Caribbean Report 08-04-1998 - Gordon, Orin (anchor); Zephirin, Nicholas (interviewee); Tang Yuk, Robert (interviewee); Bernal, Richard (interviewee); Birns, Larry (interviewee); Naysmith, Electra (correspondent); Chakrabarti, Reeta (correspondent); Stewart, Mavis (interviewee); Trainer, Jean (interviewee) (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998)
1. Headlines with Orin Gordon (00:00-00:36)
2. St. Lucia's businessman Nicholas Zephirin has attacked CARICOM position on internal trade and criticised unfair trading competition from Trinidad and Tobago (00:37-02:44)
3. Jamaica's Ambassador Richard Bernal states that CARICOM is prepared to change its approach to getting upgraded trade benefits with the US. As CARICOM seeks NAFTA parity Ambassador Bernal comments on whether this mission is impossible (02:45-04:11)
4. US Congressman Lincoln Diaz Balart states that CARICOM cannot have it both ways as he urges Washington to withhold NAFTA parity unless CARICOM rethinks its policy on Cuba. Ambassador Bernal comments (04:12-07:25)
Keywords: Caribbean Community -- Cuba; Free trade -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area -- Foreign economic relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Caribbean Area; Political prisoners -- Cuba; Refugees -- Government policy -- Canada; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain; Police misconduct -- Great Britain; Nursing -- Great Britain; Nurses, Black -- Great Britain; Racism -- Great Britain; Race discrimination -- Great Britain; Cricket -- West Indies; Cricket -- Tournaments -- England; Manufacturing industries -- Saint Lucia; Competition -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area -- Commercial policy; Free trade -- North America