Caribbean Report 28-01-2003 - Niles, Bertram (anchor); Mitchell, Louise (interviewee); Chin Lee, Howard (interviewee); Austrie, Reginald (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Comissiong, David (interviewee); Job, Morgan (interviewee); Singh, Chetram (interviewee); Exell, Matthew (interviewee); Fuentes, Shaun (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2003)
1. Headlines (00:31)
2. The European Union must scale back attempts to push three European tax havens to exchange information on offshore bank accounts. The OECD's insistence that Caribbean offshore centers open up their financial systems come into question. Louise Mitchell, St. Vincent’s Deputy Offshore Finance Inspector says the playing field must be level for Caribbean countries. Bertram Niles reports (00:32-03:33)
3. Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of National Security denies any evidence of an Islamic group planning chemical bomb attacks if there is war with Iraq. Minister Howard Chin Lee says this is another questionable story by reporter Darryl Heeralal. Meanwhile, Britain's travel advisory about possible terrorist attacks in Trinidad and Tobago is said to be unjustified. Bertram Niles reports (03:34-05:17)
4. In Dominica, a series of threats forces the authorities to protect the island’s water supplies. Reginald Austrie, Dominica’s Minister for Communications, Works and Housing briefs the media. Meanwhile the leaders of the three political parties have issued a joint statement in the presence of the Republic’s President condemning the threat (05:18-07:30)
Keywords: Tax havens -- European Union countries; Confidential communications -- Banking -- Caribbean Area; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Chemical weapons -- Trinidad and Tobago; Terrorism -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Claims; National security -- Trinidad and Tobago; Presidents -- Dominica; Water-supply -- Dominica; Bombs -- Trinidad and Tobago; Offenses against public safety -- Dominica; Political leadership -- Dominica; Weapons of mass destruction -- Iraq; United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq; Australians -- Travel -- Guyana; Cricket players -- Australia; Trinidad and Tobago Football Association; Soca Warriors (Soccer team); Violent crimes -- Guyana; Strikes and lockouts -- Netherlands Antilles; Coastal surveillance -- Netherlands Antilles; Drug control -- Cuba; Drug utilization -- Cuba; Coast guard -- Netherlands Antilles; Protests -- Barbados; Travel advisory -- Trinidad and Tobago; Travel advisory -- Guyana; National Security ministers -- Trinidad and Tobago; Heeralal, Darryl; Offshore banking (Finance) -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Offshore banking (Finance) -- Caribbean Area; Drug surveillance -- Cuba