Caribbean Report 08-06-1998
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1998-06-08
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1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:28)
2. Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Sir John Compton has returned to active politics after being elected as Leader of the Opposition United Workers Party and states he will spend the next 18 months restructuring the party. Pete Ninvalle reports on Sir John's return (00:29-05:42)
3. Just over 75,000 people are registered to vote in next week's general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Mike Finley reports on the final list of voters (05:43-07:20)
4. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan addresses the world's largest anti-drug summit which aims to reduce both the production of and demand for illegal drugs (07:21-10:12)
5. Members of the World Bank are meeting in Washington hoping to address several issues including trade, integration and foreign investment in for the Caribbean and Latin America. Interview with Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur (10:13-12:13)
6. Thirteen Cuban Roman Catholic Bishops are in Rome for 4 days of talks with the Pope. The Vatican called them to assess the achievements of the Pope's visit to Cuba earlier this year (12:14-13:52)
7. The world's football governing body, FIFA has elected a new President, Sepp Blatter from Switzerland. Harry Piet reports on the elections and other changes decided upon in the FIFA congress (13:53-15:22)
2. Former Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Sir John Compton has returned to active politics after being elected as Leader of the Opposition United Workers Party and states he will spend the next 18 months restructuring the party. Pete Ninvalle reports on Sir John's return (00:29-05:42)
3. Just over 75,000 people are registered to vote in next week's general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Mike Finley reports on the final list of voters (05:43-07:20)
4. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan addresses the world's largest anti-drug summit which aims to reduce both the production of and demand for illegal drugs (07:21-10:12)
5. Members of the World Bank are meeting in Washington hoping to address several issues including trade, integration and foreign investment in for the Caribbean and Latin America. Interview with Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur (10:13-12:13)
6. Thirteen Cuban Roman Catholic Bishops are in Rome for 4 days of talks with the Pope. The Vatican called them to assess the achievements of the Pope's visit to Cuba earlier this year (12:14-13:52)
7. The world's football governing body, FIFA has elected a new President, Sepp Blatter from Switzerland. Harry Piet reports on the elections and other changes decided upon in the FIFA congress (13:53-15:22)