Caribbean Report 16-04-1997
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1997-04-16
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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The European Union has warned they will resume a complaint proceedings at the World Trade Organisation if the United Sates reneges on a deal to defuse the Helms-Burton row. Cuba’s Foreign Minister is on his way to Japan on a two day visit. The trip is the final leg to his short tour of the Far East. Next, a group of leading British lawyers plan to call on the UK government to intervene in the case of Trinidad born Krishna Maharaj. He is currently facing execution in Florida following a conviction for murder. Next, a British family of six, three sisters along with their children who were stranded in Jamaica for the last ten days are to fly home tonight after a local church stepped in and offered to pay their fares. They were stranded in Montego Bay after demonstrators protesting poor road conditions blocked the roads. In this segment, three Guyanese citizens have filed a law suit accusing a Canadian Mining Company, Cambio of spilling 3.2 billion litres of cyanide waste into Guyanese rivers in August of 1995. Cambio has totally rejected the allegations. Next, a United States request to extradite a former Haitian police chief has been rejected by the Honduras authorities. A High Court Judge in the Honduras capital said he had acquitted him of smuggling Columbian cocaine in the United States because the evidence was weak. Finally, a Trinidadian footballer heads home to Trinidad to clear his name following a dispute with a Lebanese club over a transfer fee.
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:38)
2. The European Union warns it will resume its complaints to the World Trade Organisation if the US reneges on its deal over Helms-Burton. Tom Gibb reports from Havana (00:39-03:05)
3. A British family of six is stranded in Jamaica. Claudette Taylor is interviewed (05:09-08:56)
4. Three Guyanese citizens file a law suit against Cambio, a Canadian Mining Company. Plaintiff, Judith David and Vice-president of Omai Gold Mine, Rejean Gourde are interviewed (08:57-11:49)
5. Honduras has rejected a United States request to extradite former Haitian Police Chief, Joseph-Michel Francois to the United States (11:50-12:29)
6. Footballer, David Nakhid heads home to Trinidad and is interviewed (12:30-15:28)
2. The European Union warns it will resume its complaints to the World Trade Organisation if the US reneges on its deal over Helms-Burton. Tom Gibb reports from Havana (00:39-03:05)
3. A British family of six is stranded in Jamaica. Claudette Taylor is interviewed (05:09-08:56)
4. Three Guyanese citizens file a law suit against Cambio, a Canadian Mining Company. Plaintiff, Judith David and Vice-president of Omai Gold Mine, Rejean Gourde are interviewed (08:57-11:49)
5. Honduras has rejected a United States request to extradite former Haitian Police Chief, Joseph-Michel Francois to the United States (11:50-12:29)
6. Footballer, David Nakhid heads home to Trinidad and is interviewed (12:30-15:28)