Caribbean Report 20-05-1998
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1998-05-20
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1. Headlines with Electra Naysmith (00:00-00:26)
2. The Chief of Staff of Guyana's Defence Force, Brigadier Joe Singh has warned those intent on protest, that the Army will stand in support of the government as the CARICOM Audit report will be released shortly (00:27-02:18)
3. The WTO has ended its 2nd Ministerial Meeting in Geneva with officials agreeing to start a new round of trade talks. Caribbean officials have been pushing for favourable conditions for the region's banana industry (02:19-03:35)
4. Cuban President Fidel Castro has stated that armed revolutionary struggle is no longer the way to bring about change and criticised the compromised deal lifting the threat of sanctions from EU countries trading with Cuba (03:36-05:22)
5. The three Cuban baseball stars deported from the Bahamas have been talking for the first time about their experience. Rosie Hayes reports that they had no regrets when they got back home (05:23-07:10)
6. In Montserrat, anger and frustration is being directed at the ten people arrested and charged with the country's biggest bank heist. The security checks in the wake of the theft have created hardships for the island's residents. James White Jr. reports (07:11-09:07)
7. Chief Minister David Brandt comments on the decision by Britain's International Development Minister Clare Short not to visit Montserrat during her recent trip to the Caribbean (09:08-12:05)
8. Authorities in Trinidad are attempting to address the increasing problem of illegal drugs on the island. Jonathan Rugman looks at one of the most dangerous development to hit the region, the drug trade (12:06-15:00)
2. The Chief of Staff of Guyana's Defence Force, Brigadier Joe Singh has warned those intent on protest, that the Army will stand in support of the government as the CARICOM Audit report will be released shortly (00:27-02:18)
3. The WTO has ended its 2nd Ministerial Meeting in Geneva with officials agreeing to start a new round of trade talks. Caribbean officials have been pushing for favourable conditions for the region's banana industry (02:19-03:35)
4. Cuban President Fidel Castro has stated that armed revolutionary struggle is no longer the way to bring about change and criticised the compromised deal lifting the threat of sanctions from EU countries trading with Cuba (03:36-05:22)
5. The three Cuban baseball stars deported from the Bahamas have been talking for the first time about their experience. Rosie Hayes reports that they had no regrets when they got back home (05:23-07:10)
6. In Montserrat, anger and frustration is being directed at the ten people arrested and charged with the country's biggest bank heist. The security checks in the wake of the theft have created hardships for the island's residents. James White Jr. reports (07:11-09:07)
7. Chief Minister David Brandt comments on the decision by Britain's International Development Minister Clare Short not to visit Montserrat during her recent trip to the Caribbean (09:08-12:05)
8. Authorities in Trinidad are attempting to address the increasing problem of illegal drugs on the island. Jonathan Rugman looks at one of the most dangerous development to hit the region, the drug trade (12:06-15:00)