Caribbean Report 09-07-1991
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1991-07-09
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1. Headlines with Pat Whitehorne (00:00-00:44)
2. At a meeting of the International Cricket Council talks are focused on the decision of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control to withhold support for South Africa’s bid for readmission to the ICC. Jonathan Agnew reports that despite the stance of the President of the WICBC Clyde Walcott, South Africa’s readmission seems guaranteed. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, ANR Robinson comments on the Caribbean leaders’ support of the bid expressed last week at the Caricom Heads of Government Summit (00:45-03:49)
3. The Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Laverty Stout, is unhappy with the appointment of Peter Penfold as the next governor of the BVI. Hugh Crosskill interviews Laverty Stout on his protest letter to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Peter Penfold on his assumption as governor (03:50-07:05)
4. More protest by trade unions in the Dominican Republic against the government’s agreement with the IMF and the 20 percent wage offer. Opposition parties are in support of the strikes and Francisco Pena Gomez, leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party is interviewed (07:06-10:25)
5. Sustainability was the focus at the opening of a regional conference on ecotourism in Belize today. Howard Benson reports on the official opening with excerpts of speeches from Jean Holder, Director General of Caribbean Tourism Organization and Dr. Charles Maynard, Dominica’s Minister of Tourism (10:26-12:05)
6. West Indies squares the series as England finishes disappointed. Pat Murphy reports with match reviews from captains Vivian Richards and Graham Gooch (12:06-14:50)
2. At a meeting of the International Cricket Council talks are focused on the decision of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control to withhold support for South Africa’s bid for readmission to the ICC. Jonathan Agnew reports that despite the stance of the President of the WICBC Clyde Walcott, South Africa’s readmission seems guaranteed. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, ANR Robinson comments on the Caribbean leaders’ support of the bid expressed last week at the Caricom Heads of Government Summit (00:45-03:49)
3. The Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, Laverty Stout, is unhappy with the appointment of Peter Penfold as the next governor of the BVI. Hugh Crosskill interviews Laverty Stout on his protest letter to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Peter Penfold on his assumption as governor (03:50-07:05)
4. More protest by trade unions in the Dominican Republic against the government’s agreement with the IMF and the 20 percent wage offer. Opposition parties are in support of the strikes and Francisco Pena Gomez, leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party is interviewed (07:06-10:25)
5. Sustainability was the focus at the opening of a regional conference on ecotourism in Belize today. Howard Benson reports on the official opening with excerpts of speeches from Jean Holder, Director General of Caribbean Tourism Organization and Dr. Charles Maynard, Dominica’s Minister of Tourism (10:26-12:05)
6. West Indies squares the series as England finishes disappointed. Pat Murphy reports with match reviews from captains Vivian Richards and Graham Gooch (12:06-14:50)