Trinidad And Tobago Radio Station
US Department Of State Post Report
Trinidad has fourteen local radio stations; three on AM and the balance FM, which offer almost exclusively international pop and local music. There is almost no classical, jazz, rock or world music programming. World news is broadcast regularly, but U.S. news coverage is limited. ... Cable TV service is available through several companies providing about 40 or more channels, mostly from the U.S., including some network stations. The one government-owned TV station operates separate programs on two channels. Both transmit in color. Programs are mainly imported series, most of them from the U.S. Some locally produced shows as well as news programs are shown. A videocassette recorder (VCR) is useful for additional entertainment, with video stores located throughout Trinidad. Tapes, often of only fair quality, rent for approximately US$2 each per week. DVDs, playable on American equipment, are also available for rent. ... [Read More]
G) The Caribbean
The year was marked by a crack-down at Curacao’s Hato International Airport on “mules” who either ingest or conceal on their bodies illegal drugs, mostly destined for Europe. Since the inception of the “Hato Team” concept of interagency cooperation in April, at least 6,500 persons have been denied boarding based on suspicion of drug trafficking under the GONA’s legal authority to prevent disruption on air carriers. Suspected traffickers may request an X-ray in order to clear themselves of suspicion and receive permission to board the plane, but only about 10 percent do so. Of those, about three percent are found to have ingested drugs. Smugglers who ingest the illegal drugs are switching from latex condoms to cat and goat intestines to hold drugs that are mixed with a waxy substance to better conceal them from x-ray imaging. In December, the x-ray program was suspended because of threats against the hospital and the two private radiologists who conduct the tests. There have been three ... [Read More]
The Caribbean
The GOC reported an expansion of its coastal watch station program and reported the existence of 239 coastal watch stations with 7,344 personnel assigned around the island of Cuba. The GOC also claimed to establish counternarcotics units equipped with drug detection dogs and x-ray equipment at each international airport to prevent visiting foreigners from bringing drugs in for their personal use. The extent to which the coastal watch program and the airport teams are deployed cannot be verified and neither can their effectiveness when they are deployed. ... [Read More]
G) The Caribbean
During 2001, the United States provided essential equipment and training to expand the counternarcotics canine units, helped the DNCD launch its vetted special investigation unit, supported the DNCD’s border units, provided radio equipment for the DNCD’s border units to use on the DR’s border with Haiti, and funded development of an automated tracking system to manage seized assets. The United States also delivered two decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard vessels to the DR Navy; an 82-foot patrol boat and a 180-foot buoy tender. The United States directed its military assistance in the DR toward training and maintaining military assets critical for narcotics interdiction. ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994THE CARIBBEAN 173 Bahamas 175 Cuba 181 Dominican Republic 184 Guyana 189 Haiti 191 Jamaica 195 Netherlands Antilles and Aruba 200 Suriname 203 Trinidad and Tobago 206 Eastern Caribbean 209 Antigua and Barbuda 210 Barbados 210 Dominica 211 Grenada 211 St. Kitts and Nevis 212 St. Lucia 213 St. Vincent and the Grenadines ... [Read More]
Interview With Latin American Journalists
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, my name is Andrew Johnson. I represent a newspaper and a television station in Trinidad and Tobago, and I speak for my colleague, who is from Jamaica. We wanted to ask about the Bush Administration's current feeling about countries who have, in general, and then particularly, in relation to those countries dealings with Cuba and Haiti. ... QUESTION: Dionne Jackson Miller, Radio Jamaica. The State Department recently issued a report on human trafficking in which it stated that Jamaica is not doing enough to combat that. The Jamaican Government has taken issue with that position, saying that there's not enough proof of that. Is that kind of conclusion something the State Department will stand by unequivocally or will it revisit its position in light of objections from Jamaica? ... [Read More]
Events and Activites, International Education Week 2001
NASA joined the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education for the second annual celebration of IEW. One of the best examples of international collaboration is the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS theme was chosen to highlight events and activities that demonstrate the importance of math, science, technology, and international skills. LIVE from the International Space Station, astronauts intereacted with students on November 15. The event was broadcast on NASA TV and viewable on the World Wide Web. Participants included U.S. Department of Education Secretary Paige, and students and faculty from John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Washington, DC. ... [Read More]
2002 Treaty Actions (July 2003 Update)
Agreement for the establishment and operation of United States radio transmitting facilities in Afghanistan, with annexes. Signed at Washington October 3, 2002. Entered into force October 3, 2002. ... Agreement for the establishment of U.S. radio transmitting facilities in Djibouti, with annex. Signed at Djibouti June 18, 2002. Entered into force June 18, 2002. ... SPACE STATION ... [Read More]
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