Caribbean Report 30-08-1991
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1991-08-30
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:32)
2. The proposed Caricom Multi-lateral Air Services Agreement with Britain is in jeopardy as St. Lucia and Trinidad sign a tri-lateral agreement with the UK covering air services to and from England. This was an unexpected course of events for Philip Greaves, Barbados Aviation Minister, who was under the impression that there was a united Caricom front which fully supported Barbados’ objections to the agreement in its proposed form. Peter Bagas, Chairman of St. Lucia’s Air Services Committee, comments on the current position of the St. Lucia and the future of the agreement (00:00-05:51)
3. Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Molwyn Joseph, is confident that the austerity measures announced by the government on Tuesday will be sufficient for the recovery of the economy and dispelled the speculations that the government was intent on cutting public sector wages. The austerity measures included a freeze on employment in the public sector, a temporary hold on capital expenditure, divestment of government assets and an overhaul of the tax collection system (05:52-10:20)
4. The words of Marcus Garvey are still causing controversy 51 years after his death. During the celebration of Marcus Garvey Week in North London, a banner was mounted by the Haringey Council quoting the words of Marcus Garvey “An Africa for Africans” was viewed as racist by Londoners. Comments from Toby Harris, leader of the Haringey Council (10:21-13:57)
5. Pressure mounts for the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister, Rene Preval. President Aristide recently received a letter from the Haitian parliament urging him to persuade the prime minister to attend a meeting in parliament next Thursday to defend himself against a motion of no-confidence (13:58-14:55)
2. The proposed Caricom Multi-lateral Air Services Agreement with Britain is in jeopardy as St. Lucia and Trinidad sign a tri-lateral agreement with the UK covering air services to and from England. This was an unexpected course of events for Philip Greaves, Barbados Aviation Minister, who was under the impression that there was a united Caricom front which fully supported Barbados’ objections to the agreement in its proposed form. Peter Bagas, Chairman of St. Lucia’s Air Services Committee, comments on the current position of the St. Lucia and the future of the agreement (00:00-05:51)
3. Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Molwyn Joseph, is confident that the austerity measures announced by the government on Tuesday will be sufficient for the recovery of the economy and dispelled the speculations that the government was intent on cutting public sector wages. The austerity measures included a freeze on employment in the public sector, a temporary hold on capital expenditure, divestment of government assets and an overhaul of the tax collection system (05:52-10:20)
4. The words of Marcus Garvey are still causing controversy 51 years after his death. During the celebration of Marcus Garvey Week in North London, a banner was mounted by the Haringey Council quoting the words of Marcus Garvey “An Africa for Africans” was viewed as racist by Londoners. Comments from Toby Harris, leader of the Haringey Council (10:21-13:57)
5. Pressure mounts for the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister, Rene Preval. President Aristide recently received a letter from the Haitian parliament urging him to persuade the prime minister to attend a meeting in parliament next Thursday to defend himself against a motion of no-confidence (13:58-14:55)