Caribbean Report 15-03-1999
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1999-03-15
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1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:25)
2. CARICOM leaders call for a review of the Bridgetown Accord as this pact will guarantee security and economic stability in the region. Leaders express concerns that threatened US trade sanctions against the European Union could affect Caribbean banana producers. Ken Richards interviews St. Kitts/Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas on the ongoing banana trade dispute and possible changes to the accord. London based Jamaican High Commissioner Derick Heaven discusses the negative impact of the trade dispute on Caribbean countries (00:26 – 06:30)
3. The Caribbean is cited as the target of a probe by British Fraud Squad police into a multimillion dollar scam by American gangsters using Lloyd of London market as cover. Codename Operation Chain this has been described as the biggest fraud involving bogus insurance firms listed offshore in the Caribbean. Lloyds of London representative comments on the company’s cooperation with investigators. Keith Stone Greaves reports (06:31 - 09:03)
4. In Antigua, Prime Minister Lester Bird appoints his cabinet Ministers amidst controversy with the changes and shifts in some cabinet appointments. Louis Daniel reports (09:04 – 12:13)
5. In Havana the trial of a second Salvadoran Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena accused of bombing a hotel in city of Havana two years ago commences in court. Cuban government views this attack as having a negative effect on the tourism industry. Tom Gibb reports from Havana (12:14 – 14: 16)
6. A Russian helicopter charted by United Nation disappeared in flight over Haiti with thirteen persons on board. The US coast guard is assisting in the search for the aircraft (14:17 – 15: 28)
2. CARICOM leaders call for a review of the Bridgetown Accord as this pact will guarantee security and economic stability in the region. Leaders express concerns that threatened US trade sanctions against the European Union could affect Caribbean banana producers. Ken Richards interviews St. Kitts/Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas on the ongoing banana trade dispute and possible changes to the accord. London based Jamaican High Commissioner Derick Heaven discusses the negative impact of the trade dispute on Caribbean countries (00:26 – 06:30)
3. The Caribbean is cited as the target of a probe by British Fraud Squad police into a multimillion dollar scam by American gangsters using Lloyd of London market as cover. Codename Operation Chain this has been described as the biggest fraud involving bogus insurance firms listed offshore in the Caribbean. Lloyds of London representative comments on the company’s cooperation with investigators. Keith Stone Greaves reports (06:31 - 09:03)
4. In Antigua, Prime Minister Lester Bird appoints his cabinet Ministers amidst controversy with the changes and shifts in some cabinet appointments. Louis Daniel reports (09:04 – 12:13)
5. In Havana the trial of a second Salvadoran Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena accused of bombing a hotel in city of Havana two years ago commences in court. Cuban government views this attack as having a negative effect on the tourism industry. Tom Gibb reports from Havana (12:14 – 14: 16)
6. A Russian helicopter charted by United Nation disappeared in flight over Haiti with thirteen persons on board. The US coast guard is assisting in the search for the aircraft (14:17 – 15: 28)