Caribbean Report 01-06-1998 - Naysmith, Electra (anchor); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Arenas, Judith (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Hoyte, Desmond (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Finley, Mike (correspondent); Dean, Darrell (correspondent); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Moore, Lee (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
1. Headlines with Electra Naysmith (00:00-00:26)
2. Amnesty International has criticised the government of Trinidad and Tobago over its decision to opt out of the American Convention on Human Rights. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday defended his government's policy on hanging (00:27-05:08)
3. Amnesty International has taken the case against the death penalty to the annual summit of the OAS but Cuba will take precedence on the issues to be tackled (05:09-05:42)
4. The two main political parties in Guyana are publicly pledging to respect the findings of a review into the country's controversial elections. Colin Smith reports the outcome of the review can be known as early as tomorrow (05:43-07:48)
Keywords: Capital punishment -- Trinidad and Tobago; Human rights -- Trinidad and Tobago; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Trinidad and Tobago; Capital punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects; Economic sanctions, American -- Cuba; Political stability -- Guyana; Political parties -- Guyana; Guyana -- Politics and government; Political campaigns -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Politicians -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Discipline; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Politics and government; Constitutions -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Reform; State succession; Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Politics and government; Jamaicans -- Great Britain; Immigrants -- Great Britain; Jamaica -- Emigration and immigration; Organization of American States -- Membership; Amnesty International