Caribbean Report 26-03-1999
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1999-03-26
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1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:26)
2. A Martinique company has defended a joint venture agreement entered into with the Saint Lucia Banana Corporation. Manager Jack Olany discusses the agreement and highlights it as the type of cooperation needed to be enacted in ACP States and stresses the need for both companies to pool their economic and technical resources for mutual benefits. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:27 - 02:50)
3. The British government announced that it will meet the transportation cost of evacuees who wish to return to Montserrat. William Trent, President of the Montserratian Overseas Progressive People’s Association in Britain comments on the scheme and evaluates the benefits for evacuees. David Brandt comments on the lack of housing and employment opportunities for returning residents. Kimberly Anderson Tomas reports (02:51 – 04:46)
4. Assimilation activities in Dominica are evaluating and testing the readiness of the south western part of the island in the event of a volcanic eruption. The exercise is planned to assess the readiness of transportation, search and rescue responsiveness, evacuation, communications and shelter aspects of the island’s volcano plan. An estimated five hundred persons engaged in the exercise. Assistant disaster coordinator Cecil Shillingford comments on the priorities of the simulated exercise. Ken Richards reports (04: 47 - 06:48)
5. Antiguan hotel consultant Nova Alexander calls on the re-evaluation of the tourism industry as the main revenue earner of the island (06: 49 – 07: 38)
6. There is cautious optimism that Haiti’s new government created by decree could end two year of political impasse and regain the confidence of the international community. One of the main tasks of the new government lead by Jacques-Édouard Alexis will be to hold new elections. Professor Michael Dash Haitian expert based at Mona, University of the West Indies discusses the establishment of the provisional election council. Ken Richards reports (07: 39 – 10:21)
7. An Interamerican Press Association meeting in Jamaica is openly critical of the lack of press freedom in Cuba and concern over Havana’s legislation to silence local and foreign journalists. Keith Stone Greaves reports (10:22 – 12:23)
8. For the first time in forty years a baseball team from the US will meet a Cuban National team in an exhibition match in Havana. Malcolm Brabant reports (12: 24 – 15:26)
2. A Martinique company has defended a joint venture agreement entered into with the Saint Lucia Banana Corporation. Manager Jack Olany discusses the agreement and highlights it as the type of cooperation needed to be enacted in ACP States and stresses the need for both companies to pool their economic and technical resources for mutual benefits. Pete Ninvalle reports (00:27 - 02:50)
3. The British government announced that it will meet the transportation cost of evacuees who wish to return to Montserrat. William Trent, President of the Montserratian Overseas Progressive People’s Association in Britain comments on the scheme and evaluates the benefits for evacuees. David Brandt comments on the lack of housing and employment opportunities for returning residents. Kimberly Anderson Tomas reports (02:51 – 04:46)
4. Assimilation activities in Dominica are evaluating and testing the readiness of the south western part of the island in the event of a volcanic eruption. The exercise is planned to assess the readiness of transportation, search and rescue responsiveness, evacuation, communications and shelter aspects of the island’s volcano plan. An estimated five hundred persons engaged in the exercise. Assistant disaster coordinator Cecil Shillingford comments on the priorities of the simulated exercise. Ken Richards reports (04: 47 - 06:48)
5. Antiguan hotel consultant Nova Alexander calls on the re-evaluation of the tourism industry as the main revenue earner of the island (06: 49 – 07: 38)
6. There is cautious optimism that Haiti’s new government created by decree could end two year of political impasse and regain the confidence of the international community. One of the main tasks of the new government lead by Jacques-Édouard Alexis will be to hold new elections. Professor Michael Dash Haitian expert based at Mona, University of the West Indies discusses the establishment of the provisional election council. Ken Richards reports (07: 39 – 10:21)
7. An Interamerican Press Association meeting in Jamaica is openly critical of the lack of press freedom in Cuba and concern over Havana’s legislation to silence local and foreign journalists. Keith Stone Greaves reports (10:22 – 12:23)
8. For the first time in forty years a baseball team from the US will meet a Cuban National team in an exhibition match in Havana. Malcolm Brabant reports (12: 24 – 15:26)