Caribbean Report 11-08-1997
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1997-08-11
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. Anguilla's governor rejects charges of arrogance made by the island's Chief Minister. Chief Minister, Anguilla, Hubert Hughes and Governor Robert Harris are interviewed (00:30-06:02)
3. Montserrat is experiencing a break from volcanic eruptions. James White reports (06:03-07:30)
4. Cuba will be the temporary home of fifty children from Montserrat. They are part of a Caribbean Red Cross temporary adoption programme. Hubert Pierre, Head of the Programme is interviewed (07:31-08:23)
5. One opposition party which is pushing for international observers threatens to boycott Jamaica's next general election. Edward Seaga, Opposition Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party is interviewed and Carol Orr reports (08:24-10:49)
6. Guyana's Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte wants Caricom governments to take a collective common position of strength against attempts to undermine their support for Cuba. Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte is interviewed (10:50-11:59)
7. The grandson of Malcolm X, twelve year old Malcolm Shabazz has been sentenced to the longest term for setting the fire which killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz. Leslie Goffe reports from New York (12:00-13:05)
8. Cuba and Jamaica were near the top of the medals table at the end of the World's Athletic Championship in Athens. Warren Gordon reports on how the Caribbean nations finished (13:06-15:16)
2. Anguilla's governor rejects charges of arrogance made by the island's Chief Minister. Chief Minister, Anguilla, Hubert Hughes and Governor Robert Harris are interviewed (00:30-06:02)
3. Montserrat is experiencing a break from volcanic eruptions. James White reports (06:03-07:30)
4. Cuba will be the temporary home of fifty children from Montserrat. They are part of a Caribbean Red Cross temporary adoption programme. Hubert Pierre, Head of the Programme is interviewed (07:31-08:23)
5. One opposition party which is pushing for international observers threatens to boycott Jamaica's next general election. Edward Seaga, Opposition Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party is interviewed and Carol Orr reports (08:24-10:49)
6. Guyana's Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte wants Caricom governments to take a collective common position of strength against attempts to undermine their support for Cuba. Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte is interviewed (10:50-11:59)
7. The grandson of Malcolm X, twelve year old Malcolm Shabazz has been sentenced to the longest term for setting the fire which killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz. Leslie Goffe reports from New York (12:00-13:05)
8. Cuba and Jamaica were near the top of the medals table at the end of the World's Athletic Championship in Athens. Warren Gordon reports on how the Caribbean nations finished (13:06-15:16)