in Washington, DC is interviewed (10:48-12:28)
8. The West Indies second test against New Zealand starts tomorrow in Antigua. Sports Editor Jack Matthew is interviewed (12:29-15:29)