Caribbean Report 15-10-1991
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1991-10-15
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:34)
2. Haiti's Ambassador to the United States says deposed President Jean Bertrand Aristide may be willing to restructure his government and remain abroad for a while if the Haitian Congress decides to recognize his presidency. Hugh Crosskill reports (00:35-02:27)
3. The author of Haiti's Constitution, Dr. Louis Roy condemns the overthrow of President Aristide as unconstitutional. He states that the interim government is illegal and calls for the return of President Aristide. He also said that President Aristide may have uttered statements which in his view can be construed as inflammatory. Interview with Dr. Louis Roy (02:27-09:48)
4. Reports out of Haiti today indicate that many people are leaving the capital and heading for the rural areas. The exodus from the capital is reported to be triggered in part by expected severe shortages from an international economic embargo against Haiti. Interview with Haitian businessman, Bertrand Roy (09:49-12:20)
5. A member of the West Indian Commission has raised the prospect of a common currency, similar to the European currency as a method for settling intra-regional trade payments. A Dominican businessman, Philippe Nassif says one of the setbacks to inter-regional trade is in the method of payment particularly in the case of Jamaica. Comments from Philippe Nassif (12:21-14:49)
2. Haiti's Ambassador to the United States says deposed President Jean Bertrand Aristide may be willing to restructure his government and remain abroad for a while if the Haitian Congress decides to recognize his presidency. Hugh Crosskill reports (00:35-02:27)
3. The author of Haiti's Constitution, Dr. Louis Roy condemns the overthrow of President Aristide as unconstitutional. He states that the interim government is illegal and calls for the return of President Aristide. He also said that President Aristide may have uttered statements which in his view can be construed as inflammatory. Interview with Dr. Louis Roy (02:27-09:48)
4. Reports out of Haiti today indicate that many people are leaving the capital and heading for the rural areas. The exodus from the capital is reported to be triggered in part by expected severe shortages from an international economic embargo against Haiti. Interview with Haitian businessman, Bertrand Roy (09:49-12:20)
5. A member of the West Indian Commission has raised the prospect of a common currency, similar to the European currency as a method for settling intra-regional trade payments. A Dominican businessman, Philippe Nassif says one of the setbacks to inter-regional trade is in the method of payment particularly in the case of Jamaica. Comments from Philippe Nassif (12:21-14:49)