Caribbean Report 02-03-1998 - Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Serieux, Peter (interviewee); Flood, Fred (interviewee); Miles, Cheryl (interviewee); Naysmith, Electra (correspondent); Lewis, Doug (interviewee); Chilton, Elizabeth (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:34)
2. As CARICOM leaders met at an Intersessional Meeting in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell made it clear that it was not a talk shop. Lew Smith reports that Guyana and free trade was at the top of the agenda (00:35-04:45)
3. A move to privatize St. Lucia's banana industry has created deep divisions among local farmers. Pete Ninvalle reports that this could result in two rival private companies representing the farmers' interests (04:46-07:24)
4. The Vatican has established diplomatic links with Guyana as Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro presented his credentials to the President. Cheryl Miles comments that the Caribbean has gained a major lobbist in Europe in terms of CARICOM trade interests (07:25-09:47)
Keywords: Caribbean Community; Free trade -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area -- Commerce; Banana trade -- Saint Lucia; Banana growers -- Saint Lucia; Privatization -- Political aspects -- Saint Lucia; Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Guyana; Guyana -- Foreign relations -- Catholic Church; Diplomacy; Cuba -- Discovery and exploration; Underwater archaeology -- Cuba; Treasure troves -- Cuba; Shipwrecks -- Cuba; Cricket -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments -- England; Regionalism -- Caribbean Area; Saint Lucia Banana Growers Association; Concerned Farmers' Group