Caribbean Report 17-05-1999 - Ransome, Debbie (anchor, correspondent); Burns-Piper, Angela (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Walker, Andrew (correspondent); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Lara, Brian (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999)
1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00: 36)
2. The British Virgin Islands vote today in general elections where forty five candidates are contesting thirteen 13 seats in the BVI legislative. Angela Burns-Piper reports from Tortola on voter turnout (00:37 - 02: 49)
3. Trinidad convicted murderer Dole Chadee and eight of his accomplices escaped execution as the British Privy Council granted a short stay of execution. Tony Fraser reports on motions before the Privy Council (02: 50 – 04: 20)
4. Guyana is the third country to receive debt relief in a scheme administered by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The country received relief totaling 410 million dollars. BBC Economic correspondent Andrew Walker reports on the initiative (04: 21 - 06: 22)
Keywords: British Virgin Islands -- Politics and government; Elections -- British Virgin Islands; Capital punishment -- Trinidad and Tobago; Death row inmates -- Trinidad and Tobago; Chadee, Dole; Strikes and lockouts -- Guyana; Protest movements -- Guyana; Strikes and lockouts -- Jamaica; Protest movements -- Jamaica; Cricket -- Tournaments -- West Indies; World Cup (Cricket)