Caribbean Report 15-08-1996
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2015-09-29
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)
2. St. Vincent's Opposition Party welcomes the Attorney General's resignation. Attorney General Carlyle Dougan and Ralph Gonsalves, United Labour Party, St. Vincent are interviewed (00:31-03:31)
3. Guyana's newest political party alleges intimidation on the part of the government. Dr Nanda Kissore Gopaul, Guyana Democratic Party and John Silas, Organising Secretary of the People's Progressive Party are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (03:32-05:30)
4. Forty-two year old Lionel Fernandez of the Dominican Revolutionary Party becomes the youngest elected President in the Dominican Republic when he is officially inaugurated tomorrow (05:31-05:54)
5. Cuba says that it expects a group of immigrants rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Florida to be returned. Reports from Cuba say two Columbian nationals have received nine years prison sentences after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into the country. Rosie Hayes reports (05:55-08:25)
6. Voter apathy in Jamaica while the government continues its lead in the polls. Dennis Morrison, Jamaica Economists is interviewed (08:26-11:57)
7. An executive of the region's Caribbean Tourism Organisation has accused governments of not supporting development in the region and also accuse them of crippling the organisation by over taxing and too much regulation. Executive Vice-President of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation John Bell makes these remarks. John Bell is interviewed (11:58-12:35)
8. Organisers of this month's Notting Hill Carnival in London are promising that this year's will be the biggest ever. It is eleven days away but the countdown has begun to an event that has widened its appeal beyond Britain's Caribbean community. Amanda Harper reports (12:36-15:31)
2. St. Vincent's Opposition Party welcomes the Attorney General's resignation. Attorney General Carlyle Dougan and Ralph Gonsalves, United Labour Party, St. Vincent are interviewed (00:31-03:31)
3. Guyana's newest political party alleges intimidation on the part of the government. Dr Nanda Kissore Gopaul, Guyana Democratic Party and John Silas, Organising Secretary of the People's Progressive Party are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (03:32-05:30)
4. Forty-two year old Lionel Fernandez of the Dominican Revolutionary Party becomes the youngest elected President in the Dominican Republic when he is officially inaugurated tomorrow (05:31-05:54)
5. Cuba says that it expects a group of immigrants rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Florida to be returned. Reports from Cuba say two Columbian nationals have received nine years prison sentences after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into the country. Rosie Hayes reports (05:55-08:25)
6. Voter apathy in Jamaica while the government continues its lead in the polls. Dennis Morrison, Jamaica Economists is interviewed (08:26-11:57)
7. An executive of the region's Caribbean Tourism Organisation has accused governments of not supporting development in the region and also accuse them of crippling the organisation by over taxing and too much regulation. Executive Vice-President of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation John Bell makes these remarks. John Bell is interviewed (11:58-12:35)
8. Organisers of this month's Notting Hill Carnival in London are promising that this year's will be the biggest ever. It is eleven days away but the countdown has begun to an event that has widened its appeal beyond Britain's Caribbean community. Amanda Harper reports (12:36-15:31)