Caribbean Report 21-08-1992
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1992-07-21
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)
2. Hubert Ingraham is sworn in as the new Prime Minister in the Bahamas. He shares his plans for turning around the Bahamas economy (00:32-04:41)
3. Sharief Khan reports that in Guyana, the opposition party is asking for equal media time in light of the government’s early start in election campaigns ahead of the announcement of an official date (04:42-06:46)
4. A number of Caribbean countries celebrate Haiti Day today as a means of creating greater awareness of events in Haiti. Correspondent Pete Ninvalle talks with exiled Information Minister Marie Laurence Lassegue (06:47-09:58)
5. OAS Secretary General João Baena Soares talks of his intention to meet as soon as possible with President Aristide in his continued efforts to restore democracy to Haiti (09:59-10:16)
6. Correspondent Yvette Rowe looks at the condemnation of the Vatican by President Aristide for recognizing Haiti’s de facto regime. Leslie Griffith a London based Methodist minister comments on the diplomatic ties between Haiti and the Vatican (10:17-12:46)
7. Cuba’s state owned medical tourism agency announces its opening of a drug rehabilitation center for foreigners mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean. Correspondent Lionel Martin reports (12:47-14:50)
2. Hubert Ingraham is sworn in as the new Prime Minister in the Bahamas. He shares his plans for turning around the Bahamas economy (00:32-04:41)
3. Sharief Khan reports that in Guyana, the opposition party is asking for equal media time in light of the government’s early start in election campaigns ahead of the announcement of an official date (04:42-06:46)
4. A number of Caribbean countries celebrate Haiti Day today as a means of creating greater awareness of events in Haiti. Correspondent Pete Ninvalle talks with exiled Information Minister Marie Laurence Lassegue (06:47-09:58)
5. OAS Secretary General João Baena Soares talks of his intention to meet as soon as possible with President Aristide in his continued efforts to restore democracy to Haiti (09:59-10:16)
6. Correspondent Yvette Rowe looks at the condemnation of the Vatican by President Aristide for recognizing Haiti’s de facto regime. Leslie Griffith a London based Methodist minister comments on the diplomatic ties between Haiti and the Vatican (10:17-12:46)
7. Cuba’s state owned medical tourism agency announces its opening of a drug rehabilitation center for foreigners mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean. Correspondent Lionel Martin reports (12:47-14:50)