Caribbean Report 01-05-1998 - Naysmith, Electra (anchor); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); Rogers, Julian (interviewee); Paige, Michelle (interviewee); Lewis, Laurie (interviewee); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); John, Cindi (correspondent); Saggar, Shamit (interviewee); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Ross Leal, Pedro (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
1. Rickey Singh comments on the departure of Barbadian veteran journalist Julian Rogers from Trinidad after the government declined to grant a work permit. Julian Rogers gives his views on the subject (00:00-03:47)
2. The environmental levy agreed to by the OECS comes into effect. The tax was imposed in order to attract World Bank funding for a waste management project. Michelle Paige comments (03:48-06:29)
3. The fourth Annual Drug Commander Conference gets underway in St. Lucia as countries gather in order to promote the idea of joint cooperation within the Caribbean. Interview with Laurie Lewis (06:30-07:55)
4. Next week is the opening of the International Banana Conference in Brussels, an event which brings together both Caribbean and Latin American producers. Clifford Smith reports (07:56-09:43)
Keywords: Journalists -- Trinidad and Tobago; Freedom of movement -- Caribbean Area; Press and politics -- Trinidad and Tobago; Mass media -- Political aspects; Taxation -- Caribbean Area; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Caribbean Area; Environmental management -- Caribbean Area; Drug control -- International cooperation; Drug traffic -- Prevention -- International cooperation; Drug control -- Caribbean Area; Banana trade -- Caribbean Area; Banana trade -- Latin America; European Union countries -- Commercial policy; Negotiation; Foreign trade regulation; West Indians -- Great Britain -- Social conditions; Blacks -- Violence against -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Race relations; Race discrimination -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Politics and government; Labor laws and legislation -- Cuba; Industrial policy -- Cuba; May Day (Labour holiday) -- Cuba