Caribbean Report 22-05-1990
In the aftermath of the general elections in the Dominican Republic, there are widespread rumours that Joaquin Balaguer has won the elections and secured a sixth term in office. While his reformist party is declaring him president, the two main opposition parties are claiming serious electoral malpractice and fraud. Secondly, a draft proposal by Britain on restricting of the banana market after 1992 is causing alarm amongst Caribbean banana producers. In the proposal, Britain is requesting a quota on the import of bananas to the EEC which is deemed by some analyst as impractical and could lead to a drastic fall in the price of bananas for Caribbean countries. Following the Financial News, the murder of a wealthy Englishman in St. Maarten is the latest in a series of violent crimes on the island. The report concludes with the appointment of David Taylor as the new governor of Montserrat, a former Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands.
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| Format: | Recording, oral biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
1990-05-22
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| Subjects: | Elections, > Dominican Republic, Elections, > Corrupt practices, > Dominican Republic, Banana trade, > Caribbean Area., Crime, > Saint Maarten, Murder, > Saint Maarten, Governors, > Montserrat, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15410 |
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