Caribbean Report 12-11-2001
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2001-11-12
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:22)
2. An American Airlines plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashes into a residential district of New York City killing 255 people on board. Several people on the ground are also missing (00:23-05:05)
3. After weeks of speculation the St. Lucian Prime Minister sets the date for elections on December 3rd 2001. Kenny Anthony tells the anchor there was a number of reasons for calling the elections in December (05:06-10:34)
4. Chiquita, one of the largest banana producers in the world says it will file for bankruptcy in order to get a debt restructuring plan approved. BBC Economic correspondent Andrew Walker reports (10:35-13:21)
5. A state of emergency is still in effect in Puerto Rico following heavy flooding in some parts of the island. Gary Taumenin WOSO Radio in San Juan spoke with the Anchor (13:22-15:09)
6. 161 bodies have been recovered from the crash site in New York so far and 6 people on the ground are reported missing (15:10-15:33)
2. An American Airlines plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashes into a residential district of New York City killing 255 people on board. Several people on the ground are also missing (00:23-05:05)
3. After weeks of speculation the St. Lucian Prime Minister sets the date for elections on December 3rd 2001. Kenny Anthony tells the anchor there was a number of reasons for calling the elections in December (05:06-10:34)
4. Chiquita, one of the largest banana producers in the world says it will file for bankruptcy in order to get a debt restructuring plan approved. BBC Economic correspondent Andrew Walker reports (10:35-13:21)
5. A state of emergency is still in effect in Puerto Rico following heavy flooding in some parts of the island. Gary Taumenin WOSO Radio in San Juan spoke with the Anchor (13:22-15:09)
6. 161 bodies have been recovered from the crash site in New York so far and 6 people on the ground are reported missing (15:10-15:33)