Caribbean Report 29-12-1993
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1993-12-29
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Headlines with Carol Orr (00:40)
1. The Jamaican deportees from Britain have been invited to the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign of Affairs to give statements on the incident. The ministry have assured that justice will be sought on their behalf. British opposition MP Bernie Grant in an interview with Carol Orr gives his criticism on the treatment of the Jamaican deportees by the British immigration especially around Christmas time – Gary Allen reports (00:41 -05:44)
2. Despite strong growth in 1993 of 8.3% Guyana will still face serious economic challenges and debt burdens in the new year. Finance Minister Asgar Ali warns the country of tough times ahead and the need to improve revenue collection – correspondent Orin Gordon reports (05:46 -08:04)
3. The past few years have witnessed an explosion in Caribbean media – but this apparently has not registered an improvement in standards according to George John - veteran journalist and former lecturer at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) in Jamaica explains what quality journalism means. However, CARIMAC Professor Aggrey Brown does not fully agree that Caribbean journalism is in crisis. George John former lecturer at CARIMAC says that the CARIMAC is mainly for Jamaicans - Leslie Goff reports (08:05 - 12:09)
4. A rather unflattering assessment of the five West Indian test match venues has appeared in the latest edition of the Cricketer magazine. Journalist Martin Johnson notes that the Caribbean is not e quite the Shangri-La that is proposes to be in the tourist brochures – Hugh Croskill reports (12:10 -14:07)
5. The United States has announced that it will donate $100,000.00 in aid displaced and homeless citizens in Haiti’s slum area of Cité Soleil, due to an arson attack by armed men – Carol Orr reports (14:08 - 15:13)
1. The Jamaican deportees from Britain have been invited to the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign of Affairs to give statements on the incident. The ministry have assured that justice will be sought on their behalf. British opposition MP Bernie Grant in an interview with Carol Orr gives his criticism on the treatment of the Jamaican deportees by the British immigration especially around Christmas time – Gary Allen reports (00:41 -05:44)
2. Despite strong growth in 1993 of 8.3% Guyana will still face serious economic challenges and debt burdens in the new year. Finance Minister Asgar Ali warns the country of tough times ahead and the need to improve revenue collection – correspondent Orin Gordon reports (05:46 -08:04)
3. The past few years have witnessed an explosion in Caribbean media – but this apparently has not registered an improvement in standards according to George John - veteran journalist and former lecturer at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) in Jamaica explains what quality journalism means. However, CARIMAC Professor Aggrey Brown does not fully agree that Caribbean journalism is in crisis. George John former lecturer at CARIMAC says that the CARIMAC is mainly for Jamaicans - Leslie Goff reports (08:05 - 12:09)
4. A rather unflattering assessment of the five West Indian test match venues has appeared in the latest edition of the Cricketer magazine. Journalist Martin Johnson notes that the Caribbean is not e quite the Shangri-La that is proposes to be in the tourist brochures – Hugh Croskill reports (12:10 -14:07)
5. The United States has announced that it will donate $100,000.00 in aid displaced and homeless citizens in Haiti’s slum area of Cité Soleil, due to an arson attack by armed men – Carol Orr reports (14:08 - 15:13)