Caribbean Report 14-04-1992 - Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Smith, Warren (interviewee); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992)
1. Headlines (00:00-00:32)
2. Concerns arise again over the time being taken to restructure and privatize the airline industry in the region. LIAT’s Chief Executive Officer, Warren Smith comments on the apparent setbacks (00:36-03:36)
3. Top officials of the Inter-American Development Bank say that the Caribbean region could lose foreign investment to Mexico as a direct result of the proposed North American Free Trade Area. However, Pat Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce maintains that the region’s economic future can be assured provided several key issues are expedited (03:37-08:40)
4. The common external tariff (CET) continues to be one of the most contentious issues among CARICOM member states. Incoming CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington supports the move to dismantle the CET in its present form (08:41-11:05)
Keywords: LIAT (Airline) -- Privatization; Customs unions -- North America; Caribbean Area -- Economic integration; Regional economics -- Caribbean Area; Tariff -- Caribbean Area; Carrington, Edwin W.; Interim governments -- Haiti; Cricket managers -- Complaints against -- West Indies; Legislative bodies -- Cuba -- Reform; Smith, William Warren; North American Free Trade area (NAFTA); Common external tariff (CET); Reguera, Juan Escalona