Caribbean Report 15-05-1998
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1998-05-15
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1. Headlines with Electra Naysmith (00:00-00:25)
2. Police in Montserrat has confirmed that nearly one million EC dollars has been stolen from a bank in the abandoned capital of Plymouth. Five people have been arrested and charged with the heist (00:26-02:24)
3. In the Dominican Republic, politicians have been campaigning in earnest in the little time that is left before tomorrow's local and congressional elections. Jean-Michel Caroit reports (02:25-04:07)
4. The OAS has sent a team of observers to monitor the elections in the Dominican Republic and who will work alongside local observers. Chief of Mission, Santiago Murray comments on the situation in the country (04:08-06:40)
5. In Haiti, the political stalemate continues as the country is still being run without a Prime Minister. Professor Michael Dash comments on the possible return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (06:41-08:42)
6. In Britain, the G8, group of industrialized countries have ended their three day summit talks and as expected India and Indonesia are the main talking points but the issue of debt relief is expected to make the agenda (08:43-10:09)
7. Over 30 delegates from American businesses met in Miami for a conference on development and growth in the Caribbean and Latin America. Emma Joseph reports on the conference entitled "Strategic planning for Latin America"(10:10-12:30)
8. The future of English cricket is being put at risk by rampant racism as Black and Asian teams find it almost impossible to play the game regularly because of bigotry (12:31-14:34)
9. Recap of top stories (14:35-15:08)
2. Police in Montserrat has confirmed that nearly one million EC dollars has been stolen from a bank in the abandoned capital of Plymouth. Five people have been arrested and charged with the heist (00:26-02:24)
3. In the Dominican Republic, politicians have been campaigning in earnest in the little time that is left before tomorrow's local and congressional elections. Jean-Michel Caroit reports (02:25-04:07)
4. The OAS has sent a team of observers to monitor the elections in the Dominican Republic and who will work alongside local observers. Chief of Mission, Santiago Murray comments on the situation in the country (04:08-06:40)
5. In Haiti, the political stalemate continues as the country is still being run without a Prime Minister. Professor Michael Dash comments on the possible return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (06:41-08:42)
6. In Britain, the G8, group of industrialized countries have ended their three day summit talks and as expected India and Indonesia are the main talking points but the issue of debt relief is expected to make the agenda (08:43-10:09)
7. Over 30 delegates from American businesses met in Miami for a conference on development and growth in the Caribbean and Latin America. Emma Joseph reports on the conference entitled "Strategic planning for Latin America"(10:10-12:30)
8. The future of English cricket is being put at risk by rampant racism as Black and Asian teams find it almost impossible to play the game regularly because of bigotry (12:31-14:34)
9. Recap of top stories (14:35-15:08)