Caribbean Report 20-04-1998
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1998-04-20
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1. Headlines with Keith Stone Greaves (00:00-00:25)
2. US President Bill Clinton makes the closing speech at the Summit of the Americas in Chile. The agenda was dominated by two regional issues, the fight against drugs and the absence of Cuba from the Summit. Richard Collings reviews the Summit conclusions (00:26-05:35)
3. Guyana is taking its own steps towards tackling the problem of drug trafficking. Roger Luncheon comments on the collaboration with the US (05:36-07:07)
4. In Nigeria, officials from African law enforcement agencies have been meeting to discuss ways to combat drug trafficking on that continent. Hilary Andersson reports on the conference (07:08-08:38)
5. Caribbean banana farmers get some welcomed news from Europe in terms of the reform of the EU banana regime (08:39-10:43)
6. Guadeloupe's banana farmers are protesting as they begin a blockage at the container port in Pointe-a-Pitre for an emergence aid plan to address the current crisis in the banana industry (10:44-12:02)
7. The St. Lucian government has given its blessing to the formation of two private companies within the banana industry. Agriculture Minister Cassius Elias comments (12:03-13:49)
8. The Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal continues to ride high on the list of Britain's richest people. Orin Gordon reports that Caribbean businessmen were almost absent from the list (13:50-15:18)
2. US President Bill Clinton makes the closing speech at the Summit of the Americas in Chile. The agenda was dominated by two regional issues, the fight against drugs and the absence of Cuba from the Summit. Richard Collings reviews the Summit conclusions (00:26-05:35)
3. Guyana is taking its own steps towards tackling the problem of drug trafficking. Roger Luncheon comments on the collaboration with the US (05:36-07:07)
4. In Nigeria, officials from African law enforcement agencies have been meeting to discuss ways to combat drug trafficking on that continent. Hilary Andersson reports on the conference (07:08-08:38)
5. Caribbean banana farmers get some welcomed news from Europe in terms of the reform of the EU banana regime (08:39-10:43)
6. Guadeloupe's banana farmers are protesting as they begin a blockage at the container port in Pointe-a-Pitre for an emergence aid plan to address the current crisis in the banana industry (10:44-12:02)
7. The St. Lucian government has given its blessing to the formation of two private companies within the banana industry. Agriculture Minister Cassius Elias comments (12:03-13:49)
8. The Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal continues to ride high on the list of Britain's richest people. Orin Gordon reports that Caribbean businessmen were almost absent from the list (13:50-15:18)