Caribbean Report 26-01-1994
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1994-01-26
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
This report looks at the calls for fresh elections in St.Kitts; the conference in Guyana which the former President Jimmy Carter hopes would change the way multi-national co-operations do business with countries in the South;the growing drug trafficking problem in Guyana ; Haitian's living in Canada are questioning the sincerity of the international community and; aluminium dealers expect an agreement on price to be announced by January 28.
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Headlines read by Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:29)
Reports on the protest by opposition party supporters outside of the parliamaent in St. Kitts to force the Kenndedy Simmons government to call fresh elections Features interviews with Denzil Douglas and Kennedy Simmons(00:30-06:10)
Former US President Jimmy Carter expresses his hope that conference to be held in Guyana would change the way multi-national co-oerpations do business with countries in the South. Yvette Rowe reports(06:11-09:19)
The growing problem of drug trafficking could provide a possible job for Guyana's Defence Force. As police are being outgunned and outsmarted. Orin Gordon reports (0:20-11:55)
Haitian's living in Canada are questioning the sincerity of the international community in helping to restore democracy to Haiti. Hotel worker Roger Ramon speaks out on the issue and Sandra Baptiste reports (11:56-14:16)
Aluminium dealers expect an agreement on prices to be announced on January 28. The announcement could lead to an increase in aluminium prices on the world market(14:16-14:44)
Theme musiic (14:45-15:02)
Reports on the protest by opposition party supporters outside of the parliamaent in St. Kitts to force the Kenndedy Simmons government to call fresh elections Features interviews with Denzil Douglas and Kennedy Simmons(00:30-06:10)
Former US President Jimmy Carter expresses his hope that conference to be held in Guyana would change the way multi-national co-oerpations do business with countries in the South. Yvette Rowe reports(06:11-09:19)
The growing problem of drug trafficking could provide a possible job for Guyana's Defence Force. As police are being outgunned and outsmarted. Orin Gordon reports (0:20-11:55)
Haitian's living in Canada are questioning the sincerity of the international community in helping to restore democracy to Haiti. Hotel worker Roger Ramon speaks out on the issue and Sandra Baptiste reports (11:56-14:16)
Aluminium dealers expect an agreement on prices to be announced on January 28. The announcement could lead to an increase in aluminium prices on the world market(14:16-14:44)
Theme musiic (14:45-15:02)
Keywords
Elections -- Saint Kitts and Nevis, Congresses and conventions -- Guyana, Drug traffic -- Guyana, Haiti -- Foreign Relations, Aluminium industry and trade