Caribbean Report 20-11-1990
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1990-11-20
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:34)
2. British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, defeated in a leadership contest against Michael Heseltine and, the second round for a clear majority continues next week. Excerpt of a speech from Michael Heseltine. Julian Critchley, a fellow Tori and author of the Michael Heseltine’s biography, comments on the role and influence of Heseltine. Telephone interview with Lurline Champagnie, the first black woman to be chosen to fight a seat for the Conservative Party, discusses Thatcher’s party (00:35-04:05)
3. Cuba withdraws accreditation from a Hungarian journalist working in Havana for false reporting about having seen the departure of an Iraqi oil tanker from the Port of Havana. In addition, the Chief Advisor to the vice president to the Cuban Council of Ministers, Carlos Salsamandy, says that “Cuban socialism is alive and well” (04:06-10:10)
4. Support for the general strike in the Dominican Republic remains strong with the business and transport sectors being brought to a halt (10:11-10:48)
5. West Indian Manager, Lance Gibbs, is discontented with the standard of umpiring in Pakistan, which contributed to the crushing eight wicket lose to Pakistan in the first test of the series. Hugh Crosskill interviews Lance Gibbs (10:49-13:44)
6. The Regional Economic Conference originally scheduled to take place this month in Trinidad has been rescheduled to February 27 – March 1, 1991. The conference aims at formulating an economic blueprint for the region (13:45-14:04)
6. Recap of the headlines (14:05-14:51)
2. British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, defeated in a leadership contest against Michael Heseltine and, the second round for a clear majority continues next week. Excerpt of a speech from Michael Heseltine. Julian Critchley, a fellow Tori and author of the Michael Heseltine’s biography, comments on the role and influence of Heseltine. Telephone interview with Lurline Champagnie, the first black woman to be chosen to fight a seat for the Conservative Party, discusses Thatcher’s party (00:35-04:05)
3. Cuba withdraws accreditation from a Hungarian journalist working in Havana for false reporting about having seen the departure of an Iraqi oil tanker from the Port of Havana. In addition, the Chief Advisor to the vice president to the Cuban Council of Ministers, Carlos Salsamandy, says that “Cuban socialism is alive and well” (04:06-10:10)
4. Support for the general strike in the Dominican Republic remains strong with the business and transport sectors being brought to a halt (10:11-10:48)
5. West Indian Manager, Lance Gibbs, is discontented with the standard of umpiring in Pakistan, which contributed to the crushing eight wicket lose to Pakistan in the first test of the series. Hugh Crosskill interviews Lance Gibbs (10:49-13:44)
6. The Regional Economic Conference originally scheduled to take place this month in Trinidad has been rescheduled to February 27 – March 1, 1991. The conference aims at formulating an economic blueprint for the region (13:45-14:04)
6. Recap of the headlines (14:05-14:51)