Caribbean Report 06-04-2001
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2001-04-06
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Amidst turbulent developments, Caribbean officials review their air transportation options. Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Jean Holder is interviewed (00:28-03:49)
3. Dutch Cabinet has decided to withdraw part of its financial support for the Netherlands. Geraldine Cockland reports from The Hague (03:50-05:46)
4. Mandatory death penalties struck down but the matter could reach the Privy Council. Attorney-at-Law Anthony Astaphan is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (05:47-07:40)
5. Study by a group of Harvard academics have called for rich developed nations to fund HIV drugs in Africa. Nathan Ford of Medecins Sans Frontieres is interviewed (07:41-10:40)
6. Former Dominican Prime Minister Edison James labels corruption findings rhetorical nonsense. Attorney Anthony Astaphan and Former Prime Minister Edison James are interviewed (10:41-14:30)
7. In Haiti, it is not clear whether an American businessman Mark Ashton who was kidnapped there escaped or was freed by his abductors. Michael Norton reports in Port-au-Prince (14:31-15:45)
2. Amidst turbulent developments, Caribbean officials review their air transportation options. Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Jean Holder is interviewed (00:28-03:49)
3. Dutch Cabinet has decided to withdraw part of its financial support for the Netherlands. Geraldine Cockland reports from The Hague (03:50-05:46)
4. Mandatory death penalties struck down but the matter could reach the Privy Council. Attorney-at-Law Anthony Astaphan is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (05:47-07:40)
5. Study by a group of Harvard academics have called for rich developed nations to fund HIV drugs in Africa. Nathan Ford of Medecins Sans Frontieres is interviewed (07:41-10:40)
6. Former Dominican Prime Minister Edison James labels corruption findings rhetorical nonsense. Attorney Anthony Astaphan and Former Prime Minister Edison James are interviewed (10:41-14:30)
7. In Haiti, it is not clear whether an American businessman Mark Ashton who was kidnapped there escaped or was freed by his abductors. Michael Norton reports in Port-au-Prince (14:31-15:45)