Caribbean Report 06-06-1995

In this report: In Antigua, John Baughman, an American once acquitted of murdering his first wife in the US, now faces the same charge. After two years of turmoil in the tourism industry, Prime Minister Owen Arthur appoints his Deputy Billie Miller as the new Minister of Tourism. Bertram Niles examines the recent troubled history of Barbadian tourism. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning, Cletus Springer gave evidence at the on-going commission of inquiry in St. Lucia. In Dominica with the general election five days away, local opinion pollster and accountant, Gordon Moreau discusses whether the political parties are tackling the major issues facing Dominica in any in-depth manner. The new man at the helm of the British Virgin Islands is Ralph T. O'Neal. Mr. O'Neal took over as Chief Minister following the death of former leader Lavity Stoutt. Just days after the official start of the 1995 hurricane season, Cuba is hit with a blast from the first hurricane, Allison. The British police Constable Colin Whitby accused of manslaughter of the deportee Joy Gardner, gave his account of the incident. Trinidad and Tobago's Christopher Thomas has been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Ransome, Debbie (anchor), Niles, Bertram (correspondent), Arthur, Owen (interviewee), Lynch, Noel (interviewee), Moreau, Gordon (interviewee), O'Neal, Ralph T. (interviewee), Fletcher, Pascal (correspondent), Orr, Carol (correspondent)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-06-06
Subjects:	Uxoricide, > Antigua and Barbuda, Murder, > Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, > Politics and government, Tourism, > Barbados, Tourism, > Government policy, > Barbados, Governmental investigations, > Saint Lucia, Political corruption, > Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia, > Politics and government, Dominica, > Politics and government, Political campaigns, > Dominica, Political parties, > Dominica, British Virgin Islands, > Politics and government, Political leadership, > British Virgin Islands, Hurricanes, > Cuba, Hurricane damage, > Cuba, Trials (Manslaughter), > Great Britain, Deportation, > Great Britain, Pan Americanism, > History, Organization of American States, > Officials and employees, > Selection and appointment,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/14929
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