Caribbean Report 16-08-2001
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2001-08-16
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. Tropical storm Chantal threatens the Eastern Caribbean. Director of Emergency Services Judy Thomas is interviewed (00:27-01:39)
3. Antigua's Opposition says the government has burnt its bridges and freedom of movement for Caribbean nationals. Opposition Leader Baldwin Spencer is interviewed (01:39-06:20)
4. Nutmeg factory workers in Grenada are back on the job tomorrow after the settlement of a ten days strike for better wages. Lou Smith reports (06:21-08:01)
5. International police operation in the Caribbean has resulted in the seizure of five tonnes of cocaine and the arrest of a well known Spanish drug trafficker and thirteen others. Emma Joseph reports (08:02-09:22)
6. Jamaica's Parliament is to study the decriminalisation of marijuana. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson is interviewed and Conrad Hamilton reports (09:23-11:17)
7. Foreseen diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and its former colony Suriname over the past year are now visibly melting. Suriname's President Ronald Venetiaan is interviewed and Geraldine Cockland reports (11:18-13:06)
8. United States is being urged to address the issue of police brutality towards minority groups and foreigners. Emma-Jane Kirby reports (13:07-15:33)
2. Tropical storm Chantal threatens the Eastern Caribbean. Director of Emergency Services Judy Thomas is interviewed (00:27-01:39)
3. Antigua's Opposition says the government has burnt its bridges and freedom of movement for Caribbean nationals. Opposition Leader Baldwin Spencer is interviewed (01:39-06:20)
4. Nutmeg factory workers in Grenada are back on the job tomorrow after the settlement of a ten days strike for better wages. Lou Smith reports (06:21-08:01)
5. International police operation in the Caribbean has resulted in the seizure of five tonnes of cocaine and the arrest of a well known Spanish drug trafficker and thirteen others. Emma Joseph reports (08:02-09:22)
6. Jamaica's Parliament is to study the decriminalisation of marijuana. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson is interviewed and Conrad Hamilton reports (09:23-11:17)
7. Foreseen diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and its former colony Suriname over the past year are now visibly melting. Suriname's President Ronald Venetiaan is interviewed and Geraldine Cockland reports (11:18-13:06)
8. United States is being urged to address the issue of police brutality towards minority groups and foreigners. Emma-Jane Kirby reports (13:07-15:33)