Caribbean Report 12-05-1993
St. Lucia ‘s Prime Minister – John Compton says that the future of the region’s banana industry is the Caribbean’s biggest challenge.The German government has confirmed that it will file an action in the European Court of Justice against the ECs new banana regime. Suriname’s parliament has confirmed Arthur Horae as Chief of the armed forces and called on military leaders opposed to the appointment to step down. A 72 year old whaler from St. Vincent who hunts whales in a boat driven by wind and ors has had his catch quota renewed and increased by the IWC at a meeting in Japan. Based on a report it has been revealed that the ratio of AIDS cases in the English, French and Dutch speaking Caribbean is higher than in other parts of the region.
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| Format: | Recording, oral biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
1993-05-12
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| Subjects: | Banks and banking, > Politics and government, > Economic aspects, > Social aspects, > Saint Lucia., Banana trade, > Agriculture, > Germany, > Politics and government., Military, > Politics and government, > Corrupt practices, > Suriname., Whaling, > Caribbean Area., AIDS (Disease), > Caribbean Area, > Statistics., |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/35889 |
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