Caribbean Report 27-02-2003 - Niles, Bertram (anchor); Charles, Paul (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Thorne, Peter (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Edwards, Irma (interviewee); Williams, Sonia (interviewee); Mascoll, Clyde (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Lamy, Pascal (interviewee); Harper, Roger (interviewee); et al. (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2003)
1. Headlines with anchor Bertram Niles (00:00-00:27)
2. In Dominica, Public Service Union workers continue to strike while Swinburne Lestrade, Director of Finance and Planning paints a grim picture of the economy. Irma Edwards, Acting Chief Personnel Officer says a joint task force is coming and Sonia Williams, the Union’s President says that the committee’s first assignment should be an organizational audit. BBC correspondent Paul Charles reports (00:28-02:29)
3. In Barbados, the parliamentary opposition calls for the resignation of PM Owen Arthur following his admission that he permitted illegal Guyanese immigrants to work at his private residence. Senator Clyde Mascoll, leader of the opposition Democratic Party says it should be immediately. Report by the BBC’s Rosie Hayes and Peter Thorne (02:30-06:35)
4. Trade Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) block begin two days of consultations in St. Lucia ahead of a meeting with the Trade Commission of the EU. Julian Hunte, St. Lucia's Foreign Minister makes a call for unity at the opening session. Commissioner Pascal Lamy will be discussing EU proposals for separate economic partnership agreements with the ACP regions. BBC correspondent Pete Ninvalle reports (06:36-08:21)
Keywords: Labor unions -- Dominica; Strikes and lockouts -- Dominica; Illegal aliens -- Caribbean Area; Illegal aliens -- Barbados; Prime ministers -- Barbados; Economic development -- Caribbean Area; Cricket -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments; Anglican Communion -- Caribbean Area; Presidents -- Cuba; The University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago); Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- Trinidad and Tobago; Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU); ACP Group; Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations; Caribbean Area -- European Union countries; Commerce -- European Union countries; Steelpan -- Trinidad and Tobago