Caribbean Report 31-01-2001
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2001-01-31
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Black listed tax centres are considering legal action against the OECD. Prime Minister Owen Arthur and DIrector of International Business in Barbados Lynette Eastman are interviewed. Bertrand Niles reports (00:28-05:39)
3. Government of Haiti is down playing an incident in which one of the security guards for Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was shot in Port-au-Prince. The guard was on his way home. The government is projecting an air of calm in the run-up to the inauguration as President of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Government Foreign Press Laison Officer Michelle Karshan is interviewed (05:40-07:17)
4. There have been further appeals on behalf of Trinidad born death row prisoner Krishna Maharaj. Jed Bush and Conservative Member of Parliament Peter Bottomley and Prime Minister Tony Blair are interviewed. Natalie Williams reports on a case that is gaining momentum (07:18-09:33)
5. Scientist observing the volcano in Montserrat say they have learnt valuable lessons from their research. Dr Gill Norton of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory is interviewed. Emma Joseph reports (09:34-11:56)
6. Geting inside the head of the underachieving West Indies cricketers. Barbadian Sports Psychologist Rudi Webster is interviewed (11:57-15:17)
2. Black listed tax centres are considering legal action against the OECD. Prime Minister Owen Arthur and DIrector of International Business in Barbados Lynette Eastman are interviewed. Bertrand Niles reports (00:28-05:39)
3. Government of Haiti is down playing an incident in which one of the security guards for Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was shot in Port-au-Prince. The guard was on his way home. The government is projecting an air of calm in the run-up to the inauguration as President of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Government Foreign Press Laison Officer Michelle Karshan is interviewed (05:40-07:17)
4. There have been further appeals on behalf of Trinidad born death row prisoner Krishna Maharaj. Jed Bush and Conservative Member of Parliament Peter Bottomley and Prime Minister Tony Blair are interviewed. Natalie Williams reports on a case that is gaining momentum (07:18-09:33)
5. Scientist observing the volcano in Montserrat say they have learnt valuable lessons from their research. Dr Gill Norton of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory is interviewed. Emma Joseph reports (09:34-11:56)
6. Geting inside the head of the underachieving West Indies cricketers. Barbadian Sports Psychologist Rudi Webster is interviewed (11:57-15:17)