Caribbean Report 01-02-1994
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Date
1994-02-01
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
In this report, investigations continue in the death of four persons off the island of Barbuda;a spokesperson from the British Association of Travel Agents talks about how the murders might be affecting tourism in the Caribbean; Barbados' Finance minister discusses the delay in the sale of LIAT; The Director of Information for GATT comments on the European Union's decision not to increase the European banana imports quotas to more than 2 million tons per year; and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank discuses the economic performance of the region.
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Table of Contents
1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. Antiguan and British police officers and continuing investigations into the death of four people on a yacht off the island of Barbuda. Two British crewman and their two American passengers were found murdered. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro gives an in-depth report (00:27-2:59)
3. Keith Betton, Director of Corporate Affairs for the British Association of Travel Agents discusses the impact the media coverage may be having on tourism in the Caribbean (03:00-06:22)
4. Barbados' Finance Minister David Thompson says there has been a number of forces operating to stall the sale of LIAT. Correspondent Hugh Crosskill reports (0:23-08:29)
5. The European Union says it has no plans to increase the European banana import quotas to more than two million pounds per year. David Woods Director of Information for General Agreement on Tariff and Trade discusses the issue (08:30-11:59)
6. Caribbean Development Bank President Sir Neville Nicholls announces that the economic performance of the region is less than satisfactory compared with the previous year. Bertram Niles reports(12:00-14:28)
Wrap up and theme music(14:29-14:53)
2. Antiguan and British police officers and continuing investigations into the death of four people on a yacht off the island of Barbuda. Two British crewman and their two American passengers were found murdered. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro gives an in-depth report (00:27-2:59)
3. Keith Betton, Director of Corporate Affairs for the British Association of Travel Agents discusses the impact the media coverage may be having on tourism in the Caribbean (03:00-06:22)
4. Barbados' Finance Minister David Thompson says there has been a number of forces operating to stall the sale of LIAT. Correspondent Hugh Crosskill reports (0:23-08:29)
5. The European Union says it has no plans to increase the European banana import quotas to more than two million pounds per year. David Woods Director of Information for General Agreement on Tariff and Trade discusses the issue (08:30-11:59)
6. Caribbean Development Bank President Sir Neville Nicholls announces that the economic performance of the region is less than satisfactory compared with the previous year. Bertram Niles reports(12:00-14:28)
Wrap up and theme music(14:29-14:53)
Keywords
Murder-Investigation -- Antigua and Barbuda, Tourism -- Caribbean area, Banana trade -- Caribbean area, Negative growth (Economics) -- Caribbean area