Caribbean Report 21-07-1998 - Greaves, Keith 'Stone' anchor; Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Lawrence, Ramesh Lawrence (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (corespondent); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Ingraham, Hubert (interviewee); Davies, Omar (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)
2. Convicted killer in Trinidad and Tobago escapes the gallows. There is yet another block to the government's attempt to introduce the death penalty. Meanwhile Trinidad and Tobago is pressing ahead with plans for a temporary final Appeal Court for murder cases. Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj is interviewed. Tony Fraser and Debbie Ransome report (00:27-04:38)
3. Beijing calls for Caricom to observe its one China policy (04:39-08:32)
4. Fidel Castro to visit two Caribbean countries next week. This dismisses newspaper reports that the Cuban leader has been hositalised with a serious illness. Warren Gordon reports (08:33-10:28)
Keywords: Capital punishment -- Trinidad and Tobago; Appellate courts -- Trinidad and Tobago; Visits of state -- Guyana; Visits of state -- Caribbean Area; Cuba--Foreign relations--Caribbean Area; Visits of state -- Venezuela; Investments -- Jamaica; Thompson, Darren; Castro, Fidel