Caribbean Report 06-05-1998
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1998-05-06
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1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:25)
2. The International Banana Conference ended with the presentation of a draft Banana Charter which the organizers hope will lead to more fairness and stability in the world market. Clifford Smith reports (00:26-02:40)
3. Caribbean delegates were satisfied with the outcome of the conference. Keith Stone Greaves reports as the Caribbean expressed hope for sustainable banana economy (02:41-05:37)
4. Ministers from 71 countries prepare for the EU-ACP meeting in Barbados where bananas is one of the main issues to be discussed. James Morgan reports on the wider concerns as Europe wants to divide the ACP countries and make a deal with each (05:38-07:20)
5. Trinidad's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday insists that his government has acted within the law in refusing to extend the work permit of Barbadian journalist Julian Rogers. Rickey Singh fears a region-wide backlash from the incident (07:21-12:36)
6. In Bermuda, Premier Pamela Gordon has re-shuffled her Cabinet just months before general elections. Planning Minister John Irving Pearman and Labour Minister Quentin Edness are the two to go (12:37-12:57)
7. In the US, black civil rights activists are calling for a South African-style Truth and Reconciliatiion Commission to investigate racial crimes of the past. Malcolm Brabant reports (12:58-14:45)
8. Recap of top stories (14:46-15:18)
2. The International Banana Conference ended with the presentation of a draft Banana Charter which the organizers hope will lead to more fairness and stability in the world market. Clifford Smith reports (00:26-02:40)
3. Caribbean delegates were satisfied with the outcome of the conference. Keith Stone Greaves reports as the Caribbean expressed hope for sustainable banana economy (02:41-05:37)
4. Ministers from 71 countries prepare for the EU-ACP meeting in Barbados where bananas is one of the main issues to be discussed. James Morgan reports on the wider concerns as Europe wants to divide the ACP countries and make a deal with each (05:38-07:20)
5. Trinidad's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday insists that his government has acted within the law in refusing to extend the work permit of Barbadian journalist Julian Rogers. Rickey Singh fears a region-wide backlash from the incident (07:21-12:36)
6. In Bermuda, Premier Pamela Gordon has re-shuffled her Cabinet just months before general elections. Planning Minister John Irving Pearman and Labour Minister Quentin Edness are the two to go (12:37-12:57)
7. In the US, black civil rights activists are calling for a South African-style Truth and Reconciliatiion Commission to investigate racial crimes of the past. Malcolm Brabant reports (12:58-14:45)
8. Recap of top stories (14:46-15:18)