Caribbean Report 28-05-1993
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1993-05-28
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:36)
2. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning has completed a series of high level meetings in London, including a session with the British Prime Minister, John Major. Matters discussed at the meetings include energy, Trinidad and Tobago as the business and financial centre of the Caribbean and Caribbean bananas and its access to the EC markets. Mr. Manning was assured of British support for Caribbean bananas and that rum and sugar were not a threat at the moment on the international market (00:37-03:09)
3. Cuba has warned that it may have to suspend its international shipments of sugar because of its worst harvest in thirty years. Sugar production has fallen from 6.2 million tons to 4.2 million tons due to weather conditions. Priority in shipment has to be given to its contractual obligations with Russia. Russia provides fertilizers, spare parts for machinery and shipping in return. Faraday Bloomfield, Sugar Analyst with Commodity Brokers, EDF Ltd says that other exporters will attempt to fill the void to Cuba’s long term disadvantage (03:10-06:20)
4. The new President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce says that the region must pursue liberalization if it is to compete with NAFTA. However, Guyanese businessman Yesu Persaud warns that unless the region gets special consideration for entry into NAFTA, it will be severely disadvantaged. Trinidad businessman, Tommy Gatcliffe recognized that NAFTA can also bring opportunities to the region. Bennett Marsh, Director of Trade, Policy with Caribbean and Central America Action advises that while the region eyes the Latin American market, attention should also be focus on Mexico (06:21-08:16)
5. The high ranking accorded to Caribbean countries in a human development report would not deny those countries to aid. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Assistant Administrator to UNDP indicated that there will be no victimization and that each country would be look at on their own specific circumstances (08:17-10:00)
6. BBC correspondent, Hugh Crosskill interviews Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning on Caribbean integration. Manning noted that integration can have major advantages including political integration. Mr. Manning spoke on the initial integration of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados which can extend to the wider Caribbean region (10:00-14:20)
7. Supporters of deposed Haitian Prime Minister, Bertrand Aristide released a statement which rejected the deployment of an international police force in Haiti as it could be seen as a recognition of the de facto regime (14:21-14:58)
2. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning has completed a series of high level meetings in London, including a session with the British Prime Minister, John Major. Matters discussed at the meetings include energy, Trinidad and Tobago as the business and financial centre of the Caribbean and Caribbean bananas and its access to the EC markets. Mr. Manning was assured of British support for Caribbean bananas and that rum and sugar were not a threat at the moment on the international market (00:37-03:09)
3. Cuba has warned that it may have to suspend its international shipments of sugar because of its worst harvest in thirty years. Sugar production has fallen from 6.2 million tons to 4.2 million tons due to weather conditions. Priority in shipment has to be given to its contractual obligations with Russia. Russia provides fertilizers, spare parts for machinery and shipping in return. Faraday Bloomfield, Sugar Analyst with Commodity Brokers, EDF Ltd says that other exporters will attempt to fill the void to Cuba’s long term disadvantage (03:10-06:20)
4. The new President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce says that the region must pursue liberalization if it is to compete with NAFTA. However, Guyanese businessman Yesu Persaud warns that unless the region gets special consideration for entry into NAFTA, it will be severely disadvantaged. Trinidad businessman, Tommy Gatcliffe recognized that NAFTA can also bring opportunities to the region. Bennett Marsh, Director of Trade, Policy with Caribbean and Central America Action advises that while the region eyes the Latin American market, attention should also be focus on Mexico (06:21-08:16)
5. The high ranking accorded to Caribbean countries in a human development report would not deny those countries to aid. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Assistant Administrator to UNDP indicated that there will be no victimization and that each country would be look at on their own specific circumstances (08:17-10:00)
6. BBC correspondent, Hugh Crosskill interviews Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning on Caribbean integration. Manning noted that integration can have major advantages including political integration. Mr. Manning spoke on the initial integration of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados which can extend to the wider Caribbean region (10:00-14:20)
7. Supporters of deposed Haitian Prime Minister, Bertrand Aristide released a statement which rejected the deployment of an international police force in Haiti as it could be seen as a recognition of the de facto regime (14:21-14:58)