Caribbean Report 11-04-1996 - Gordon, Warren (anchor); Hilton, Anthony (interviewee); Brouwer, Alina (interviewee); Ambeh, William (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Pantin, Dennis (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Seebaran-Suite, Lynette (interviewee); Orr, Carol (anchor) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2015)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:39)
2. Jamaica says it will deport sixty-five Cuban asylum seekers. A spokesman for the refugees warns the government is making a grave mistake. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Anthony Hilton and Spokeswoman for the Cuban refugees Alina Brouwer are interviewed (00:40-06:24)
3. Montserrat's leading scientist outlines the latest developments on the volcano. The British government has allocated an aid package for Montserrat if necessary. The Caribbean Response Agency set up to deal with disasters in the region is not adequately resourced to deal with volcanoes. Head of the Montserrat Observatory William Ambeh and Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Edwin Carrington are interviewed (06:25-09:23)
4. In Trinidad and Tobago a proposal to change the Republic's constitution in order to spread ownership and control of media houses has been raised at a conference in Port of Spain. Economist Dennis Pantin and Board Member of the Trinidad Guardian Lynette Seebaran Suite are interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (09:24-11:33)
Keywords: Refugees -- Cuban.; Economic assistance -- Montserrat.; Soufriere Hills Volcano (Montserrat); Natural disasters -- Caribbean Area.; Freedom of the press -- Trinidad and Tobago.; Tourism -- Saint Lucia.