Caribbean Report 20-03-1996
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1996-03-20
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. Caribbean firms press ahead with a planned trade mission to Cuba despite the tightening of the US embargo. In the meanwhile in Britain a government minister and member of the Labour Opposition Party have criticised the United States legislation tightening the embargo. Earl Bacchus, Carib Exports Executive Director and David Davis, Foreign Office Minister of State are interviewed. Bertrand Niles and Rosie Hayes report (00:34-07:06)
3. Trade Ministers from thirty-four countries are meeting in Columbia today to look at proposals agreed to two years ago at the Summit of the Americas to create the world's largest free trade zone. Ministers from the Caribbean, Canada, Latin America and the United States are attending. Caricom's Secretary General Edwin Carrington is interviewed (07:07-08:41)
4. St. Lucian banana farmers react strongly to a possible government turn around on selling fruit to multinational Chiquita. Pete Ninvalle reports (08:42-10:37)
5. Haiti's President Renee Preval prepares for a key meeting with President Clinton. He will also visit Canada and will meet with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Chris Morris reports (10:38-14:04)
6. South Africa is insisting that it has a firm commitment to host the 2003 World Cup. The earliest the West Indies will host the tournament is 2007 and Brian Lara is the centre of more controversy today (14:05-15:18)
2. Caribbean firms press ahead with a planned trade mission to Cuba despite the tightening of the US embargo. In the meanwhile in Britain a government minister and member of the Labour Opposition Party have criticised the United States legislation tightening the embargo. Earl Bacchus, Carib Exports Executive Director and David Davis, Foreign Office Minister of State are interviewed. Bertrand Niles and Rosie Hayes report (00:34-07:06)
3. Trade Ministers from thirty-four countries are meeting in Columbia today to look at proposals agreed to two years ago at the Summit of the Americas to create the world's largest free trade zone. Ministers from the Caribbean, Canada, Latin America and the United States are attending. Caricom's Secretary General Edwin Carrington is interviewed (07:07-08:41)
4. St. Lucian banana farmers react strongly to a possible government turn around on selling fruit to multinational Chiquita. Pete Ninvalle reports (08:42-10:37)
5. Haiti's President Renee Preval prepares for a key meeting with President Clinton. He will also visit Canada and will meet with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Chris Morris reports (10:38-14:04)
6. South Africa is insisting that it has a firm commitment to host the 2003 World Cup. The earliest the West Indies will host the tournament is 2007 and Brian Lara is the centre of more controversy today (14:05-15:18)