Caribbean Report 18-03-1996
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1996-03-18
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)
2. The international opposition to the US plans to tighten sanctions against Cuba is mounting. Labour Member of Parliament Tony Lloyd is interviewed (00:31-04:57)
3. In Miami police made three arrest after people demonstrating against the Helms-Burton Bill came face to face with supporters of a tougher stance on Cuba over the weekend. In Havana the Cuban government has given a cautious response to criticisms from Catholic bishops in the country. They described the shooting down of two civilian aircrafts as excessive and violent. Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman Raphael Dowser is interviewed (04:58-08:23)
4. Public servants in Trinidad and Tobago largely ignored a call from their union to go on strike today (08:24-08:52)
5. In Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is up beat about the economy. Prime Minister Owen Arthur is interviewed (08:53-10:30)
6. Turks and Caicos Governor Martin Bourke is recuperating in Miami from an operation for acute appendicitis. Opposition and the ruling party members have been calling for the governor to be removed (10:31-10:58)
7. In the United States support for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell as the running mate for likely Republican candidate Bob Dole appears to be gathering momentum within the party. Senator Jesse Helms is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (10:59-13:38)
8. The New Zealand cricket team is positive but not complacent as they prepare to take on the West Indies in the Caribbean. Captain Lee Germon is interviewed (13:39-14:46)
9. In Haiti President Renee Preval has announced that the government will stop privatising its State owned enterprises (14:47-15:11)
2. The international opposition to the US plans to tighten sanctions against Cuba is mounting. Labour Member of Parliament Tony Lloyd is interviewed (00:31-04:57)
3. In Miami police made three arrest after people demonstrating against the Helms-Burton Bill came face to face with supporters of a tougher stance on Cuba over the weekend. In Havana the Cuban government has given a cautious response to criticisms from Catholic bishops in the country. They described the shooting down of two civilian aircrafts as excessive and violent. Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman Raphael Dowser is interviewed (04:58-08:23)
4. Public servants in Trinidad and Tobago largely ignored a call from their union to go on strike today (08:24-08:52)
5. In Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is up beat about the economy. Prime Minister Owen Arthur is interviewed (08:53-10:30)
6. Turks and Caicos Governor Martin Bourke is recuperating in Miami from an operation for acute appendicitis. Opposition and the ruling party members have been calling for the governor to be removed (10:31-10:58)
7. In the United States support for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell as the running mate for likely Republican candidate Bob Dole appears to be gathering momentum within the party. Senator Jesse Helms is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (10:59-13:38)
8. The New Zealand cricket team is positive but not complacent as they prepare to take on the West Indies in the Caribbean. Captain Lee Germon is interviewed (13:39-14:46)
9. In Haiti President Renee Preval has announced that the government will stop privatising its State owned enterprises (14:47-15:11)