Caribbean Report 05-06-1995

In Barbados, the government suffered its first casualty as Tourism Minister Dr. Richard 'Johnny' Cheltenham resigned. Amid election campaigning, Dominica Prime Minister Eugenia Charles has filed a libel suit against the Opposition United Workers Party Leader Edison James. In Trinidad and Tobago, the ruling party has lost ground in an opinion survey conducted by social scientist Dr. Selwyn Ryan. Gordon Draper gives the reaction of the party and Basdeo Panday expresses his skepticism about the poll. The Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly opens in Haiti but little attention is being paid by local Haitians. The OAS Secretary-General Cesar Gaviria calls for Cuba to be re-integrated into the hemispheric grouping. Reverend Lucius Walker of Pastors for Peace would like to see the US show economic interest in Cuba, like other countries. The British Guardian newspaper interviewed Trinidadian Krishna Maharaj, now on death row in Florida, as he seeks a last minute appeal. In cricket, the West Indies drew with Northamptonshire in the final day of their rain affected match.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Ransome, Debbie (anchor), Niles, Bertram (correspondent), Linton, Lennox (interviewee), Fraser, Tony (correspondent), Draper, Gordon (interviewee), Panday, Basdeo (interviewee), Norton, Michael (correspondent), Walker, Lucius (interviewee), Thomas, David (correspondent)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-06-05
Subjects:	Barbados, > Politics and government, Airlines, > Caribbean Area, Resignation, Dominica, > Politics and government, Politicians, > Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, > Politics and government, > Public opinion, Public opinion polls, > Trinidad and Tobago, Democracy, > Haiti, Haiti, > Social conditions, Regionalism, > Cuba, Regionalism (International organization), United States, > Foreign relations, > Cuba, Cuba, > Foreign relations, > United States, Religious institutions, > Cuba, Death row inmates, > United States, Appellate procedure, > United States, Prisoners, > United States, Cricket, > West Indies, Cricket, > Tournaments, > West Indies, Organization of American States. General Assembly,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/14928
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