Caribbean Report 03-10-1990
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1990-10-03
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:37)
2. Antigua’s Deputy Prime Minister, Lester Bird reacts to comments made by Antigua’s Minister of Education, Reuben Harris. Yesterday Mr. Harris stated that he will not support Lester Bird or any member of his family for the leadership position of Antigua. Additionally, Tim Hector, leader of Antigua-Caribbean Liberation Party recommends the setting up of a national assembly to replace the ruling Antigua Labour Party (00:38-05:41)
3. Guyana’s government is yet to react to the decision of the US to withhold economic assistance until free and fair elections is guaranteed. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown (05:42-08:04)
4. Workers in Guyana’s sugar industry are promised improved wages and working conditions when the British companies Booker PLC and Booker Tate take over the management of the industry. Mark Goodwin, Chief Executive of Booker Tate comments on maintaining operations within the guidelines and constraints of Guyana’s IMP programme (08:05-11:33)
5. Sir Shridath Ramphal and the West Indian Commission face fiery criticism during a meeting with media representatives in St. Lucia. The heated exchange took place between Sir Shridath Ramphal and Rick Wayne, St. Lucian newspaper publisher, over the relevance of the Commission to the average man on the street (11:34-13:28)
6. Cuba is discontented with a unified Germany. Lionel Martin reports from Havana that Cuba’s main concern centers around the loss of traditional, economic relationship with East Germany (13:29-15:07)
2. Antigua’s Deputy Prime Minister, Lester Bird reacts to comments made by Antigua’s Minister of Education, Reuben Harris. Yesterday Mr. Harris stated that he will not support Lester Bird or any member of his family for the leadership position of Antigua. Additionally, Tim Hector, leader of Antigua-Caribbean Liberation Party recommends the setting up of a national assembly to replace the ruling Antigua Labour Party (00:38-05:41)
3. Guyana’s government is yet to react to the decision of the US to withhold economic assistance until free and fair elections is guaranteed. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown (05:42-08:04)
4. Workers in Guyana’s sugar industry are promised improved wages and working conditions when the British companies Booker PLC and Booker Tate take over the management of the industry. Mark Goodwin, Chief Executive of Booker Tate comments on maintaining operations within the guidelines and constraints of Guyana’s IMP programme (08:05-11:33)
5. Sir Shridath Ramphal and the West Indian Commission face fiery criticism during a meeting with media representatives in St. Lucia. The heated exchange took place between Sir Shridath Ramphal and Rick Wayne, St. Lucian newspaper publisher, over the relevance of the Commission to the average man on the street (11:34-13:28)
6. Cuba is discontented with a unified Germany. Lionel Martin reports from Havana that Cuba’s main concern centers around the loss of traditional, economic relationship with East Germany (13:29-15:07)