Caribbean Report 04-05-1998
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1998-05-05
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1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:26)
2. The first ever International Banana Conference opens in Brussels and brings together industry representatives from across the world. Interview with British MP Glenys Kinnock, an advocate for returning preferential pricing for Caribbean bananas (00:27-02:40)
3. Special report by Emma Joseph on how vital bananas are for the Windward Islands. Dame Eugenia Charles spells out the economic significance of the banana (02:41-06:27)
4. Keith Stone Greaves sums up the first day of the International Banana Conference and highlights the discussions of a draft international banana charter which seeks to improve fruit quality (06:28-08:50)
5. In St. Lucia, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony gives his reaction for the first time to the prospective comeback of former Prime Minister Sir John Compton (08:57-11:27)
6. The World Bank and Worldwide Fund for Nature lobby Guyana to sign a treaty which will protect its forests. Debbie Ransome looks at what the treaty will allow for and why the organizers are so keen to get Guyana's cooperation (11:28-15:12)
2. The first ever International Banana Conference opens in Brussels and brings together industry representatives from across the world. Interview with British MP Glenys Kinnock, an advocate for returning preferential pricing for Caribbean bananas (00:27-02:40)
3. Special report by Emma Joseph on how vital bananas are for the Windward Islands. Dame Eugenia Charles spells out the economic significance of the banana (02:41-06:27)
4. Keith Stone Greaves sums up the first day of the International Banana Conference and highlights the discussions of a draft international banana charter which seeks to improve fruit quality (06:28-08:50)
5. In St. Lucia, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony gives his reaction for the first time to the prospective comeback of former Prime Minister Sir John Compton (08:57-11:27)
6. The World Bank and Worldwide Fund for Nature lobby Guyana to sign a treaty which will protect its forests. Debbie Ransome looks at what the treaty will allow for and why the organizers are so keen to get Guyana's cooperation (11:28-15:12)