Caribbean Report 28-03-2002
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2002-03-28
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)
2. The incoming cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles is likely to abandon the six-year-old negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite The Hague insisting they reach agreement with the IMF, before it grants a $100 million dollar economic aid package. Leader of Curacao’s Crusade Labour Party, Errol Cova’s views concerning this are in contrast to the outgoing Prime Minister’s, Miguel Pourier. Neil Nunez reports (00:29-02:57)
3. At a teacher’s conference in Cardiff, Gerry Imison of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers presents a resolution questioning the necessity of the British government to recruit teachers from the Commonwealth, especially the Caribbean, and states countries which can ill afford to lose their expertise such as Jamaica, should be offered compensation (02:58-06:21)
4. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque accuses Mexico of plotting with the Americans to force Fidel Castro to leave a United Nations Summit in Monterey, Mexico early. The United States and Mexico deny the allegations, however Cuba is frustrated that efforts by the Bush Administration to isolate it further on the International stage, appear to be succeeding. Iain Haddow reports (06:22-08:12)
5. Delegations of CARICOM member states in the United Kingdom meet at the UK/CARICOM Forum in Georgetown to discuss areas such as trade, drug trafficking and terrorism and CARICOM reminds Britain of promises made to provide support in international trade negotiations. Anand Persaud, Editor of the Stabroek Newspaper, Guyana outlines the expectations of the Forum (08:13-10:49)
6. Customs and police officers in Britain are to announce new initiatives against Jamaican drug runners such as supplying Jamaican airports with a high-tech scanning devices, to detect explosives or swallowed illegal drugs, and Jamaican police will be posted at British airports to watch for drug mules. Bertram Niles reports (10:50-12:18)
7. Guyanese organic cocoa beans grown in an Amerindian village and endorsed by Britain’s Prince Charles give officials hope in this fledging export, while farmers in the Windward Islands consider producing more bananas organically. The Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) Coordinator, Renwick Rose, explains and the Waitukubuli Ecological Foundation President, Dr. Bernard Wiltshire, expounds. Ken Richards reports (12:19-15:27)
2. The incoming cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles is likely to abandon the six-year-old negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite The Hague insisting they reach agreement with the IMF, before it grants a $100 million dollar economic aid package. Leader of Curacao’s Crusade Labour Party, Errol Cova’s views concerning this are in contrast to the outgoing Prime Minister’s, Miguel Pourier. Neil Nunez reports (00:29-02:57)
3. At a teacher’s conference in Cardiff, Gerry Imison of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers presents a resolution questioning the necessity of the British government to recruit teachers from the Commonwealth, especially the Caribbean, and states countries which can ill afford to lose their expertise such as Jamaica, should be offered compensation (02:58-06:21)
4. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque accuses Mexico of plotting with the Americans to force Fidel Castro to leave a United Nations Summit in Monterey, Mexico early. The United States and Mexico deny the allegations, however Cuba is frustrated that efforts by the Bush Administration to isolate it further on the International stage, appear to be succeeding. Iain Haddow reports (06:22-08:12)
5. Delegations of CARICOM member states in the United Kingdom meet at the UK/CARICOM Forum in Georgetown to discuss areas such as trade, drug trafficking and terrorism and CARICOM reminds Britain of promises made to provide support in international trade negotiations. Anand Persaud, Editor of the Stabroek Newspaper, Guyana outlines the expectations of the Forum (08:13-10:49)
6. Customs and police officers in Britain are to announce new initiatives against Jamaican drug runners such as supplying Jamaican airports with a high-tech scanning devices, to detect explosives or swallowed illegal drugs, and Jamaican police will be posted at British airports to watch for drug mules. Bertram Niles reports (10:50-12:18)
7. Guyanese organic cocoa beans grown in an Amerindian village and endorsed by Britain’s Prince Charles give officials hope in this fledging export, while farmers in the Windward Islands consider producing more bananas organically. The Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) Coordinator, Renwick Rose, explains and the Waitukubuli Ecological Foundation President, Dr. Bernard Wiltshire, expounds. Ken Richards reports (12:19-15:27)