Caribbean Report 13-09-1991
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1991-09-13
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Distorted audio at the beginning of the report.
Table of Contents
1. Headlines (00:00-00:41)
2. Barbados Prime Minister, Erskine Sandiford, is meeting with the union officials of the public health sector to persuade them to accept an 8% wage cut which forms part of an IMF structural programme. Interview with Mr. Sandiford (00:42-05:25)
3. The growing economic crisis in Jamaica witnesses a further devaluation of the dollar, an inflation rate of 25% and an increase in the price of gasoline up to $20.00 (05:26-06:15)
4. British government is resisting a proposed amendment to US regulations governing American trade with Cuba. The Mack Amendment seeks to prevent US companies operating in third world countries from trading with Cuba. Mike Jarvis interviews Peter Lilley, British Trade Secretary, who states that Britain will not support the proposal (06:16-10:56)
5. The 15th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference ended in Caracas today and delegates expressed cautious optimism for the long term prospects of the tourism industry. Sandra Baptiste interviews Gene Holder, Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Neville Nicholas, President of the Caribbean Development Bank who comments on the bank’s projected plans to assist with eco-tourism (10:57-13:32)
6. Two Jamaican policemen are to go on trial for the murder arising out of the shooting at a rally for the ANC President Nelson Mandela last July in Jamaica (13:33-14:03)
7. The General Secretary of the Dominica Civil Service Association is anticipating further industrial action by its members who walked off the job yesterday (14:04-14:51)
2. Barbados Prime Minister, Erskine Sandiford, is meeting with the union officials of the public health sector to persuade them to accept an 8% wage cut which forms part of an IMF structural programme. Interview with Mr. Sandiford (00:42-05:25)
3. The growing economic crisis in Jamaica witnesses a further devaluation of the dollar, an inflation rate of 25% and an increase in the price of gasoline up to $20.00 (05:26-06:15)
4. British government is resisting a proposed amendment to US regulations governing American trade with Cuba. The Mack Amendment seeks to prevent US companies operating in third world countries from trading with Cuba. Mike Jarvis interviews Peter Lilley, British Trade Secretary, who states that Britain will not support the proposal (06:16-10:56)
5. The 15th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference ended in Caracas today and delegates expressed cautious optimism for the long term prospects of the tourism industry. Sandra Baptiste interviews Gene Holder, Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Neville Nicholas, President of the Caribbean Development Bank who comments on the bank’s projected plans to assist with eco-tourism (10:57-13:32)
6. Two Jamaican policemen are to go on trial for the murder arising out of the shooting at a rally for the ANC President Nelson Mandela last July in Jamaica (13:33-14:03)
7. The General Secretary of the Dominica Civil Service Association is anticipating further industrial action by its members who walked off the job yesterday (14:04-14:51)