This report examines Dominica where voters in the capital city of Roseau may have to go back to the polls following a High Court decision to declare Charles Savarin's victory null and void. American Airlines appears set to deliver a major blow to St. Lucia's tourism industry with the cancellation of two weekend flights to the island. Also, there is concern for the future of Hewanorra Airport which is currently underutilized. British teenagers are succumbing to the drug culture according to a report by Professor Howard Parker. Prof. Parker calls for a radical review of schools' drug policies and is pessimistic that much can be done to reduce drug use. Dr. Winston Davidson, former Chairman of Jamaica National Drug Abuse Council comments on the extent the schools in the Caribbean suffer from the intrusion of drugs. The first defense policy summit of the hemisphere takes place in Williamsburg, Virginia with thirty-four Defense Ministers and officials in attendance. Participants would look at cooperation between regional armies. In cricket, the West Indies take the lead on the final day of play in the tour match against Middlesex at Lords. In Trinidad and Tobago, a bill to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives was laid in the country's Lower Chamber and is expected to be debated.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
The British Broadcasting Corporation,
Ransome, Debbie (anchor),
Bruney, Mike (correspondent),
Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent),
Cadasse, Noel (interviewee),
Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent),
Shapiro, Henry (interviewee),
Parker, Howard (interviewee),
Blum, Jack (interviewee),
Davidson, Winston (interviewee),
Cozier, Tony (correspondent) |
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| Other Authors: |
The University of the West Indies |
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| Format: | Recording, oral
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
The British Broadcasting Corporation
1995-07-24
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| Subjects: | Elections,
> Corrupt practices,
> Dominica,
Political candidates,
> Dominica,
Dominica,
> Politics and government,
Airlines,
> Economic aspects,
> Saint Lucia,
Air travel,
> Saint Lucia,
Tourism,
> Saint Lucia,
Airlines,
> Caribbean Area,
Teenagers,
> Drug use,
> Great Britain,
Drug abuse,
> Great Britain,
Students,
> Drug use,
> Great Britain,
Teenagers,
> Drug use,
> Caribbean Area,
Students,
> Drug use,
> Caribbean Area,
Marijuana,
> Jamaica,
National security,
> America,
America,
> Military policy,
United States,
> Military relations,
Cricket,
> West Indies,
Cricket players,
> West Indies,
Constitutional law,
> Trinidad and Tobago,
Parliamentary practice,
> Trinidad and Tobago,
Trinidad and Tobago,
> Politics and government, |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15337
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