Caribbean Report 07-05-1992 - Jarvis, Mike (anchor ; interviewer); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Johnson, Peter (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Persaud, Jesus (interviewee); Heptonstall, John (interviewee); Brown, G. Arthur(interviewee); Howe, Darcus (interviewee); Marable, Manning (interviewee); Yarosky, Harvey (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:55)
2. Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Minister Lester Bird, criticizes Europe and the United States for creating friction between the Caribbean and Central America over the banana trade (00:56-02:42)
3. Executive Director of the Caribbean/Central American Action (CCAA), Peter Johnson warns CARICOM governments against giving-in to pressure from the United States to alter the Common External Tariff (CET) as it was designed to protect the region’s industrial and agricultural production. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste gives feedback from Jesus Persaud, President of Guyana Manufacturing Association, Trinidad and Tobago businessman Tommy Gatcliffe and Diplomat Edwin Carrington (02:43-05:43)
4. English Financial Analyst Dr. John Heptonstall tells conference attendees that the implementation of a common currency in the Caribbean cannot take place until the region harmonizes its economic performance bridging the gap between inflation rates. However, Governor of Jamaica’s Central Bank, G. Arthur Brown thinks that the wide difference in exchange rates is delaying the process (05:44-09:07)
Keywords: Banana trade -- Caribbean Area; Central America -- Foreign economic relations -- Caribbean Area; Banana trade -- Central America; Tariff -- Caribbean Area; Money -- Caribbean Area; Free trade -- Caribbean Area; Foreign workers, West Indian -- United States -- Economic conditions; African Americans -- Economic conditions; Racism -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal; Common external tariff (CET); Common currency -- Caribbean Area; Work ethic -- West Indian Americans; Work ethic -- African Americans; Police killings -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal