Caribbean Report 06-02-2001

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)
2. Sir Neville Nicholls, Head of the Caribbean Development Bank tells the OECD to stop picking on regional offshore centres. Bertrand Niles reports (00:32-02:15)
3. Meanwhile, Antigua's International Financial Sector Authority has issued a statement defending its offshore banking regulations. David Marchant, Publisher of the Miami-based newsletter "OffshoreAlert" is interviewed (02:16-05:27)
4. Talks between government and opposition breakdown the day before Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in. Michael Norton reports (05:28-09:19)
5. Belize President tries to resolve a border dispute with Guatemala in Washington. Karla Heusner reports (09:20-10:38)
6. Top business executive in Trinidad and Tobago has been spelling out the extent of businessmen's concerns over the political crisis. Uncertainty continues to hang over the country. President of the Republic Bank Ronald Harford is interviewed (10:39-13:52)
7. Dutch Windward Island of Saba wants to opt out of the Netherlands Antilles and deal directly with The Hague. Geraldine Cockland reports (13:53-15:31)

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