Caribbean Report 25-09-1991
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1991-09-25
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Distorted and unrelated audio during the first minute and fourteen seconds of the report.
Table of Contents
1. Headlines (01:15-01:48)
2. Up to 120,000 potential Guyanese voters could be disenfranchised if the current voting list is used in the upcoming elections. Sharief Khan reports that the experts have projected a 30% margin of error with the voters list. Dr. Bob Pastor of the Carter Center in Atlanta suggests an investigation of the preliminary list to guard against fraudulent possibilities (01:49-09:40)
3. A fifteen-man team of private sector leaders in Barbados held a meeting with members of the IMF involved in the island’s structural adjustment programme. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce, Peter Boos comments on the outcome of the meeting and the rumors of a devaluation of the Barbados dollar (09:41-12:07)
4. The West Indies Cricket Board of Control meets in Barbados this weekend to choose a captain and to discuss South Africa’s chances of participating in the upcoming World Cup. Former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd supports South Africa playing in the World Cup and comments on the United Cricket Board Development Program after his recent coaching stint in South Africa (12:08-16:00)
2. Up to 120,000 potential Guyanese voters could be disenfranchised if the current voting list is used in the upcoming elections. Sharief Khan reports that the experts have projected a 30% margin of error with the voters list. Dr. Bob Pastor of the Carter Center in Atlanta suggests an investigation of the preliminary list to guard against fraudulent possibilities (01:49-09:40)
3. A fifteen-man team of private sector leaders in Barbados held a meeting with members of the IMF involved in the island’s structural adjustment programme. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce, Peter Boos comments on the outcome of the meeting and the rumors of a devaluation of the Barbados dollar (09:41-12:07)
4. The West Indies Cricket Board of Control meets in Barbados this weekend to choose a captain and to discuss South Africa’s chances of participating in the upcoming World Cup. Former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd supports South Africa playing in the World Cup and comments on the United Cricket Board Development Program after his recent coaching stint in South Africa (12:08-16:00)