Caribbean Report 17-07-1995

In this report: Europe's Agriculture Council has postponed its sitting on the future of the banana protocol. CARICOM Chairman Prime Minister Edison James of Dominica just returned home after a visit to Brussels where he argued the case of Caribbean banana producers who benefit form the banana protocol in its current form. His goal was to get them to understand the Caribbean's position. Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell states that the two issues, the banana regime and security in the region, are linked. Haiti's newly elected Deputy Mayor Johnny Charles was attacked by knife wielding assailants on the streets of the capital. Haiti's President Aristide met with local voodoo priests as part of a series of meetings with prominent local groups. In Trinidad and Tobago, the government made a fresh bid to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The administration laid a bill seeking to amend the constitution in the Senate. The British government is introducing new measures to clamp down on illegal immigrants. Home Secretary Michael Howard defends these new measures. However, the critics are still to be convinced that the scheme is fair and practicable or it will help foster good relations in Britain. Bermuda's independence referendum is due to be held in less than a month and a local group of entertainers have decided on new musical contributions to the otherwise quiet debate.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Ransome, Debbie (anchor), James, Edison (interviewee), Mitchell, Keith (interviewee), Norton, Michael (correspondent), Richards, Ken (correspondent), Howard, Michael (interviewee), Sherlock, Maeve (interviewee), Moraes, Claude (interviewee), Rush, George (correspondent)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-07-17
Subjects:	Banana trade, > Caribbean Area, European Union countries, > Economic policy, Drug traffic, > Caribbean Area, Violent crimes, > Haiti, Victims of crimes, > Haiti, Politicians, > Haiti, Voodooism, > Haiti, Haiti, > Social life and customs, Haiti, > Politics and government, > 1986-, Parliamentary practice, > Trinidad and Tobago, Legislative bodies, > Trinidad and Tobago, > Presiding officers, Constitutional law, > Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, > Politics and government, Immigrants, > Great Britain, Immigrants, > Services for, > Great Britain, Great Britain, > Emigration and immigration, > Government policy, Students, Foreign, > Great Britain, Great Britain, > Race relations, Bermuda Islands, > History, > Autonomy and independence movements, Advertising, Political, > Bermuda, Bermuda Islands, > Politics and government,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15319
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