Caribbean Report 05-04-1999
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1999-04-05
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:25)
2. British media report that the US commitment to the refugee crisis and war in the Balkans in Kosovo could involve the movement of 20, 000 Albanians to the US navy base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and the Pacific island of Guam. Professor Bert Thomas, Director of Caribbean Studies at City University in New York comments on the movement of war refugees to Cuba. Kimberly Andrews Thomas reports (00:26 - 03:26)
3. Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj discusses the legal rulings by the Privy Council preventing the country from implementing the death penalty. Keith Stone Greaves reports (03:27 – 06:46)
4. In Antigua/Barbuda tourism is viewed as the main economic sector and main foreign exchange income earner, providing jobs for 75 percent of the population. The Antiguan government estimates the sector growth at 7 percent annum. Antigua hotel and tourism consultant Nova Alexander speaks on the absence of Antiguans in top level management positions in the tourist industry. Keith Stone Greaves reports (06:47 – 11:23)
5. Trinidad and Tobago is at the forefront in calls for a Caribbean Court of Justice which will replace the Privy Council in London and act as a final court of appeal for Caribbean judicial matters. Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj discusses the regional position and CARICOM commitment to establishing the court of appeal. Keith Stone Greaves reports (11:24 – 14: 58)
2. British media report that the US commitment to the refugee crisis and war in the Balkans in Kosovo could involve the movement of 20, 000 Albanians to the US navy base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and the Pacific island of Guam. Professor Bert Thomas, Director of Caribbean Studies at City University in New York comments on the movement of war refugees to Cuba. Kimberly Andrews Thomas reports (00:26 - 03:26)
3. Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj discusses the legal rulings by the Privy Council preventing the country from implementing the death penalty. Keith Stone Greaves reports (03:27 – 06:46)
4. In Antigua/Barbuda tourism is viewed as the main economic sector and main foreign exchange income earner, providing jobs for 75 percent of the population. The Antiguan government estimates the sector growth at 7 percent annum. Antigua hotel and tourism consultant Nova Alexander speaks on the absence of Antiguans in top level management positions in the tourist industry. Keith Stone Greaves reports (06:47 – 11:23)
5. Trinidad and Tobago is at the forefront in calls for a Caribbean Court of Justice which will replace the Privy Council in London and act as a final court of appeal for Caribbean judicial matters. Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj discusses the regional position and CARICOM commitment to establishing the court of appeal. Keith Stone Greaves reports (11:24 – 14: 58)