Caribbean Report 13-01-1999 - Richards, Ken (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Laszlo, Jennifer (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Rubin, James (interviewee); Brandt, David (interviewee); Lee, Chelston (correspondent); Abbott, Tony (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999)
1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:31)
2. Jennifer Laszlo, an American political consultant hired by the Barbados opposition party the Democratic Labour Party to assist with their political campaign strategy was forced to leave Barbados. Ken Richards reports (00:32- 04:19)
3. Members of the Organization of American States Observer Mission arrive in Grenada ahead of general elections and are holding meetings with Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, the Supervisor of Elections Victor Ashby and members of the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP). Lew Smith reports (04:20- 06:24)
4. Classrooms in Jamaica remain empty as Jamaican teachers commence a two day sickout to protest the Jamaican government refusal to amend its contract offer. The Jamaica Teachers Association has accepted the new government pay increase offer but rejected the proposed increases in uniform allowance, laundry material and equipment (06:25 - 06:50)
Keywords: Elections -- Campaigns -- Barbados; Elections -- Campaigns -- Grenada; Strikes and Lockouts -- Teachers -- Jamaica; Assassination -- Haiti; Gvernment, Resistance to -- Haiti; Volcano victims -- Montserrat; Politicians -- Salaries, etc. -- Trinidad and Tobago; Laszlo, Jennifer