Caribbean Report 19-10-2001

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Puerto Rico is on full anthrax alert. Puerto Rico Health Secretary Epidemiologist Dr. Johnny Rullan and Ariel Hunter of the FBI are interviewed. Shannon Novak reports (00:28-02:43)
3. St. Lucian government is accused of using the September 11th, 2001 attacks to disguise its bad economic performance. Sir John Compton and Former Foreign Minister George Odlum are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (02:44-05:09)
4. Caribbean trade unionist meeting in Trinidad and Tobago have been discussing the extent of job losses caused by the economic slump from the attacks on the United States. They are meeting at a conference of the Caribbean Congress of Labour. Caribbean Congress of Labour General Secretary George De Peana is interviewed (05:10-07:37)
5. Cricket governing body tells its members that they could bypass Asia at this time of war. International Cricket Council President Malcolm Gray is interviewed and Bertrand Niles reports (07:38-12:14)
6. Finally a visit to the Caribbean by a Trade and Investment Team from Libya has been cancelled. Emmanuel Nanton, Special Adviser to the Dominican Prime Minister Pierre Charles is interviewed (12:15-15:06)

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