Caribbean Report 17-05-2000 - Gordon, Orin (anchor); Caroit, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Greste, Peter (correspondent); Alexis, Jean (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Bannister, Piers (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)
2. It has been confirmed that the Dominican Republic opposition candidate, Hipolito Mejia, has defeated Joaquin Balaguer, at the polls. Balaguer conceded defeat in the country’s general elections. (00:36-03:09)
3. In Haiti, the general elections are just 4 days away, and continuous violence is threatening to overshadow the polls. Twelve lives were lost during the past month, eleven linked to the opposition party. (03:10-06:07)
4. The US Coast Guard has rescued 44 Haitians and 2 American journalists found aboard a sinking ship off the northern coast of Haiti. They were taken to a nearby island in the Bahamas. “The reporters were working on assignment from the NY Times on a story about the plight of thousands of Haitian immigrants who try to reach the US every year”. (06:08-06:40)
Keywords: Elections - - Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic - - Politics and government; Political violence - - Haiti; Elections - - Haiti; Haiti - -Politics and government; Government business enterprises -- Jamaica; Privatization - - Jamaica; Jamaica - - Foreign relations - - Trinidad; Trinidad- - Foreign relation - - Jamaica; Refugees - - Haiti; Saint Martin - - Politics and government; Human rights—Caribbean Area