Caribbean Report 04-02-2000
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2000-02-04
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1. Headlines: (00:00-00:26)
2. CARICOM’S Chief Negotiator, Shridath Ramphal, is satisfied with the new arrangement between the ACP and the EU. The agreement was finalized after much deliberation in Brussels. (00:27-03:27)
3. Guatemala has revisited the issue with its claim to Belize to take the matter to the International Court. This comes from the new government that officially took office last month. The Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa is disappointed that Guatemala has revisited the matter and noted Belize will not be going to the International Court since both countries have reached an impasse. (03:28-06:29)
4. The Attorney-General of St. Lucia, Petrus Compton, is recommending that a fourth law school be established. This suggestion arises due to the exponential rate of increase in law students in the Caribbean. It is the intention for this school to be established with the OECS but the Attorney-General is worried about how this proposal will be received due to concerns of saturation and quality. (06:30-08:59)
5. The Press Club of the Bahamas has been supporting a reporter who is sentenced to four days in jail for contempt of Court. Obie Wilchcombe refuses to disclose to the Court how he obtained the suicide note from the death row inmate John Higgs. John Higgs committed suicide by slitting his wrist shortly before he was scheduled to be hanged. In his note, Higgs blamed the Government for using capital punishment to gain political points. (09:00-11:44)
6. While the Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago continue to be in a deadlock, they have today launched The International Day of Peace for the United Nations. A.N. R. Robinson did not mention the impasse brought about by his unwillingness to fire two Tobago Senators. (11:45-12:13)
7. Elian Gonzalez’s relatives have to delay building a fence that they hope would provide more privacy and protection from the media. Six year old Elian Gonzalez has been in the middle of a political battle between Washington and Havana. (12:14-14:37)
8. The US airline Continental decided recently to cut its commission to travel agents in the Caribbean from 9% to 6%. Similar cuts were noticeable from American Airlines, British Airways and Air Jamaica. (14:38-15:29)
2. CARICOM’S Chief Negotiator, Shridath Ramphal, is satisfied with the new arrangement between the ACP and the EU. The agreement was finalized after much deliberation in Brussels. (00:27-03:27)
3. Guatemala has revisited the issue with its claim to Belize to take the matter to the International Court. This comes from the new government that officially took office last month. The Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa is disappointed that Guatemala has revisited the matter and noted Belize will not be going to the International Court since both countries have reached an impasse. (03:28-06:29)
4. The Attorney-General of St. Lucia, Petrus Compton, is recommending that a fourth law school be established. This suggestion arises due to the exponential rate of increase in law students in the Caribbean. It is the intention for this school to be established with the OECS but the Attorney-General is worried about how this proposal will be received due to concerns of saturation and quality. (06:30-08:59)
5. The Press Club of the Bahamas has been supporting a reporter who is sentenced to four days in jail for contempt of Court. Obie Wilchcombe refuses to disclose to the Court how he obtained the suicide note from the death row inmate John Higgs. John Higgs committed suicide by slitting his wrist shortly before he was scheduled to be hanged. In his note, Higgs blamed the Government for using capital punishment to gain political points. (09:00-11:44)
6. While the Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago continue to be in a deadlock, they have today launched The International Day of Peace for the United Nations. A.N. R. Robinson did not mention the impasse brought about by his unwillingness to fire two Tobago Senators. (11:45-12:13)
7. Elian Gonzalez’s relatives have to delay building a fence that they hope would provide more privacy and protection from the media. Six year old Elian Gonzalez has been in the middle of a political battle between Washington and Havana. (12:14-14:37)
8. The US airline Continental decided recently to cut its commission to travel agents in the Caribbean from 9% to 6%. Similar cuts were noticeable from American Airlines, British Airways and Air Jamaica. (14:38-15:29)