Caribbean Report 12-11-2001 - Joseph, Emma (anchor); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Cadawa, Jean Michel (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Walker, Andrew (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Taumenin, Gary (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:22)
2. An American Airlines plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashes into a residential district of New York City killing 255 people on board. Several people on the ground are also missing (00:23-05:05)
3. After weeks of speculation the St. Lucian Prime Minister sets the date for elections on December 3rd 2001. Kenny Anthony tells the anchor there was a number of reasons for calling the elections in December (05:06-10:34)
4. Chiquita, one of the largest banana producers in the world says it will file for bankruptcy in order to get a debt restructuring plan approved. BBC Economic correspondent Andrew Walker reports (10:35-13:21)
Keywords: Aircraft accidents -- Investigation; Elections -- Saint Lucia; Banana trade -- United States; Disaster relief -- Puerto Rico; American Airlines -- Aircraft accidents; State of Emergency -- Puerto Rico