Caribbean Report 04-04-1997
Opposition MP’s in Grenada walked out of the island’s parliament during a debate of a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Keith Mitchell’s, New National Party. Next, a Cuban/American drug smuggler has told Congressional investigators that he contributed money to President Bill Clinton’s campaign. He also explained how a leading Democratic fund-raiser solicited funds from him in the Cuban capital of Havana. The fund-raiser hoped to convince the Clinton administration to end the US embargo against Cuba. Next, Trinidad and Tobago national airline, BWIA continues to have serious problems on its New York route. Passengers are stranded for extended periods of time because some of its aircrafts are taken out of service for repairs. The Finance Minister, says it is a typical example of privatisation gone wrong. Next, a judge in Honduras is deciding whether a former Haitian police chief should be extradited to the United States on drug charges. US officials want to take him to Miami to face charges of involvement in drug smuggling between Haiti and the United States. Still in Haiti, the United National Security Council has confirmed that the United Nationals peace keepers will stay in Haiti until the end of July and then leave. During a period of decline when pundits were predicting their demise, trade unions in the Caribbean are undergoing something of a resurgence. The Caribbean Congress of Labour says that the membership is rising and unions are gaining new seats in the corridors of power. In this segment, the people of Montserrat are trying to deal with life under the volcano. Britain’s Channel 4 television is schedule to screen a documentary on the difficulties faced by Montserratians in and out the country. In the final segment, cricket may not be a traditional American sport but there are hopes that there will be a United States team in the Shell Sandal Tournament.
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| Format: | Recording, oral biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
1997-04-04
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| Subjects: | Motion of no confidence, > Grenada., New National Party, > Grenada., Cabrera, Jorge, Mannerud, Vivian., British West Indian Airways., Privatisation., Kuei Tung, Brian., Francois, Joseph-Michel., Trade Unions, > Caribbean., Montserrat, > Volcano., Shell Sandal Tournament., Cricket, > West Indies., |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/18602 |
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