Caribbean Report 29-04-1994 - Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:24) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994)
1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:24)
2. Peace and calm returned to Dominica today following two days of violent confrontation between police and demonstrators in the capital Rousseau. The unrest was sparked by the government’s decision to increase motor vehicle licenses fees. The unrest led to the imposition of a state of emergency. Mike Bruney reports (00:25-03:22)
3.Residents in the Soufriere area of Dominica are being told not to panic but to be prepared. This follows a minor eruption of a volcano one mile east of the community this week (03:23-04:00)
4. CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington has moved to clarify the organization’s position on NAFTA and the region’s bid for membership. Since the CARICOM Intercessional meeting held in St. Vincent in March, the impression given is that Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have been given the green light to go ahead and seek individual NAFTA membership rather than as a bloc. Ken Valley, Trinidad and Tobago’s ministry of Trade explains Trinidad’s decision. Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Affairs minister Ralph Maraj also commented on Trinidad’s move to be considered eligible to trade with the NAFTA countries (04:01-07:55)
Keywords: Riots -- Dominica; Volcano -- Dominica; Free trade -- Caribbean area; States, small--Economic conditions; Cricket players -- Trinidad and Tobago; Caribbean area -- Economic conditions