Caribbean Report 04-06-1998
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1998-06-04
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1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:29)
2. Ulric Cross has issued a correction to a part of the report into the audit of Guyana's elections in terms of the number of persons allowed to vote without ID cards. Colin Smith reports on the significance of this correction (00:30-05:21)
3. Guyana looks set to hang two convicted murderers despite a recommendation from the UN Human Rights Committee that the men be freed. The Caribbean takes a tougher line on the death penalty (05:22-07:24)
4. In St. Lucia, the Kenny Anthony Administration has been blocked in its approach to the Privy Council when it sought permission to take the matter of the impartiality of Monica Joseph (07:25-09:19)
5. Caribbean banana growers appear to be looking ahead to a future without trade preferences and have invited Ron Hinsley of Britain's Fairtrade Foundation to discuss implementation of a fair trade scheme (09:20-10:39)
6. In Montserrat, residents of the village of St. Patrick have been viewing first hand the devastation of their village which was wiped out by the Soufriere Hills volcano. Residents express how emotional the trip had been (10:40-13:14)
7. Less than a week before World Cup kickoff, the Caribbean is experiencing acute symptoms of World Cup fever. Emma Joseph looks at some of the most memorable moments in World Cup history. Interviews with Bobby Charlton and Just Fontaine (13:15-15:08)
2. Ulric Cross has issued a correction to a part of the report into the audit of Guyana's elections in terms of the number of persons allowed to vote without ID cards. Colin Smith reports on the significance of this correction (00:30-05:21)
3. Guyana looks set to hang two convicted murderers despite a recommendation from the UN Human Rights Committee that the men be freed. The Caribbean takes a tougher line on the death penalty (05:22-07:24)
4. In St. Lucia, the Kenny Anthony Administration has been blocked in its approach to the Privy Council when it sought permission to take the matter of the impartiality of Monica Joseph (07:25-09:19)
5. Caribbean banana growers appear to be looking ahead to a future without trade preferences and have invited Ron Hinsley of Britain's Fairtrade Foundation to discuss implementation of a fair trade scheme (09:20-10:39)
6. In Montserrat, residents of the village of St. Patrick have been viewing first hand the devastation of their village which was wiped out by the Soufriere Hills volcano. Residents express how emotional the trip had been (10:40-13:14)
7. Less than a week before World Cup kickoff, the Caribbean is experiencing acute symptoms of World Cup fever. Emma Joseph looks at some of the most memorable moments in World Cup history. Interviews with Bobby Charlton and Just Fontaine (13:15-15:08)