Caribbean Report 11-03-1992
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1992-03-11
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
Antiguan government Member of Parliament Hugh Marshall received word that he and Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird are next on a list of senior officials who have been the targets of arson attacks. Public service workers in Grenada feel neglected as Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite intervenes in the wage dispute between the private sector workers and their employers. They have given the government fourteen days to come to an agreement. Thirteen thousand sugar workers in Jamaica return to their jobs after agreeing to the daily rate and minimum wage settlements in the new contract with producers. In Jamaica, it is hoped that Prime Minister Michael Manley will announce his decision to step down at his party’s meeting on Sunday. Governor of the Belize Central Bank Keith Arnold believes that although the long term prospects look dim for Caribbean banana producers, Belize can hold its own even without preferential access to European markets. Barbadian doctors are exploring the possibility of a regional kidney bank to expedite matches between patients and donors. Finally, an OAS plan to restore ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power will be debated by Haitian lawmakers.
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Fluctuation in volume during interview in Segment 5.
Table of Contents
1. Headlines (00:00-00:39)
2. Antiguan government Member of Parliament Hugh Marshall believes he and Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird are next on firebombers list (00:40-04:36)
3. Grenada seems headed for serious disruptions if wage dispute between the public and private sector unions and employers are not settled. President of Grenada’s Public Workers Union Lauret Clarkson comments on the issue (04:37-07:53)
4. Jamaican sugar workers return to their jobs after producers agree to nearly double wages (07:54-08:19)
5. Speculation runs high over the retirement of Prime Minister Michael Manley. Dr. Brian Meeks lecturer in government at UWI Mona Campus, Jamaica comments (08:20-11:48)
6. Governor of the Belize Central Bank Keith Arnold says long term prospects look dim for Caribbean banana producers regarding the preferential treatment presently enjoyed in the banana trade with Europe (11:49-12:41)
7. Dctors in Barbados are exploring the possibility of a regional kidney bank. Correspondent David Ellis talks with Professor Mickey Waldron of UWI’s Cavehill Campus Medical Faculty (12:42-14:28)
8. Haitian lawmakers to debate implementation of the OAS plan to restore ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (14:29-14:54)
2. Antiguan government Member of Parliament Hugh Marshall believes he and Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird are next on firebombers list (00:40-04:36)
3. Grenada seems headed for serious disruptions if wage dispute between the public and private sector unions and employers are not settled. President of Grenada’s Public Workers Union Lauret Clarkson comments on the issue (04:37-07:53)
4. Jamaican sugar workers return to their jobs after producers agree to nearly double wages (07:54-08:19)
5. Speculation runs high over the retirement of Prime Minister Michael Manley. Dr. Brian Meeks lecturer in government at UWI Mona Campus, Jamaica comments (08:20-11:48)
6. Governor of the Belize Central Bank Keith Arnold says long term prospects look dim for Caribbean banana producers regarding the preferential treatment presently enjoyed in the banana trade with Europe (11:49-12:41)
7. Dctors in Barbados are exploring the possibility of a regional kidney bank. Correspondent David Ellis talks with Professor Mickey Waldron of UWI’s Cavehill Campus Medical Faculty (12:42-14:28)
8. Haitian lawmakers to debate implementation of the OAS plan to restore ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (14:29-14:54)