Caribbean Report 05-03-2002
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2002-03-05
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prison Superintendent, Eric Rodriguez is charged with murder of a prisoner, Kingsley Henry, and is being held in a special compound and not with the prisoners he supervises. Jerry George reports from Kingstown (00:28-01:45)
3. The US State Department report on human rights violations in the Dominican Republic for 2001 claims that police executed 250 people and refers to the country’s human rights record as poor. However the report acknowledges positive steps new Police Chief, Jaime Marte Martinez, has taken to enforce human rights. Bernardo Vega, Editor in Chief of the El Caribe Newspaper in Santo Domingo talks about the report (speaker) (01:46-04:42)
4. Saint Lucia is the latest country to be removed from a list of un-cooperative tax havens by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Eight of the twenty-two countries still on the blacklist are from the Caribbean and a revised list will soon be released (04:43-05:15)
5. The man responsible for putting together a central government for the Netherland Antilles, Mr. Anthony, rejects accusations from parties who won seats in the general election, that he is taking his time and spending too much time in discussions with social groups (05:16-08:24)
6. Haiti’s opposition reacts with derision to the appointment of Yvon Neptune as the country’s next prime minister replacing Jean Marie Chérestal who resigned. He inherits a government at odds with the opposition over disputed parliamentary and municipal elections. Rosemond Pradel, General Secretary of CONACOM, one of the parties in the Democratic Convergence, comments and Bertram Niles reports (08:25-10:07)
7. Commonwealth leaders at a summit in Australia back member states Guyana and Belize in their territorial fights with neighbours, Venezuela and Guatemala. They also demand better access to the markets of the industrialised world for poorer members of the Commonwealth. However, the summit is dominated by the issue of Zimbabwe (10:08-10:41)
8. Business (Fedecámaras or Federación Venezolana de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción) and union leaders in Venezuela outline a pact they say is an alternative to the increasingly unpopular government of President Hugo Chávez. Members of the Catholic Church also sign the alliance and call for more transparency and action against poverty and corruption. This alliance comes amid protests of policies of Hugo Chávez and calls for him to stand down. Nick Miles reports (10:42-12:26)
9. Jamaica celebrates another West Indies domestic cricket title, the “Busta Cup”, but the team puts its celebrations on hold until Jamaica successfully defends the Busta International shield. Simon Crosskill, Group Sports Editor at the Radio Jamaica Group in Kingston, reports on how the victory has excited Jamaicans (12:27-15:25
2. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prison Superintendent, Eric Rodriguez is charged with murder of a prisoner, Kingsley Henry, and is being held in a special compound and not with the prisoners he supervises. Jerry George reports from Kingstown (00:28-01:45)
3. The US State Department report on human rights violations in the Dominican Republic for 2001 claims that police executed 250 people and refers to the country’s human rights record as poor. However the report acknowledges positive steps new Police Chief, Jaime Marte Martinez, has taken to enforce human rights. Bernardo Vega, Editor in Chief of the El Caribe Newspaper in Santo Domingo talks about the report (speaker) (01:46-04:42)
4. Saint Lucia is the latest country to be removed from a list of un-cooperative tax havens by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Eight of the twenty-two countries still on the blacklist are from the Caribbean and a revised list will soon be released (04:43-05:15)
5. The man responsible for putting together a central government for the Netherland Antilles, Mr. Anthony, rejects accusations from parties who won seats in the general election, that he is taking his time and spending too much time in discussions with social groups (05:16-08:24)
6. Haiti’s opposition reacts with derision to the appointment of Yvon Neptune as the country’s next prime minister replacing Jean Marie Chérestal who resigned. He inherits a government at odds with the opposition over disputed parliamentary and municipal elections. Rosemond Pradel, General Secretary of CONACOM, one of the parties in the Democratic Convergence, comments and Bertram Niles reports (08:25-10:07)
7. Commonwealth leaders at a summit in Australia back member states Guyana and Belize in their territorial fights with neighbours, Venezuela and Guatemala. They also demand better access to the markets of the industrialised world for poorer members of the Commonwealth. However, the summit is dominated by the issue of Zimbabwe (10:08-10:41)
8. Business (Fedecámaras or Federación Venezolana de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción) and union leaders in Venezuela outline a pact they say is an alternative to the increasingly unpopular government of President Hugo Chávez. Members of the Catholic Church also sign the alliance and call for more transparency and action against poverty and corruption. This alliance comes amid protests of policies of Hugo Chávez and calls for him to stand down. Nick Miles reports (10:42-12:26)
9. Jamaica celebrates another West Indies domestic cricket title, the “Busta Cup”, but the team puts its celebrations on hold until Jamaica successfully defends the Busta International shield. Simon Crosskill, Group Sports Editor at the Radio Jamaica Group in Kingston, reports on how the victory has excited Jamaicans (12:27-15:25