Caribbean Report 02-11-1990
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1990-11-02
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. The results of the first public opinion poll since the attempted coup in Trinidad will be published in the Trinidad Express. According to the national survey, sixty percent of the population surveyed support the holding of an election within the next six months and others also predict a defeat for Prime Minister, ANR Robinson. Debbie Ransome interviews Selwyn Ryan of the St. Augustine Research Association (SARA) (00:34-05:55)
3. The Canadian government has taken offence to the recent proposal by the United States which prevents US companies based in other countries from trading with Cuba. Richard Reynold reports from Toronto on the Canadians’ reaction in the form of evoking a Canadian law that will nullify the US actions. Interview with Tim Wall of the Ministry of External Affairs, Canada (05:56-08:01)
4. The government of Suriname introduced an adjustment economic programme intended to bring a halt to the country’s decaying economy but which is likely to prove controversial. Chandra van Binnendijk reports (08:02-09:36)
5. Five hundred scientists and politicians from around the world gather in Geneva to discuss the impact of global warming. Chris Powell interviews Cyril Berridge, Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Service on the impact on the Caribbean region (09:37-12:10)
6. Robert Plummer interviews Henningston Omier, Mayor of Bluefields, Nicaragua on the aftermath of Hurricane Joan in 1988 (12:11-14:52)
2. The results of the first public opinion poll since the attempted coup in Trinidad will be published in the Trinidad Express. According to the national survey, sixty percent of the population surveyed support the holding of an election within the next six months and others also predict a defeat for Prime Minister, ANR Robinson. Debbie Ransome interviews Selwyn Ryan of the St. Augustine Research Association (SARA) (00:34-05:55)
3. The Canadian government has taken offence to the recent proposal by the United States which prevents US companies based in other countries from trading with Cuba. Richard Reynold reports from Toronto on the Canadians’ reaction in the form of evoking a Canadian law that will nullify the US actions. Interview with Tim Wall of the Ministry of External Affairs, Canada (05:56-08:01)
4. The government of Suriname introduced an adjustment economic programme intended to bring a halt to the country’s decaying economy but which is likely to prove controversial. Chandra van Binnendijk reports (08:02-09:36)
5. Five hundred scientists and politicians from around the world gather in Geneva to discuss the impact of global warming. Chris Powell interviews Cyril Berridge, Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Service on the impact on the Caribbean region (09:37-12:10)
6. Robert Plummer interviews Henningston Omier, Mayor of Bluefields, Nicaragua on the aftermath of Hurricane Joan in 1988 (12:11-14:52)