Caribbean Report 03-12-1998
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1998-12-03
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1. Headlines with Keith Greaves (00:00-00:26)
2. Grenada's Director of Public Prosecutions is to investigate the alleged government plot to kill the former Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is interviewed and Michael Bascombe reports (00:27-02:20).
3. Guyana's Aubrey Norton says he will fight to keep his good name. Aubrey Norton of the People's National Congress is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (02:21-05:01)
4. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, two of the four candidates Louis Straker and Ken Boyer have pulled out of the race for the leadership of the Opposition Unity Labour Party. Ken Boyer is interviewed and Mike Finley reports (05:02-06:38)
5. World Trade Organisation echoes more bad news for economic growth in developing countries. The World Trade Organisation Chief Economist Patrick Lowe and Professor of Economics Simon James-Hendrickson, University of the Virgin Islands are interviewed. Claire Adoo reports (06:39-10:39)
6. Europe's Chief Negotiator Sir Leon Brittan has appealed to the United States in the continuing war of words over trade in bananas. Sir Leon Brittan is interviewed (10:40-11:17)
7. One of the oldest radio stations in the Leeward Islands, Radio Montserrat is said to officially launch its new broadcast centre tomorrow. Station Manager Rose Willock is interviewed (11:18-12:20)
8. In the sporting arena Cuba is famous for its great baseball and volleyball players not to mention its vast amateur boxing talent but now something big could be in store for Cuban footballers. Andrew Swiss reports (12:21-14:07)
9. Finally, on a said note the BBC Caribbean Report has been informed of the death of one correspondent in Bermuda, George Rushe. He died after a short battle with cancer (14:08-15:27)
2. Grenada's Director of Public Prosecutions is to investigate the alleged government plot to kill the former Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is interviewed and Michael Bascombe reports (00:27-02:20).
3. Guyana's Aubrey Norton says he will fight to keep his good name. Aubrey Norton of the People's National Congress is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (02:21-05:01)
4. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, two of the four candidates Louis Straker and Ken Boyer have pulled out of the race for the leadership of the Opposition Unity Labour Party. Ken Boyer is interviewed and Mike Finley reports (05:02-06:38)
5. World Trade Organisation echoes more bad news for economic growth in developing countries. The World Trade Organisation Chief Economist Patrick Lowe and Professor of Economics Simon James-Hendrickson, University of the Virgin Islands are interviewed. Claire Adoo reports (06:39-10:39)
6. Europe's Chief Negotiator Sir Leon Brittan has appealed to the United States in the continuing war of words over trade in bananas. Sir Leon Brittan is interviewed (10:40-11:17)
7. One of the oldest radio stations in the Leeward Islands, Radio Montserrat is said to officially launch its new broadcast centre tomorrow. Station Manager Rose Willock is interviewed (11:18-12:20)
8. In the sporting arena Cuba is famous for its great baseball and volleyball players not to mention its vast amateur boxing talent but now something big could be in store for Cuban footballers. Andrew Swiss reports (12:21-14:07)
9. Finally, on a said note the BBC Caribbean Report has been informed of the death of one correspondent in Bermuda, George Rushe. He died after a short battle with cancer (14:08-15:27)