Caribbean Report 06-02-2002 - Hayes, Rosie (anchor); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Musa, Said W., 1944- (speaker); Sawyer, Jerome (correspondent); Georges-Smith, Julie, 1960-2016 (interviewee); Wilson, Basil W. (speaker); Ellis, David (correspondent); Mottley, Mia Amor (speaker); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Bradford, Sarah, 1938- (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)
2. The United States Secretary of State Colin Powell is meeting with Caribbean Foreign Ministers in the Bahamas where the main issues are the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering but Caribbean Ministers are keen to discuss deportees sent back to their country of origin after serving time in American jails (00:28-02:50)
3. For the Bahamas the main issue is illegal immigration from Haiti. The Bahamas government is struggling to cope with the tide and are even more concerned with the effects of this illegal immigration on their economy, especially since the economic slowdown following the September 11 attacks (02:51-04:16)
4. Julie Georges of The Bahamian/Haitian Cultural Association in Nassau is hoping Mr. Colin Powell’s visit will help all concerned to resolve the Haitian immigration problem (04:17-06:14)
Keywords: Powell, Colin L.; Illegal aliens -- Haiti -- Bahamas; Illegal aliens -- Bahamas -- Haiti; Deportees -- Caribbean Area; Crime -- Caribbean Area; Refugees -- Haiti; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence; Political stability -- Haiti; Human rights -- Caribbean Area; Journalists -- Barbados; Journalists -- Antigua and Barbuda; Cricket injuries -- Caribbean Area; Anniversaries; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952; Bahamian-Haitian Cultural Association; Haitian-Bahamian relations; Bahamian-Haitian relations