Caribbean Report 21-10-1997
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1997-10-21
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Caribbean leaders are arriving in Britain for the Edinburgh Summit to have pre-summit talks about a possible successor to Lome. Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed (00:28-03:18)
3. Prison Warden provides graphic details of Jamaica's bloody prison riots. Carol Orr reports (03:19-05:46)
4. General elections in Jamaica are to be held around the 10th December 1997. It is on or around the time of the anniversary of Michael Manley's birthday. However, it is an electoral list and not sentiment which would determine when Jamaican's vote. Rupert Lewis, Department of Government, UWI, Mona and Denville Walker, Director of Elections are interviewed (05:47-07:32)
5. A new law designed to tighten immigration control is to be enforced by the American Immigrations Services. The feeling of the Caribbean community in New York is that the law creates obstacles for people wanting to join their legal residents in the United States. Immigrants are now required to pass an income test. Leslie Goffe reports (07:33-09:07)
6. Evidence of 20th century slavery. Kevin Bales, Surrey University, England and Rose McCausland, Education Officer, Anti-Slavery International are interviewed. E. Smith reports (09:08-11:52)
7. Caricom's Chief Negotiator Sir Shirdath Rampahal talks about the St. Kitts and Nevis secession. He is asked if it is a blue print for Balkanisation in the Caribbean? Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed (11:53-14:32)
8. President Clinton met today with senate leaders to discuss fast track approval. The legislation would allow the United States President to negotiate free trade agreements without the threat of congressional amendments. Without fast track efforts to expand NAFTA to Latin America and the Caribbean could come to nothing (14:34-15:23)
2. Caribbean leaders are arriving in Britain for the Edinburgh Summit to have pre-summit talks about a possible successor to Lome. Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed (00:28-03:18)
3. Prison Warden provides graphic details of Jamaica's bloody prison riots. Carol Orr reports (03:19-05:46)
4. General elections in Jamaica are to be held around the 10th December 1997. It is on or around the time of the anniversary of Michael Manley's birthday. However, it is an electoral list and not sentiment which would determine when Jamaican's vote. Rupert Lewis, Department of Government, UWI, Mona and Denville Walker, Director of Elections are interviewed (05:47-07:32)
5. A new law designed to tighten immigration control is to be enforced by the American Immigrations Services. The feeling of the Caribbean community in New York is that the law creates obstacles for people wanting to join their legal residents in the United States. Immigrants are now required to pass an income test. Leslie Goffe reports (07:33-09:07)
6. Evidence of 20th century slavery. Kevin Bales, Surrey University, England and Rose McCausland, Education Officer, Anti-Slavery International are interviewed. E. Smith reports (09:08-11:52)
7. Caricom's Chief Negotiator Sir Shirdath Rampahal talks about the St. Kitts and Nevis secession. He is asked if it is a blue print for Balkanisation in the Caribbean? Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed (11:53-14:32)
8. President Clinton met today with senate leaders to discuss fast track approval. The legislation would allow the United States President to negotiate free trade agreements without the threat of congressional amendments. Without fast track efforts to expand NAFTA to Latin America and the Caribbean could come to nothing (14:34-15:23)