Caribbean Report 21-02-2001
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2001-02-21
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)
2. There is stiff opposition to the Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's electoral reform plans. Natalie Williams and Michael Norton report (00:34-03:30)
3. Another lawyer's view, Dr. Fenton Ramsahoye says that the Caribbean Court of Justice cannot come soon enough. Attorneys Dr Fenton Ramsahoye and Dr Francis Alexis are interviewed (03:31-07:44)
4. Apart from tightening their anti-money laundering legislation some Caribbean governments have begun taking action against offshore banks whose operations were criticised in a United States Senate report. The Report is a gateway to money laundering. Editor of the Miami-based newsletter OffshoreAlert David Marchant and Major Robert Owens are interviewed. Ken Richards reports (07:45-10:18)
5. Report by the International Narcotics Control Board has found that the use of soft drugs such as cannabis is on the increase in America. But the abuse of harder Class A drugs like cocaine and heroine have entered a period of decline. Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the International Narcotics Control Board is interviewed and said that although consumption of cocaine has gone down, the Caribbean is still at the centre of the illegal drug trade (10:19-13:07)
6. Paramaribo and The Hague are blaming each other over delays in implementing new developmental plans for Suriname. Geraldine Cockland reports from The Hague (13:08-14:32)
7. Entertainer Ricki Martins expected to take centre stage on homegrown soil when Puerto Rico hosts Miss Universe Contest later this year. Emma Joseph reports (14:33-15:37)
2. There is stiff opposition to the Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's electoral reform plans. Natalie Williams and Michael Norton report (00:34-03:30)
3. Another lawyer's view, Dr. Fenton Ramsahoye says that the Caribbean Court of Justice cannot come soon enough. Attorneys Dr Fenton Ramsahoye and Dr Francis Alexis are interviewed (03:31-07:44)
4. Apart from tightening their anti-money laundering legislation some Caribbean governments have begun taking action against offshore banks whose operations were criticised in a United States Senate report. The Report is a gateway to money laundering. Editor of the Miami-based newsletter OffshoreAlert David Marchant and Major Robert Owens are interviewed. Ken Richards reports (07:45-10:18)
5. Report by the International Narcotics Control Board has found that the use of soft drugs such as cannabis is on the increase in America. But the abuse of harder Class A drugs like cocaine and heroine have entered a period of decline. Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the International Narcotics Control Board is interviewed and said that although consumption of cocaine has gone down, the Caribbean is still at the centre of the illegal drug trade (10:19-13:07)
6. Paramaribo and The Hague are blaming each other over delays in implementing new developmental plans for Suriname. Geraldine Cockland reports from The Hague (13:08-14:32)
7. Entertainer Ricki Martins expected to take centre stage on homegrown soil when Puerto Rico hosts Miss Universe Contest later this year. Emma Joseph reports (14:33-15:37)