Caribbean Report 10-11-1997
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1997-11-10
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)
2. One person dead and twelve injured in a bomb explosion in Haiti. Michael Norton reports (00:26-03:40)
3. Investigations continue in Jamaica into the killing of the Venezuelan Ambassador Alfredo Vargas. He was buried in Caracas over the weekend. Jane Knight reports (03:41-05:17)
4. The Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson signals elections before the year ends. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and Lawyer Johnnie Cochran are interviewed (05:18-06:51)
5. Taking opposition to the Guiana Island Project to New York. Former Minister Donald Halstead is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (06:52-09:25)
6. The United States Congress has postponed the vote of President Clinton's request for so called fast tracking negotiating powers. Fast track approval would make it easier for Caribbean countries to join NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Area. President Clinton says that he wants the US to develop a relationship with Cuba similar to the one it has with China but only after Cuba moves to its democracy. Andrew Wood reports (09:26-11:45)
7. Two down and one to go, Mexico and the United States have already qualified from the CONCACAF group for the World Cup in France next year. Jamaica has only to avoid losing to Mexico in Kingston to quality. Sean King reports (11:46-15:26)
2. One person dead and twelve injured in a bomb explosion in Haiti. Michael Norton reports (00:26-03:40)
3. Investigations continue in Jamaica into the killing of the Venezuelan Ambassador Alfredo Vargas. He was buried in Caracas over the weekend. Jane Knight reports (03:41-05:17)
4. The Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson signals elections before the year ends. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and Lawyer Johnnie Cochran are interviewed (05:18-06:51)
5. Taking opposition to the Guiana Island Project to New York. Former Minister Donald Halstead is interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (06:52-09:25)
6. The United States Congress has postponed the vote of President Clinton's request for so called fast tracking negotiating powers. Fast track approval would make it easier for Caribbean countries to join NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Area. President Clinton says that he wants the US to develop a relationship with Cuba similar to the one it has with China but only after Cuba moves to its democracy. Andrew Wood reports (09:26-11:45)
7. Two down and one to go, Mexico and the United States have already qualified from the CONCACAF group for the World Cup in France next year. Jamaica has only to avoid losing to Mexico in Kingston to quality. Sean King reports (11:46-15:26)