Caribbean Report 09-10-1998
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1998-10-09
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:22)
2. Peace talks in Guyana reportedly making progress. Colin Smith reports (00:23-02:08)
3. London's Privy Council does not understand the Caribbean. The government of Prime Minister Lester Bird lost their final appeal against the judgement in favour of former hospital administrator Cothlin Lake. The Caribbean Supreme Court which is to replace the Privy Council cannot come soon enough for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Particularly, if the eventual Privy Council ruling goes in favour of Thomas and Hillaire. Francis Joseph, Joshua Rozenberg and Chelston Lee report (02:09-07:17)
4. Controversy in the Dominican Republic over the death toll through Hurricane George. Jean-Michel Caroit reports (07:18-08:49)
5. Governments of Cuba and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement on air services. The agreement comes during the visit of British Foreign Office Minister Baroness Liz Symons (08:50-09:16)
6. As the World's Finance Ministers leave Washington after meeting with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank the fall out from the world's financial crisis continues to be a concern. President Bill Clinton, Finance Minister, Chile, Eduardo Aninat, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and Governor of the Mexican Central Bank Guillermo Ortiz are interviewed. Emma Joseph reports (09:18-13:17)
7. Caribbean mystery that has been fighting scientist for many years has finally been solved. Various theories have been suggested to explain how the region have been colonised by different animal species (13:18-15:24)
2. Peace talks in Guyana reportedly making progress. Colin Smith reports (00:23-02:08)
3. London's Privy Council does not understand the Caribbean. The government of Prime Minister Lester Bird lost their final appeal against the judgement in favour of former hospital administrator Cothlin Lake. The Caribbean Supreme Court which is to replace the Privy Council cannot come soon enough for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Particularly, if the eventual Privy Council ruling goes in favour of Thomas and Hillaire. Francis Joseph, Joshua Rozenberg and Chelston Lee report (02:09-07:17)
4. Controversy in the Dominican Republic over the death toll through Hurricane George. Jean-Michel Caroit reports (07:18-08:49)
5. Governments of Cuba and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement on air services. The agreement comes during the visit of British Foreign Office Minister Baroness Liz Symons (08:50-09:16)
6. As the World's Finance Ministers leave Washington after meeting with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank the fall out from the world's financial crisis continues to be a concern. President Bill Clinton, Finance Minister, Chile, Eduardo Aninat, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and Governor of the Mexican Central Bank Guillermo Ortiz are interviewed. Emma Joseph reports (09:18-13:17)
7. Caribbean mystery that has been fighting scientist for many years has finally been solved. Various theories have been suggested to explain how the region have been colonised by different animal species (13:18-15:24)