Caribbean Report 10-01-2002 - Weir, Karen (anchor); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Ortiz, Kevin (interviewee); Adams, Paul (interviewee); Cullen, Garry (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Hall, Michael (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)
2. Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday has been defending his position of officially rejecting the job of Opposition Leader. Panday has refused to recognise the government of Patrick Manning. Panday states that he will be pressing for fresh elections and stresses that he did not break any agreement (00:30-03:52)
3. Officials of the New York City Board of Education state that they will put a cap or limit on the number of teachers to be recruited since they have been accused of plundering Jamaica's best and brightest. Leslie Goffe reports on this new round of recruitment (03:53-06:14)
4. Garry Cullen, CEO of LIAT has been defending the company's record of working with other regional airlines. This follows claims by rival air carrier Caribbean Star that LIAT declined their offer of complimentary services on certain routes (06:15-09:44)
Keywords: Political stability -- Trinidad and Tobago; Politicians -- Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago -- Politics and government; Teachers -- Jamaica; Teachers, Foreign -- Employment -- United States; Employment in foreign countries; Employees -- Recruiting; Airlines -- Caribbean Area -- Management; Strategic alliances (Business); Airlines -- Economic aspects -- Caribbean Area; Drug traffic -- Netherland Antilles; Drug traffic -- Prevention; Prisons -- Netherland Antilles; Prisoners -- United States; Detention of persons -- United States; Military bases, American -- Cuba; Cricket -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments -- Pakistan; Test matches (Cricket) -- West Indies