Caribbean Report 08-08-1996
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1996-08-08
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. Banana crisis looms in the Windward Islands and St. Lucia as St. Lucia dock workers strike. General Manager of the St. Lucia Banana Growers Association Peter Serieux, Secretary of the Banana Growers Association Cremont Lawrence and Union General Secretary Placenta Phillip are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:34-03:21)
3. Caribbean nations are warned to take a stance on child's pornography. Ann Baker of the UK Coalition on Child Prostitution is interviewed (03:22-06:22)
4. A United States official from President Clinton's administration is due to begin a Latin American and Caribbean tour tomorrow. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns is interviewed (06:23-08:15)
5. Concerns in Dominica over the one day ban on political meetings. Commissioner of Police Desmond Blanchard and Attorney-of-law and Chairman of the Organisation for Good Governance Tony Astaphan are interviewed (08:16-12:23)
6. In Britain the death and police custody of a black boxing promoter has called into question the training of police in the use of long arm batons. Donald Douglas brother of black boxing promoter Brian Douglas and Deborah Coles of the Group INQUEST are interviewed (12:24-14:23)
7. Suriname's National Assembly fails for the second time to choose a new president (14:24-15:27)
2. Banana crisis looms in the Windward Islands and St. Lucia as St. Lucia dock workers strike. General Manager of the St. Lucia Banana Growers Association Peter Serieux, Secretary of the Banana Growers Association Cremont Lawrence and Union General Secretary Placenta Phillip are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:34-03:21)
3. Caribbean nations are warned to take a stance on child's pornography. Ann Baker of the UK Coalition on Child Prostitution is interviewed (03:22-06:22)
4. A United States official from President Clinton's administration is due to begin a Latin American and Caribbean tour tomorrow. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns is interviewed (06:23-08:15)
5. Concerns in Dominica over the one day ban on political meetings. Commissioner of Police Desmond Blanchard and Attorney-of-law and Chairman of the Organisation for Good Governance Tony Astaphan are interviewed (08:16-12:23)
6. In Britain the death and police custody of a black boxing promoter has called into question the training of police in the use of long arm batons. Donald Douglas brother of black boxing promoter Brian Douglas and Deborah Coles of the Group INQUEST are interviewed (12:24-14:23)
7. Suriname's National Assembly fails for the second time to choose a new president (14:24-15:27)