Caribbean Report 18-01-2000 - Richards, Ken (anchor); Nimval, Pete (correspondent); Joseph, Patrick (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Emmanuel, Wilberforce (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Frazier, Tony (correspondent); Clyde, Omar (interviewee); James, Charles (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000)
1. Headlines: (00:00-00:27)
2. There was uncertainty over the future with WIBDECO (The Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company Limited) after the St. Lucia’s Banana Corporation signs a new agreement to sell fruit directly instead of going through WIBDECO. (00:28-03:10)
3. In St. Vincent, Banana Growers Association and the Windward Islands Farmers Association are among banana organizations monitoring the relationship between WIBDECO and the St. Lucian Banana Corporation. (03:11-05:51)
4. One of the ills of the Caribbean banana lobby is finally being realized in London, the marketing of bananas under the label ethical bananas. The first fruit under this label went on sale across the U.K. today by big retailers. (06:00-07:33)
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