Caribbean Report 27-09-2001

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1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. Caribbean political and cricket leaders to meet separately to discuss the impact of the suicide plane attacks on the United States. Acting Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States George Goodwin and Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Gregory Shillingford are interviewed (00:30-04:45)
3. Bahamas government has barred its financial institutions from doing business with Osama bin Laden, the chief suspect behind the co-ordinated attacks on the United States (04:46-05:20)
4. Yesterday we talked about a closely watched race in the Democratic City Council Primaries in New York in which all the candidates were from the Caribbean. Victorious Candidate Dr. Kendall Stewart is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (05:21-07:10)
5. Amnesty International says the human rights situation in Haiti is deteriorating. Researcher for Amnesty International America's Programme Paige Wilhite is interviewed and Carol Orr reports (07:11-09:38)
6. British Caribbean Territories say they want more scope to borrow money for their own development. Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands Derek Taylor is interviewed (09:39-12:37)
7. Grenada's High Court orders the return of two Europeans sharon Nettlefield and Beat Wild who were deported last month. Lou Smith reports (12:38-15:25)

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