Caribbean Report 26-01-2001
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2001-01-26
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. Guyana's Justice Claudette Singh says that the elections must go ahead by the end of March. Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Starbroek News David de Caires is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (00:30-04:06)
3. International community brings pressure to bear on Cuba over its detained Czech citizens Ivan Pilip and Jan Bubenik. Emma Joseph reports (04:07-07:44)
4. Commonwealth and Caricom countries have resumed negotiations with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in London. It is the second rounds of talks aimed at reaching consensus on how to avoid harmful tax practices. Diane Stafford of the Secretariat's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division is interviewed and Natalie Williams reports (07:45-10:02)
5. Former president of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez has been questioned by a judge in the country's capital Santo Domingo on the alleged misuse of a large sum of money in public funds during his term in office. Maria Sanchez reports (10:03-12:05)
6. George W. Bush's brother Jeb Bush says he will investigate claims regarding deathrow inmate Krishna Maharaj. He is accused of killing Derrick Moo Young and his son Duane. Marita Maharaj wife of Krishna Maharaj, Krishna Maharaj and Jeb Bush are interviewed. Tim Samuels reports (12:06-15:24)
2. Guyana's Justice Claudette Singh says that the elections must go ahead by the end of March. Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Starbroek News David de Caires is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (00:30-04:06)
3. International community brings pressure to bear on Cuba over its detained Czech citizens Ivan Pilip and Jan Bubenik. Emma Joseph reports (04:07-07:44)
4. Commonwealth and Caricom countries have resumed negotiations with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in London. It is the second rounds of talks aimed at reaching consensus on how to avoid harmful tax practices. Diane Stafford of the Secretariat's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division is interviewed and Natalie Williams reports (07:45-10:02)
5. Former president of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez has been questioned by a judge in the country's capital Santo Domingo on the alleged misuse of a large sum of money in public funds during his term in office. Maria Sanchez reports (10:03-12:05)
6. George W. Bush's brother Jeb Bush says he will investigate claims regarding deathrow inmate Krishna Maharaj. He is accused of killing Derrick Moo Young and his son Duane. Marita Maharaj wife of Krishna Maharaj, Krishna Maharaj and Jeb Bush are interviewed. Tim Samuels reports (12:06-15:24)