Caribbean Report 04-08-1988

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This edition of Caribbean Report features news on the Toronto meeting of Foreign Ministers on sanctions against South Africa’s Apartheid regime. It also includes an update on the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops taking place in Canterbury, England, and a much debated resolution regarding the Anglican Church’s position on the dangers of the AIDS virus. Also featured on the program are highlights of the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England at the oval, and news of an upcoming, special edition of Caribbean Report, dedicated to the celebration of sixty years of West Indies Test Cricket.

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1. Headlines: (Jerry Timmins) (00:15-00:40)
2. Foreign Ministers agree on sanctions against South Africa’s Apartheid regime at Toronto meeting. BBC Correspondent Richard Reynolds interviews Guyana’s Foreign Minister Rashleigh Jackson on the impact of the sanctions, and the significance of representation from Caribbean countries at the meeting. (00:45-03:59)
3. Jerry Timmins gives an update on the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops taking place in Canterbury, England, specifically highlighting the resolution put forward regarding the dangers of the AIDS virus. He interviews Rev. Orland Lindsay, Archbishop of the West Indies regarding some aspects of the resolution and the Anglican Church’s position with respect to it, particularly as it relates to the association of the disease with homosexual unions. (04:00-06:24)
4. This segment features news on the upcoming program Caribbean Report’s Celebration of Sixty Years of West Indies Test Cricket. BBC correspondent Hugh Crosskill and Jerry Timmins discuss some details of the program which will include a live, phone-in segment. The program’s guests will include Clive Lloyd and Chris Cowdrey, former captains of the West Indies and England respectively, and is also expected to include West Indies vice-captain Gordon Greenidge. (06:28-08:55)
5. Financial News: (Pat Whitehorn). This segment includes brief comments by economist Phillip Crowson. (9:03-10:20)
6. Report on Jamaican government’s planned reopening of that country’s largest bauxite refinery in the wake of a revival of the Aluminum industry. Jerry Timmins discusses this planned event with Phillip Crowson. (10:28-12:02)
7. Cricket News: Highlights of the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England at the oval. This segment includes audio clips of match commentary by Tony Cozier, and excerpts of an interview with Jerry Timmins and West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose. (12:06-14:39)

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