Caribbean Report 01-09-1999 ﻿ - Stone Greaves, Keith (anchor, correspondent); Moore, Michael (interviewee); Doyle, Claire (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Hurst, Lionel (interviewee); Griffith, Ivor (interviewee); Armstrong, Aubrey (interviewee); Jeffrey, Henry (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999)
1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:00 - 00:49)
2. BBC Reporter Keith Stone Greaves provides in-depth coverage of the future of the World Trade Organization following the installation of new Director General Michael Moore. Claire Doyle interviews Mr. Moore in Geneva on his long term plans for the organization including his priority for providing resources for small states to improve living standards. CARICOM chief negotiator Sir Shridath Ramphal shares his view on Moore’s role as ‘champion’ of small country interests (00: 50 - 07:49)
3. CARICOM countries are actively seeking new mechanisms to solve all aspects of the drug trafficking problems and related crime issues in the region. Antigua and Barbuda US Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador Lionel Hurst and Professor Ivor Griffith of Florida International University discuss the need for evaluation and certification by countries such as Colombia and Brazil in the fight against drugs (07:50 - 09:42)
4. Guyana government is aggressively debating a ruling from the Pay Dispute Tribunal which awarded state workers a pay raise of thirty one percent, a six point increase over government original offer of pay hike. Charges were leveled by tribunal chairman Aubrey Armstrong that elements in government were putting undue pressure on him for a decision. Guyana Labour Minister Henry Jeffrey analyses the decision to increase wages (09:43 – 12:43)
Keywords: World Trade Organization; Drug traffic -- Caribbean Area -- Prevention; Crime prevention -- Caribbean Area; Wage bargaining -- Guyana; Wages -- Guyana; Airlines -- Management -- Great Britain; Air rage - Great Britain; Tax evasion -- Caribbean Area; Tax havens -- Caribbean Area