Caribbean Report 30-01-2002
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2002-01-30
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. The President of Guyana ends a two day visit to neighbouring Surinam. Steven Van Fredericks-Lewis reports (00:27-02:45)
3. Caribbean delegates are wrapping up their first set of talks in St. Lucia on trade liberalization and the effect it will have on the environment (02:46-04:57)
4. Leaders from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States gather in Anguilla for a bi-annual summit where the major talking point will be airport security. George Goodwin, Acting Director General of the OECS is interviewed (04:58-06:58)
5. More than a year after Jamaica was rocked by a wire-tapping scandal Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says that his phones were not subject to the breech. Conrad Hamilton reports (06:59-08:19)
6. A CARICOM mission to Trinidad and Tobago ends with both the Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, and the former Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, agreeing on constitutional reform and the holding of fresh elections following the political deadlock (08:20-11:35)
7. Bahamians are preparing for their first ever referendum on a series of constitutional changes including the creation of an independent Elections and Boundaries Commission as well as reform of gender discrimination laws. Emma Joseph reports (11:36-13:51)
8. The West Indies are about to start their historic two-test cricket series against Pakistan in the neutral venue of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Bertram Niles reports that they may well feel as if they are playing in Pakistan (13:52-15:31)
2. The President of Guyana ends a two day visit to neighbouring Surinam. Steven Van Fredericks-Lewis reports (00:27-02:45)
3. Caribbean delegates are wrapping up their first set of talks in St. Lucia on trade liberalization and the effect it will have on the environment (02:46-04:57)
4. Leaders from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States gather in Anguilla for a bi-annual summit where the major talking point will be airport security. George Goodwin, Acting Director General of the OECS is interviewed (04:58-06:58)
5. More than a year after Jamaica was rocked by a wire-tapping scandal Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says that his phones were not subject to the breech. Conrad Hamilton reports (06:59-08:19)
6. A CARICOM mission to Trinidad and Tobago ends with both the Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, and the former Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, agreeing on constitutional reform and the holding of fresh elections following the political deadlock (08:20-11:35)
7. Bahamians are preparing for their first ever referendum on a series of constitutional changes including the creation of an independent Elections and Boundaries Commission as well as reform of gender discrimination laws. Emma Joseph reports (11:36-13:51)
8. The West Indies are about to start their historic two-test cricket series against Pakistan in the neutral venue of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Bertram Niles reports that they may well feel as if they are playing in Pakistan (13:52-15:31)