Caribbean Report 28-12-2001 - Weir, Karen (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Dumas, Reginald (speaker); Singh, Ricky (correspondent); Nunes, Neil (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Williams, Natalie (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)
2. In Trinidad and Tobago the new Patrick Manning led government struggles to convene the Parliament due to lack of support from the opposition. Basedo Panday has reneged on his agreement to cooperate with any decision made by the President after the 18-18 general elections tie. Panday maintains that the new government appointed by President ANR Robinson is unconstitutional. Tony Fraser reports, clip by Reginald Dumas played (00:36-03:51)
3. In an interview, the editor of the Trinidad Newsday Therese Mills told the anchor she is disappointed in Patrick Manning’s choice of cabinet members especially due to the present political climate in the country (03:52-06:28)
4. Dominican Republic President Hipólito Mejía made an announcement that the man suspected of leading the attack on Haiti’s national palace is under house arrest (06:29-07:07)
Keywords: Trinidad and Tobago -- Politics and government; Election results -- Trinidad and Tobago; Public opinion -- Elections -- Trinidad and Tobago; Intra-party disagreements (Political parties) -- Trinidad and Tobago; Coups d'état -- Haiti; Haiti -- History -- Attempted coup, 2001; Haiti -- Politics and government; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries; Tourism -- Caribbean Area; Tourism -- Curacao; Prisoners -- Barbados; Traffic accidents -- Dominican Republic; Manning, Patrick, 1946-2016; Basdeo, Panday; People’s National Movement - PNM; United National Congress - UNC