Caribbean Report 28-11-2001 - Richards, Ken (anchor); McCarthy, George (interviewee); Figeroux, Brian (speaker); Graff, Leslie (correspondent); Schwartlander, Bernhard (interviewee); del Prado, Ruben (speaker); Fraser, Tony ( correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Weir, Karen (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. Authorities in the Cayman Islands, say the signing of a tax information agreement with the US shows Caymanian willingness to cooperate in the fight against tax evasion. The Financial Secretary in the Cayman Islands, George McCarthy, told the anchor that the sharing of tax information with the US will be measured (00:28-03:38)
3. Ten Caribbean nationals are among hundreds of people jailed in the US since September 11th on suspected involvement of terrorist activity. Brian Figeroux of the New York’s paper Immigrants Journal says he believes the detained citizens are not terrorists; Leslie Graff reports (03:39-05:34)
4. A newly published report by UNAIDS highlights HIV/AIDS as the biggest cause of death in some Caribbean countries. Emma Joseph reports (05:35-07:33)
Keywords: Tax administration and procedure -- United States; Tax administration and procedure -- Cayman Islands; Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Cayman Islands; Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Imprisonment -- United States; AIDS (Disease) – Caribbean Area; Saint Lucia -- Elections