Caribbean Report 04-09-1990 - Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Tewarie, Bhoendradatt (interviewee); Jefferies, John (interviewee); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)
2. The Gulf Crisis is continuing to affect the economies of Caribbean countries, such as Suriname and the Dominican Republic. Chandra van Binnendijk reports on the fuel shortage in Suriname and states that the economy of Suriname is also affected by a recent slump in the bauxite industry due to the Jungle War. In the Dominican Republic, Jean Michel Caroit reports that the Gulf Crisis has led to an increase in petrol prices and an impending general strike (00:36-04:21)
3. Financial News (04:22-05:23)
4. According to Bhoendradatt Tewarie, Minister of Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago, the international business community is still involved in the economy of the country despite the backlash of the attempted coup. The Minister also states that investors from Hong Kong, India and the United States are due to visit Trinidad and Tobago to assess investment opportunities. John Jefferies, British hotelier based in Bermuda, also comments on his upcoming visit to consider investments in the shares of Crown Reef Hotel in Tobago (05:24-07:45)
Keywords: Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991; Petroleum -- Caribbean Area; Gasoline -- Storage -- Suriname; Petroleum -- Prices -- Dominican Republic; Coup d'etat -- Trinidad and Tobago; Investments, Foreign -- Trinidad and Tobago; Tourism -- Trinidad and Tobago; Police chiefs -- Grenada; Shashemenē (Ethiopia); Shashamane -- Ethiopia; Rastafarian communities -- Ethiopia