Caribbean Report 26-11-1990 - Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo; Manning, Patrick; Haynes, Richie (interviewee); Brady, Carol (interviewee); Michael, Powell (interviewee); Hamlet, David (interviewee); Gibbs, Lance (interviewee); Ivan Chin Steel Congo (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:37)
2. The end-of-year political season is underway in Trinidad and Tobago. The political atmosphere is underscored by the annual conventions of the political parties; the upcoming bi-elections on December 17th for the vacant seat of Leo Des Vignes; speculations of a general elections looming ; and the leading NAR party embroiled in leadership challenges. Debbie Ransome’s report features speeches by Basdeo Panday and Patrick Manning (00:38-04:20)
3. Panic amongst depositors arise due to the closure of three commercial banks in the Dominican Republic last Friday (04:21-04:44)
4. The leader of the Opposition in Barbados, Richie Haynes, states that the IMF has indicated that the Barbados dollar is overvalued. He also notes that there is fiscal chaos in the Barbadian economy with declining revenues despite high taxation (04:45-07:14)
Keywords: Trinidad and Tobago -- Politics and government; Bank and banking -- Dominican Republic; Devaluation of currency -- Barbados; Barbados -- Economic aspects; Tourism -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Tourism Organization; Cricket -- Tournaments -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments -- Pakistan; Marshall, Malcolm, 1958-1999; Boxers (Sport); Graham, Herol; Caribbean Tourism Organization -- England -- London