Caribbean Report 06-02-1998
Anguilla's Chief Minister Hubert Hughes objects to Britain's choice of Minister for Overseas Territories. British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook states that countries wishing to remain dependent should bring their laws in line with those of Britain especially with regards to their anti-sodomy statutes. Trinidad-based airline BWIA has replaced its Chief Executive in the face of huge operating losses. In Haiti, arrest warrants have been issued for the leaders of the military coup against President Aristide. Also,in Haiti's central city of Mirebalais, a police chief and one other person were killed during a confrontation with a vigilante group. The Dominican Conservation Association (DCA) objects to a government's decision to demand a fee for whale researchers to continue work on the island. Latin America and Caribbean countries have signed a treaty banning nuclear weapons from the region. In football, the Jamaican Reggae Boyz is set to play El Salvador in the Gold Cup tournament. Simon Crosskill explains what the Reggae Boyz are likely to encounter.
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| Format: | Recording, oral biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
1998-02-06
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| Subjects: | Great Britain, > Colonies, > Administration, Law, > Great Britain, > Colonies, Homosexuality, > Law and legislation, Airlines, > Economic aspects, > Trinidad and Tobago, Airlines, > Caribbean Area, > Management, Business losses, Criminal justice, Administration of, > Haiti, Police murders, > Haiti, Whale watching, > Dominica, Fees, Administrative, > Dominica, Radioactive waste disposal, > Caribbean Area, Nuclear arms control, Nuclear nonproliferation, > Government policy, Soccer, > Jamaica, Soccer matches, > Jamaica, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/38183 |
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