Caribbean Report 22-06-1999
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1999-06-22
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1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:27)
2. Promises to curb police shootings in Jamaica have not suppressed public anger over a growing number of incidents. Since the start of the year more than 80 people have been shot by the police. Carol Orr gauges public reaction to the killing of innocent bystanders. Commissioner of police Francis Forbes announces new measures to address police excesses including training, restriction on high power weapons and plans to employ a clinical psychologist to address issue of stress on the job (00:28 - 03:15)
3. In its annual report Amnesty International expressed a growing concern about the increase in police shootings and abuses by the police service across the globe. Amnesty International representative Tracey Oliveto Moore evaluates police shootings worldwide and identifies potential causes of the problem (03:16 - 04:55)
4. Union leaders in Guyana are holding out for an agreement which is specific and without loopholes in the current wage dispute with the government. The Public Service Union rejected terms given by government officials and demanded a firm date to end negotiations and proposed an interim payment to workers (04:56 – 05:46)
5. CARICOM countries are seeking to defend the financial services sector and tax laws against charges by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that these laws are competitively unfair and open to abuse by international financiers and criminals. David Marchant publisher addresses the question of whether Caribbean countries should heed calls to change tax laws (05: 47 – 09:00)
6. The Chief Justice of the Organisation of eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Dennis Byron gives his views on the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Justice to replace the Privy Council. Ken Richards reports (09:01 - 12: 03)
7. At the end of the World Cup series officials and players from competing nations analyse the teams’ performances and prepare for the next series in South Africa. Ken Richards reviews the impact and use of new technology, scientific research and computer modules which can offer unfair competitive advantages to wealthier participants in the competition. Matthew Engel (editor) Wisden Cricketers' Almanack discusses cricket in the age of technology (12:04 – 15:23)
2. Promises to curb police shootings in Jamaica have not suppressed public anger over a growing number of incidents. Since the start of the year more than 80 people have been shot by the police. Carol Orr gauges public reaction to the killing of innocent bystanders. Commissioner of police Francis Forbes announces new measures to address police excesses including training, restriction on high power weapons and plans to employ a clinical psychologist to address issue of stress on the job (00:28 - 03:15)
3. In its annual report Amnesty International expressed a growing concern about the increase in police shootings and abuses by the police service across the globe. Amnesty International representative Tracey Oliveto Moore evaluates police shootings worldwide and identifies potential causes of the problem (03:16 - 04:55)
4. Union leaders in Guyana are holding out for an agreement which is specific and without loopholes in the current wage dispute with the government. The Public Service Union rejected terms given by government officials and demanded a firm date to end negotiations and proposed an interim payment to workers (04:56 – 05:46)
5. CARICOM countries are seeking to defend the financial services sector and tax laws against charges by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that these laws are competitively unfair and open to abuse by international financiers and criminals. David Marchant publisher addresses the question of whether Caribbean countries should heed calls to change tax laws (05: 47 – 09:00)
6. The Chief Justice of the Organisation of eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Dennis Byron gives his views on the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Justice to replace the Privy Council. Ken Richards reports (09:01 - 12: 03)
7. At the end of the World Cup series officials and players from competing nations analyse the teams’ performances and prepare for the next series in South Africa. Ken Richards reviews the impact and use of new technology, scientific research and computer modules which can offer unfair competitive advantages to wealthier participants in the competition. Matthew Engel (editor) Wisden Cricketers' Almanack discusses cricket in the age of technology (12:04 – 15:23)