Caribbean Report 12-08-1997
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1997-08-12
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)
2. Will Jamaica's Prime Minister review his decision against international observers for the next general election? One academic thinks he should. Dr Trevor Munroe, Lecturer in Government and Politics, UWI, Mona is interviewed (00:31-04:12)
3. Guyana's Opposition Leader Desmond Hoyte says he hopes that the country's Election Commission will be able to deliver on an election promise to have the voters list ready by the end of August and that general elections later this year would run smoothly. Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte is interviewed (04:13-05:13)
4. Montserrat's civil servants protest over existing harsh conditions. James White, Jr reports from Montserrat (05:14-07:21)
5. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has introduced new guidelines to alert countries where deportees are being sent. Russ Bergeron, INS official, is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (07:22-09:04)
6. Journalist Dennis Sampson reports that Suriname, Desi Bouterse is seeking to distance himself from allegations of drug related crime(09:05-11:07)
7. Yvette Rowe reports that Women in the Rastafarian Movement are attempting to carve out a niche for themselves within the movement(11:08-13:15).
8. Legislators in the West African nation of Benin have voted to restore a Voodoo Festival as an official holiday. African inspired affairs have strong roots in Haiti and Cuba. Warren Gordon reports (13:16-15:17)
2. Will Jamaica's Prime Minister review his decision against international observers for the next general election? One academic thinks he should. Dr Trevor Munroe, Lecturer in Government and Politics, UWI, Mona is interviewed (00:31-04:12)
3. Guyana's Opposition Leader Desmond Hoyte says he hopes that the country's Election Commission will be able to deliver on an election promise to have the voters list ready by the end of August and that general elections later this year would run smoothly. Opposition Leader, Desmond Hoyte is interviewed (04:13-05:13)
4. Montserrat's civil servants protest over existing harsh conditions. James White, Jr reports from Montserrat (05:14-07:21)
5. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has introduced new guidelines to alert countries where deportees are being sent. Russ Bergeron, INS official, is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (07:22-09:04)
6. Journalist Dennis Sampson reports that Suriname, Desi Bouterse is seeking to distance himself from allegations of drug related crime(09:05-11:07)
7. Yvette Rowe reports that Women in the Rastafarian Movement are attempting to carve out a niche for themselves within the movement(11:08-13:15).
8. Legislators in the West African nation of Benin have voted to restore a Voodoo Festival as an official holiday. African inspired affairs have strong roots in Haiti and Cuba. Warren Gordon reports (13:16-15:17)