Caribbean Report 16-01-1998
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1998-01-16
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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In Guyana the government has rejected calls from the opposition People's National Congress (PNC) for fresh elections. The CARICOM team seeking to end the political crisis continues to meet with the political parties. Environmental group Greenpeace is calling on CARICOM to campaign against an imminent shipment of nuclear fuel through the region. Greenpeace spokesman Tom Clements comments on the dangers the Caribbean may face. British and Caribbean officials are to hold several high level meetings to discuss issues including bananas, Lome and Montserrat. The European Community's proposals for changes to its banana import arrangement will be discussed next week in Brussels. The licenses arrangement will be scrapped and in its place funding will be made available to ACP banana producers. In Britain, press attention has been focused on the trial of four ten-year-old school boys accused of raping a Jamaican classmate last May.
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1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:24)
2. The CARICOM team attempts to broker an end to Guyana's political crisis as they continue to meet with the political parties (00:25-03:20)
3. Greenpeace calls on CARICOM to speak out against a planned shipment of nuclear fuel through the Caribbean (03:21-06:50)
4. Britain and the Caribbean are to have several high level meetings to discuss improving relations (06:51-11:22)
5. The European Commission's proposals to overhaul its banana import arrangement will be discussed next week in Brussels (11:23-13:24)
6. In Britain, four ten-year-old school boys are on trial accused of raping a Jamaican classmate (13:25-15:05)
2. The CARICOM team attempts to broker an end to Guyana's political crisis as they continue to meet with the political parties (00:25-03:20)
3. Greenpeace calls on CARICOM to speak out against a planned shipment of nuclear fuel through the Caribbean (03:21-06:50)
4. Britain and the Caribbean are to have several high level meetings to discuss improving relations (06:51-11:22)
5. The European Commission's proposals to overhaul its banana import arrangement will be discussed next week in Brussels (11:23-13:24)
6. In Britain, four ten-year-old school boys are on trial accused of raping a Jamaican classmate (13:25-15:05)