Caribbean Report 31-05-1993
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1993-05-31
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. A group of young Caribbean politicians attending a conference in London was asked a number of questions which include why young people in the Caribbean wants to go into politics, what legacy is left behind by the older generation of leaders and their views on the integration of the region. The challenges seen by these young politicians include politics as something dirty and it is difficult to get bright young people in politics, youths are angry or unconcern for not being part of the political system, external influences for hindering progress and the need for the education of its people. On the issue of the integration of the region, views expressed were commitment, sincerity, a love for people and that the opposition and government must work for the good of its people. Interviews with Everton Hannum, Jamaica’s National Party; Johnson Boston, Dominica Freedom Party; Forbes Abrams, Guyana’s Working Party; Peter Alleyne, Barbados Labour Party; Philip Pierre, Saint Lucia Labour Party; and Beresford Phillips, St. Vincent’s Unity Labour Party (00:29-14:57)
2. A group of young Caribbean politicians attending a conference in London was asked a number of questions which include why young people in the Caribbean wants to go into politics, what legacy is left behind by the older generation of leaders and their views on the integration of the region. The challenges seen by these young politicians include politics as something dirty and it is difficult to get bright young people in politics, youths are angry or unconcern for not being part of the political system, external influences for hindering progress and the need for the education of its people. On the issue of the integration of the region, views expressed were commitment, sincerity, a love for people and that the opposition and government must work for the good of its people. Interviews with Everton Hannum, Jamaica’s National Party; Johnson Boston, Dominica Freedom Party; Forbes Abrams, Guyana’s Working Party; Peter Alleyne, Barbados Labour Party; Philip Pierre, Saint Lucia Labour Party; and Beresford Phillips, St. Vincent’s Unity Labour Party (00:29-14:57)