Caribbean Report 01-09-1992
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1992-09-01
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. Guyana’s main opposition party leader Dr. Cheddi Jagan talks about the upcoming October 5th elections. (00:27-02:53)
3. Correspondent Sharief Khan assesses the ability of Guyana’s eight other political parties to divert a significant proportion of votes away from the two main parties, namely the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) and the opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) (02:54-05:44)
4. Representatives of Haiti’s Prime Minister Marc Bazin and ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide are presently meeting in Washington in another attempt to resolve Haiti’s political crisis (05:45-06:30)
5. Correspondent Lionel Martin reports on the increasing number of Cuban refugees leaving by sea as reported by the US coastguard. (06:31-08:43)
6. Reporter Gary Allen looks at the condition of Jamaicans and other West Indians in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Jamaica’s Miami Consul General, Margaret Barrett comments. (08:44-11:23)
7. Charles Maynard, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization says the organization plans to bring environmental experts, regional governments and other concerned groups together to discuss environmental issues. (11:24-12:28)
8. Myles Frechette, US Assistant Trade Representative for the Caribbean and Latin America, warns that increased competitiveness and not NAFTA will attract investment. (12:29-14:28)
9. Recap of headlines (14:29-14:43)
2. Guyana’s main opposition party leader Dr. Cheddi Jagan talks about the upcoming October 5th elections. (00:27-02:53)
3. Correspondent Sharief Khan assesses the ability of Guyana’s eight other political parties to divert a significant proportion of votes away from the two main parties, namely the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) and the opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) (02:54-05:44)
4. Representatives of Haiti’s Prime Minister Marc Bazin and ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide are presently meeting in Washington in another attempt to resolve Haiti’s political crisis (05:45-06:30)
5. Correspondent Lionel Martin reports on the increasing number of Cuban refugees leaving by sea as reported by the US coastguard. (06:31-08:43)
6. Reporter Gary Allen looks at the condition of Jamaicans and other West Indians in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Jamaica’s Miami Consul General, Margaret Barrett comments. (08:44-11:23)
7. Charles Maynard, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization says the organization plans to bring environmental experts, regional governments and other concerned groups together to discuss environmental issues. (11:24-12:28)
8. Myles Frechette, US Assistant Trade Representative for the Caribbean and Latin America, warns that increased competitiveness and not NAFTA will attract investment. (12:29-14:28)
9. Recap of headlines (14:29-14:43)