Caribbean Report 21-08-2001

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. Jamaica looks to retired teachers in Cuba to fill vacancies created by an exodus to Britain and the United States. Outgoing President of the Jamaica Teachers Association Judith Spencer-Jarrett is interviewed and Conrad Hamilton reports (00:30-02:49)
3. Bush administration lists a financial advisory on Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Lester Bird is interviewed (02:50-05:49)
4. Australian government is being urged to bar Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe from attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Brisbane in October. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Australian Minister for Finance and Administration Peter Slipper is interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (05:50-10:49)
5. Independence is not far from the surface as Nevis prepares for an election. Evered Herbert of the Voice of Nevis Radio is interviewed (10:50-13:35)
6. Suriname air transportation problems remain far from resolved with several hundred passengers still stranded. Ken Richards reports (13:36-15:40)

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