Caribbean Report 21-07-1999 - Stone Greaves, Keith (anchor, correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Mirfield, David (interviewee); Robinson, Julian (interviewee); Clarkson, James (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Henry, Michael (interviewee); Shaw, Audley (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999)
1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:00 - 00:29)
2. In Haiti, President Renee Preval, acting on the advice of an independent electoral council has approved a law calling for parliamentary elections in November. This decision is expected to resolve the political stalemate which has paralysed the country since the disputed election results in 1997. A CARICOM team headed by St. Vincent Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell is in Haiti on a fact finding mission. Correspondent Michael Norton reports on the effect of the new law on the election process (00:30 – 03:28)
3. Jamaica’s High Commission David Mirfield in London discusses the long term effects of a call by the British Conservative party for tougher immigration controls on Jamaican’s entering the country as a long-term crime fighting measure. Conservative MP David Lidington analyses the imposition of the controversial visa restrictions on travelers from Jamaica. Chairman of the People’s National Party affiliates in London Julian Robinson calls for a long-term socio-economic solution in integrating ethnic minorities into a multiracial Britain. Ken Richards reports on the political and ethical upheavals of yardie violence in Great Britain (03:29 -07:43)
4. In Grenada the US Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean is defending US policy to deport criminals who are not US citizens back to their country of birth. Grenada Assistant Commissioner of Police James Clarkson echoes concerns of enacting the new policy. Lew Smith reports (07:44 – 09:34)
Keywords: Elections -- Haiti; Haiti -- Politics and government; Emigration and immigration -- Great Britain; Gangsters -- Jamaica; Deportation -- Caribbean Area; Guyana -- Politics and government; Jagan, Janet; Jamaica Labor Party; Emigration and immigration -- Cuba