Caribbean Report 09-11-1999
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1999-11-09
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1. Headlines with anchor Jessica Robertson (00:00 - 00:26)
2. A major money laundering operation uncovered in Antigua was led by former Ukrainian Prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko of more than 80 million US dollars . Bernard Percival Chairman of Barbuda and Antigua International Financial Sector Authority voices concerns about similar illegal activities in off -shore banks (00:27 - 03:14)
3. Miguel Arcangel Pourier tackles mounting financial debt in Netherland Antilles, as he assumes the role of Prime Minister of the Dutch Caribbean. He faces the urgent tasks of eradicating a debt of 2 billion US dollars, dwindling foreign exchange reserves and aid frozen by Holland. Mike Jarvis reports from Dutch St Maarten (03:15 – 05:04)
4. A group of regional Caribbean diplomats and officials travelled to Belgium for series of meetings with European Union aimed at reviewing EU funding among small island states and international resources support for small states development challenge. Bevan Springer reports (05:05 – 07:03)
5. Industry watchers predict that the EU Commission will back proposals to end continuing banana war between US and EU regarding giving Latin America access to quota currently restricted to ACP states. OECS Ambassador to Brussel Edwin Laurent predicts the outcome entails regarding new tariffs (07:04 - 09:55)
6. Caribbean governments are yet to respond to a recent call by EU for moratorium on executions and abolishing capital punishment. Jamaica based Queen counsel Lord Anthony Gifford and Bahamian opposition senator and human rights activist Fred Mitchell supports EU stance on capital punishment. Orin Gordon reports (09:56 – 15:20)
2. A major money laundering operation uncovered in Antigua was led by former Ukrainian Prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko of more than 80 million US dollars . Bernard Percival Chairman of Barbuda and Antigua International Financial Sector Authority voices concerns about similar illegal activities in off -shore banks (00:27 - 03:14)
3. Miguel Arcangel Pourier tackles mounting financial debt in Netherland Antilles, as he assumes the role of Prime Minister of the Dutch Caribbean. He faces the urgent tasks of eradicating a debt of 2 billion US dollars, dwindling foreign exchange reserves and aid frozen by Holland. Mike Jarvis reports from Dutch St Maarten (03:15 – 05:04)
4. A group of regional Caribbean diplomats and officials travelled to Belgium for series of meetings with European Union aimed at reviewing EU funding among small island states and international resources support for small states development challenge. Bevan Springer reports (05:05 – 07:03)
5. Industry watchers predict that the EU Commission will back proposals to end continuing banana war between US and EU regarding giving Latin America access to quota currently restricted to ACP states. OECS Ambassador to Brussel Edwin Laurent predicts the outcome entails regarding new tariffs (07:04 - 09:55)
6. Caribbean governments are yet to respond to a recent call by EU for moratorium on executions and abolishing capital punishment. Jamaica based Queen counsel Lord Anthony Gifford and Bahamian opposition senator and human rights activist Fred Mitchell supports EU stance on capital punishment. Orin Gordon reports (09:56 – 15:20)