Caribbean Report 04-07-1991

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:34)
2. Hugh Crosskill reports on the closing day at the 12th Caricom Heads of Government Summit in St. Kitts. The Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anuaoku, presents a formal letter from the African National Congress which encourages the Caribbean leaders to support South Africa’s return to international cricket. The Jamaican Prime Minister, Michael Manley, comments on Chief Anyaoku’s request and also the proposals of the West Indian Commission for Caribbean integration. Guyana’s Desmond Hoyte condemns the practice of the use of Haitian child labour on state-owned sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic. St. Vincent’s Prime Minister, James Mitchell, urges the Caribbean leaders to continue pushing towards a single Caricom market and lasting regional integration. At the end of the summit it was announced that the 13th Caricom Heads of Government Summit will be held in Trinidad and Tobago (00:35-06:26)
3. Hugh Crosskill interviews St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, James Mitchell, on his assignment to assess the proposal for the privatization of the regional airlines, BWEE and LIAT (06:27-09:32)
4. Suriname’s oldest member of the new National Assembly, Jaggernath Lachman, is sworn in today. Chandra van Bennedijk reports from Paramaribo (09:33-11:38)
5. Peter Penfold, Assistant Head of the West Indies and Atlantic Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Britain is named as the next Governor of the British Virgin Islands. Interview with Peter Penfold (11:39-13:23)
6. Jonathan Agnew reports that the West Indies finishes the first day of the test match against England in a strong position with England at 269 for 8 wickets (13:24-14:54)

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