Caribbean Report 19-08-1997
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1997-08-19
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. From tomorrow Britain will start ferrying Montserrations to Antigua. The long term aim is for permanent resettlement throughout the region or in Britain. Clare Short, Britain's Overseas Development Secretary is interviewed (00:34-04:23)
3. Antigua plans time sharing in some schools to allow Monserratian children to double up within the education sector. The second part of the British package will be to provide airline tickets and funding for those Montserratians chosing to travel to Britain. Protest in Montserrat over the various delays of the evacuation package. Antigua, Barbuda High Commissioner to London, Ronald Sanders, Clare Short, Britain's Overseas Development Secretary are interviewed. James White, Jr reports (04:24-08:55)
4. The slow pace of help actually turning up in Montserrat is also being raised by Britain's minority opposition, the Liberal Democratic Party. The chief issue which they want addressed is the matter of British citizenship. Overseas Development spokesperson Jenny Tonge is interviewed and Moya Thomas reports (08:56-10:27)
5. The United States is considering lifting its travel ban on Cuba. Official reports suggest that President Bill Clinton is strongly considering easing the restrictions ahead of the forthcoming visit of Pope John Paul II. E. Smith reports (10:28-11:48)
6. Officials in Antigua and Barbuda are giving a four to six months deadline for cracking down on the offshore banking sector. Renford Ferrance, International Business Corporation Office Director is interviewed (11:49-15:19)
2. From tomorrow Britain will start ferrying Montserrations to Antigua. The long term aim is for permanent resettlement throughout the region or in Britain. Clare Short, Britain's Overseas Development Secretary is interviewed (00:34-04:23)
3. Antigua plans time sharing in some schools to allow Monserratian children to double up within the education sector. The second part of the British package will be to provide airline tickets and funding for those Montserratians chosing to travel to Britain. Protest in Montserrat over the various delays of the evacuation package. Antigua, Barbuda High Commissioner to London, Ronald Sanders, Clare Short, Britain's Overseas Development Secretary are interviewed. James White, Jr reports (04:24-08:55)
4. The slow pace of help actually turning up in Montserrat is also being raised by Britain's minority opposition, the Liberal Democratic Party. The chief issue which they want addressed is the matter of British citizenship. Overseas Development spokesperson Jenny Tonge is interviewed and Moya Thomas reports (08:56-10:27)
5. The United States is considering lifting its travel ban on Cuba. Official reports suggest that President Bill Clinton is strongly considering easing the restrictions ahead of the forthcoming visit of Pope John Paul II. E. Smith reports (10:28-11:48)
6. Officials in Antigua and Barbuda are giving a four to six months deadline for cracking down on the offshore banking sector. Renford Ferrance, International Business Corporation Office Director is interviewed (11:49-15:19)