Caribbean Report 28-06-1999
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1999-06-28
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1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00:37)
2. Forty leaders from the European Union , Latin America and the Caribbean meet at a Summit in Rio de Janeiro with the goal of establishing a formal relationship between Europe and its former colonies. Broad agenda items include political, economic and social issues, expansion of free trade and tourism (00: 38 - 03: 40)
3. Baldwin Spencer, the political leader of Antigua main opposition party the United Progressive Party will assist in formalizing a committee in parliament to address the issue of money laundering and offshore banking. Louis Daniel reports (03:41 – 06:00)
4. A Texas based aerospace company promotes a one million dollar project to develop a rocket launch pad in Anguilla and Guyana (06: 01 - 09: 09)
5. Regional airline officials warned that travel operations in the Caribbean is heading for problems if all airlines are competing for the same business. Arthur Neptune Marketing Director of Saint Lucia airline Helenair calls on regional airlines to consolidate service operations, seek closer ties, improve service quality and reduce cost (09: 10 - 10: 12)
6. In a two part series on the occult, correspondent Ken Richards reports on occult activities in Grenada and Dominica by students in secondary schools. Principals Dorothy Levy and Gabrielle Mason discuss the growing trend and its destructive influence (10: 13 - 12: 57)
7. Orin Gordon reports on the World Cup Cricket final match between Australia and Pakistan. Matthew Engel (editor) Wisden Cricketers' Almanack comments on Australia winning the game and allegations of match fixing in cricket (12:58 – 15:27)
2. Forty leaders from the European Union , Latin America and the Caribbean meet at a Summit in Rio de Janeiro with the goal of establishing a formal relationship between Europe and its former colonies. Broad agenda items include political, economic and social issues, expansion of free trade and tourism (00: 38 - 03: 40)
3. Baldwin Spencer, the political leader of Antigua main opposition party the United Progressive Party will assist in formalizing a committee in parliament to address the issue of money laundering and offshore banking. Louis Daniel reports (03:41 – 06:00)
4. A Texas based aerospace company promotes a one million dollar project to develop a rocket launch pad in Anguilla and Guyana (06: 01 - 09: 09)
5. Regional airline officials warned that travel operations in the Caribbean is heading for problems if all airlines are competing for the same business. Arthur Neptune Marketing Director of Saint Lucia airline Helenair calls on regional airlines to consolidate service operations, seek closer ties, improve service quality and reduce cost (09: 10 - 10: 12)
6. In a two part series on the occult, correspondent Ken Richards reports on occult activities in Grenada and Dominica by students in secondary schools. Principals Dorothy Levy and Gabrielle Mason discuss the growing trend and its destructive influence (10: 13 - 12: 57)
7. Orin Gordon reports on the World Cup Cricket final match between Australia and Pakistan. Matthew Engel (editor) Wisden Cricketers' Almanack comments on Australia winning the game and allegations of match fixing in cricket (12:58 – 15:27)