Caribbean Report 05-12-2001 - Gordon, Orin (anchor); Witter, Norris (speaker); Munroe, Trevor (interviewee); Smith, Lou (correspondent); Thomas, Gloria (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Trade unionist in Guyana express satisfaction with the response to their general strike. Colin Smith reports; Norris Witter Head of the General Workers Union shares his view on the developments (00:28-02:49)
3. Jamalco to lay off almost 400 workers from the University and Allied Workers Union after the union agrees to job cuts measures. Union President Dr. Trevor Munroe, however, expresses concern that Jamalco is going much further than what was initially agreed (02:50-06:15)
4. The Canadian government announces that citizens of Grenada and Dominica will now require a visitor’s visa to travel to Canada. The Grenadian government expresses shock by the new developments. Lou smith reports (06:16-08:30)
Keywords: Labour unions -- Guyana; Government employee unions -- Guyana; Labour unions -- Guyana; Employees -- Dismissal of -- Bauxite industry -- Jamaica; Emigration and immigration law -- Canada; Visas -- Grenada; Visas -- Canada; Submarine volcanoes -- Caribbean Area; Political violence -- Haiti; Murder -- Haiti; Drug traffic -- Great Britain; Cricket matches -- West Indies; Volcanoes -- Kick ‘em Jenny -- Grenada