Caribbean Report 12-06-1998
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1998-06-12
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1. Headlines with Electra Naysmith (00:00-00:15)
2. While on an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the former wife of South African President Nelson Mandela, Winne Mandela is causing some upset. Tony Fraser reports on what exactly was said (00:16-02:32)
3. Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Vaughan Lewis has announced he is to form a new group to study the problems the country is facing. Lewis explains the thinking behind the formation of The Society for Public Education and Research (02:33-03:39)
4. At the 14th meeting of the Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development, CDB's President Neville Nicholls has hit out at the World Bank representative on Tourism, Sam Wedderburn, criticising the presentation as displaying animosity towards tourism (03:40-05:54)
5. A group of Cuban Bishops that have been visiting Rome state that the general climate in Cuba has changed since the papal visit. The Bishops asked for more access to the media for the Church and more involvement in social work (05:55-06:20)
6. In Cuba, the meningitis vaccine produced is about to test the limits of the US embargo against the island. Tom Gibb reports that SmithKlineBeecham has applied for a US licence to market the drug (06:21-09:35)
7. Jamaica's Reggae Boyz heads for Lens, the venue for the World Cup match against Croatia. Simon Crosskill reports that confidence is high. Keith Stone Greaves reports on Croatia's chance for leaving the World Cup stage with glory (09:36-14:25)
8. Recap of top stories (14:26-14:50)
2. While on an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the former wife of South African President Nelson Mandela, Winne Mandela is causing some upset. Tony Fraser reports on what exactly was said (00:16-02:32)
3. Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Vaughan Lewis has announced he is to form a new group to study the problems the country is facing. Lewis explains the thinking behind the formation of The Society for Public Education and Research (02:33-03:39)
4. At the 14th meeting of the Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development, CDB's President Neville Nicholls has hit out at the World Bank representative on Tourism, Sam Wedderburn, criticising the presentation as displaying animosity towards tourism (03:40-05:54)
5. A group of Cuban Bishops that have been visiting Rome state that the general climate in Cuba has changed since the papal visit. The Bishops asked for more access to the media for the Church and more involvement in social work (05:55-06:20)
6. In Cuba, the meningitis vaccine produced is about to test the limits of the US embargo against the island. Tom Gibb reports that SmithKlineBeecham has applied for a US licence to market the drug (06:21-09:35)
7. Jamaica's Reggae Boyz heads for Lens, the venue for the World Cup match against Croatia. Simon Crosskill reports that confidence is high. Keith Stone Greaves reports on Croatia's chance for leaving the World Cup stage with glory (09:36-14:25)
8. Recap of top stories (14:26-14:50)