Caribbean Report 10-06-1999
No Thumbnail Available
Date
1999-06-10
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The British Broadcasting Corporation
Abstract
Description
Table of Contents
1. Headlines with anchor Orin Gordon (00:27)
2. Saint Lucia Banana Corporation is challenging the usefulness and relevance of the leading banana organization the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company (WIBDECO). Chairman of the Saint Lucia Banana Corporation Patrick Joseph is advocating a new role for the Corporation aimed at decreasing duplication of duties and other cost cutting measures. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:28 - 03:34)
3. Jamaica Prime Minister P. J. Patterson met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and discussed the difficulties and future strategies for the Caribbean banana industry following the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in favor of US trade sanctions against the European Union (03:35 – 06:35)
4. A National Committee established by the government of the Netherland Antilles is proposing harsher fiscal measures than those proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A report issued to government by the National Economic Committee outlines the austerity measures. Mike Jarvis reports (06:36 - 08:56)
5. A global report on trade union oppression around the world Reports catalogs violations as murders, injuries, arrest and sackings of trade union officials. Of the 119 countries cited, Haiti is singled out from the list of Caribbean countries for oppression of trade union rights. Trade unionist David Abdullah (Trinidad and Tobago) and Patrick Yard (Guyana) reviews the report. BBC correspondent Keith Stone Greaves reports (08:57 – 11:52)
6. Colombia has taken the unusual step of include including the income of illegal drug activities when calculating its Gross Domestic Product. Norman Girvan Professor of Economic development at Mona analyses if this is a measure which can be adopted within the Caribbean region. Jeremy McDermott reports (11:53 - 15:23)
2. Saint Lucia Banana Corporation is challenging the usefulness and relevance of the leading banana organization the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company (WIBDECO). Chairman of the Saint Lucia Banana Corporation Patrick Joseph is advocating a new role for the Corporation aimed at decreasing duplication of duties and other cost cutting measures. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:28 - 03:34)
3. Jamaica Prime Minister P. J. Patterson met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and discussed the difficulties and future strategies for the Caribbean banana industry following the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in favor of US trade sanctions against the European Union (03:35 – 06:35)
4. A National Committee established by the government of the Netherland Antilles is proposing harsher fiscal measures than those proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A report issued to government by the National Economic Committee outlines the austerity measures. Mike Jarvis reports (06:36 - 08:56)
5. A global report on trade union oppression around the world Reports catalogs violations as murders, injuries, arrest and sackings of trade union officials. Of the 119 countries cited, Haiti is singled out from the list of Caribbean countries for oppression of trade union rights. Trade unionist David Abdullah (Trinidad and Tobago) and Patrick Yard (Guyana) reviews the report. BBC correspondent Keith Stone Greaves reports (08:57 – 11:52)
6. Colombia has taken the unusual step of include including the income of illegal drug activities when calculating its Gross Domestic Product. Norman Girvan Professor of Economic development at Mona analyses if this is a measure which can be adopted within the Caribbean region. Jeremy McDermott reports (11:53 - 15:23)