| Title: | Caribbean Report 28-11-2001 |
| Author: | Richards, Ken (anchor); McCarthy, George (interviewee); Figeroux, Brian (speaker); Graff, Leslie (correspondent); Schwartlander, Bernhard (interviewee); del Prado, Ruben (speaker); Fraser, Tony ( correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Weir, Karen (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent) |
| Description: |
1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Authorities in the Cayman Islands, say the signing of a tax information agreement with the US shows Caymanian willingness to cooperate in the fight against tax evasion. The Financial Secretary in the Cayman Islands, George McCarthy, told the anchor that the sharing of tax information with the US will be measured (00:28-03:38)
3. Ten Caribbean nationals are among hundreds of people jailed in the US since September 11th on suspected involvement of terrorist activity. Brian Figeroux of the New York’s paper Immigrants Journal says he believes the detained citizens are not terrorists; Leslie Graff reports (03:39-05:34)
4. A newly published report by UNAIDS highlights HIV/AIDS as the biggest cause of death in some Caribbean countries. Emma Joseph reports (05:35-07:33)
5. In an interview, UNAIDS Senior Epidemiologist Dr. Bernhard Schwartlander tells the anchor why HIV/AIDS has become the leading cause of death in some Caribbean countries (07:34-09:36)
6. UN/AIDS Inter-Country advisor Dr. Ruben del Prado, tells governments in the Caribbean to move from talk to action on the AIDS problem at a news conference in Port of Spain. Tony Fraser reports (09:37-11:36)
7. The governing St. Lucia Labour Party, has announced a new offensive against poverty and unemployment in its manifesto on the lead up to the general elections. Pete Ninvalle reports (11:37- 13:59)
8. Cuba has offered to compensate 6000 US firms and citizens whose properties were nationalized after the 1959 revolution. Karen Weir reports (14:00-15:29)
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| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/45425 |
| Date: | 2001-11-28 |
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