Caribbean Report 27-05-1999
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1999-05-27
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1. Headlines with anchor Orin Gordon (00:26)
2. For the third time, nine convicted condemned prisoners in Trinidad and Tobago had the death warrant read to them. Dole Chadee and eight others are convicted of the 1994 killing of four members of a family. The Privy Council threw out their constitutional motion that the hangings are cruel and unconstitutional. Tony Fraser reports (00: 27 - 01: 50)
3. The Privy Council reconsiders the case of Jamaican death row prisoner John Mitchell sentenced to death for the murder of a salesman during a robbery. Mitchell argues that his constitutional rights were violated as he represented himself at the trial (01:51 - 03: 46)
4. The Organisations of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat denies that Antigua and Barbuda have withdrawn from the organisation. Former Director of Economic Affairs at the OECS Bernard Yankey discusses the relevance of the OECS to the Caribbean region (03: 47 - 06: 51)
5. At the meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Grenada, Japan increased pressure to reduce the annual catch of whales. This move is supported by some Caribbean delegates who are in favor of rights to explore the resources of the sea (06:52 – 10:00)
6. Keith Stone Greaves reviews the West Indies match winning performance against Scotland. Cricket Commentators Colin Croft, Michael Holding and captain Brian Lara analyse the upcoming match against Australia (10:00 – 15: 19)
2. For the third time, nine convicted condemned prisoners in Trinidad and Tobago had the death warrant read to them. Dole Chadee and eight others are convicted of the 1994 killing of four members of a family. The Privy Council threw out their constitutional motion that the hangings are cruel and unconstitutional. Tony Fraser reports (00: 27 - 01: 50)
3. The Privy Council reconsiders the case of Jamaican death row prisoner John Mitchell sentenced to death for the murder of a salesman during a robbery. Mitchell argues that his constitutional rights were violated as he represented himself at the trial (01:51 - 03: 46)
4. The Organisations of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat denies that Antigua and Barbuda have withdrawn from the organisation. Former Director of Economic Affairs at the OECS Bernard Yankey discusses the relevance of the OECS to the Caribbean region (03: 47 - 06: 51)
5. At the meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Grenada, Japan increased pressure to reduce the annual catch of whales. This move is supported by some Caribbean delegates who are in favor of rights to explore the resources of the sea (06:52 – 10:00)
6. Keith Stone Greaves reviews the West Indies match winning performance against Scotland. Cricket Commentators Colin Croft, Michael Holding and captain Brian Lara analyse the upcoming match against Australia (10:00 – 15: 19)