Caribbean Report 21-09-1990
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1990-09-21
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. A special envoy of Desi Bouterse, the Surinamese army commander, held talks with the rebel leader, Ronnie Brunswick. Chandra van Binnendijk reports on the peace talks and the optimism of the Surinamese people that the war in the interior will soon end (00:30-02:25)
3. At the recently concluded Commonwealth Finance Ministers meeting in Trinidad, the Caribbean ministers agreed to approach the World Bank and the IMF with a unified position on debt relief for lower middle income countries. Debbie Ransome reports from Port of Spain with an interview with Selby Wilson, Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister (02:26-06:37)
4. Dr. Ghebray Berhane, ACP Secretary General, reiterates that the ACP Group initiated two proposals for the regulation of the banana trade after 1992. In an interview with Leslie Goffe, Dr. Berhane dismisses claims that the delay of the proposals was due to the competing interests of the ACP Group (06:38-08:18)
5. Financial News (08:19-09:12)
6. US President, George Bush, signed a new agreement on September 14th altering the US sugar importing policy. Tim O’Leary, spokesman of the US Trade Department, comments on this new Tariff Rate Quota system which will be effctive from October 1st (09:13-11:10)
7. Stories of Caribbean Interest Appearing in the British Press cover the recovery of ANR Robinson in the aftermath of the attempted coup; the issue of race discrimination in rented housing in England; and the upcoming boxing match between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank (11:11-14:20)
2. A special envoy of Desi Bouterse, the Surinamese army commander, held talks with the rebel leader, Ronnie Brunswick. Chandra van Binnendijk reports on the peace talks and the optimism of the Surinamese people that the war in the interior will soon end (00:30-02:25)
3. At the recently concluded Commonwealth Finance Ministers meeting in Trinidad, the Caribbean ministers agreed to approach the World Bank and the IMF with a unified position on debt relief for lower middle income countries. Debbie Ransome reports from Port of Spain with an interview with Selby Wilson, Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister (02:26-06:37)
4. Dr. Ghebray Berhane, ACP Secretary General, reiterates that the ACP Group initiated two proposals for the regulation of the banana trade after 1992. In an interview with Leslie Goffe, Dr. Berhane dismisses claims that the delay of the proposals was due to the competing interests of the ACP Group (06:38-08:18)
5. Financial News (08:19-09:12)
6. US President, George Bush, signed a new agreement on September 14th altering the US sugar importing policy. Tim O’Leary, spokesman of the US Trade Department, comments on this new Tariff Rate Quota system which will be effctive from October 1st (09:13-11:10)
7. Stories of Caribbean Interest Appearing in the British Press cover the recovery of ANR Robinson in the aftermath of the attempted coup; the issue of race discrimination in rented housing in England; and the upcoming boxing match between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank (11:11-14:20)