Caribbean Report 08-02-1995

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago goes ahead with plans to privatize BWIA despite an error made by the new management of BWIA. In Antigua, Trade and Industry Minister Hugh Marshall resigned from his position. Meanwhile, in Colombia there has been a powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale. BBC Timothy Ross reports on the growing attempts by Colombia's black community to gain more recognition. Britain has stepped up its business interest in Cuba. As such, Baroness Young led a trade mission to Havana and spoke about the changes in the Cuban economy. President Fidel Castro described how impressed he was with the achievements of the British economy. BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew reports on the return England’s cricket team from a tour of Australia, who have returned weary and demoralised after their defeat during the Ashes series. Phil Neale, Manager of the A-Team spoke to Ian Payne about the new names to look out for in English cricket. Anguilla seeks full membership in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Ransome, Debbie (anchor), Fraser, Tony (correspondent), Valley, Kenneth (interviewee), Ross, Timothy (correspondent), Hayes, Rosie (correspondent), Young, Janet Mary, Baroness (interviewee), Cake, Stephen (interviewee), Castro, Fidel (interviewee), Agnew, Jonathan (correspondent), Payne, Ian (correspondent), Neale, Phil (interviewee)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-02-08
Subjects:	Airlines, > Privatization, Airlines, > Trinidad and Tobago, > Management, Disinvestment, > Trinidad and Tobago, Resignation, Politicians, > Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, > Politics and government, Earthquakes, > Colombia, Buildings, > Earthquake effects, Blacks, > Colombia, Blacks, > Race identity, > Colombia, Colombia, > Race relations, Cuba, > Foreign economic relations, > Great Britain, Great Britain, > Foreign economic relations, > Cuba, Trade missions, Cricket, > England, Cricket players, > England, Test matches (Cricket), Regionalism, > Caribbean, English-speaking, Caribbean, English-speaking, > Economic integration, Cricket, > Tournaments, O.E.C.S. (Organization),
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13531
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