Caribbean Report 17-10-1991 - Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Seaga, Edward (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); James, Carlos (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Fort, Gordon (interviewee); Brain, Mark (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. Thousands of demonstrators, many of them supporters of Jamaica's opposition Labour Party, staged a five-hour march through the streets of Kingston, today. They are protesting against Prime Minister Michael Manley's economic policies and the failure of his PNP administration to control the slide of the Jamaican dollar. The JLP is calling on the government to respond to the voice of the people. Gary Allen interviews JLP leader, Edward Seaga (00:34-03:49)
3. A Jamaican private sector-led trade mission has just completed a tour of Europe in an effort to sell more Jamaican products and seek joint venture partnerships. The twelve-person mission visited the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium before arriving in Britain, today. Hugh Crosskill spoke with one of the participants, Carl James, President of the Jamaica Exporters' Association who stated contrary to the views of many, the advent of the the single European market does not signal the creation of a European fortress and there are more opportunities for expanding trade (03:50-07:12)
4. Haiti's interim Prime Minister, Jean-Jacques Honorat appointed an 11-member cabinet including himself in the roles of prime minister and foreign minister. The interim government in Haiti is not being recognized by the international community which is demanding the return of ousted President, Jean Bertrand Aristide. Michael Norton reports (07:13-09:38)
Keywords: Jamaica -- Economic aspects; Demonstrations -- Economic aspects -- Jamaica; Exports -- Jamaica; Jamaica Exporters' Association; Europe 1992; Honorat, Jean Jacques; Haiti -- Politics and government; Coup d'etat -- Haiti; Voting registers -- Guyana; Elections -- Guyana; Election monitoring -- Guyana; Debt cancellation -- Developing countries; Independent Electoral Assistance Bureau -- Guyana