Articles from Caribbean Update (December 1, 1998)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"SOUTH SUMMIT" TO BE HELD HERE IN 2000.			161
1,100 APPAREL JOBS LOST.			122
AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT.			224
ALCOA RETURNS.			110
ALLOW CUBAN BALLPLAYERS TO PLAY IN U.S.?			89
BANANA PRODUCTION CLIMBS.			189
BAUXITE CO. LAYOFFS.			148
BAXTER WORKERS FILE LAWSUIT.			83
BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHTS.			83
BUMPER RICE CROP EXPECTED.			156
C&W PULLS PLUG ON LONG DISTANCE CARDS.			120
CANADIAN TIMESHARE CONDO VENTURE.			101
CARIBBEAN TOURISM PERFORMING WELL.			359
CARIBBEAN/LATIN AMERICAN LEADERS TO MEET IN RIO.			81
CASTRO MEETS WITH U.S. NEWSPAPER EDITORS.			113
COSMETICS MARKET.			206
CUBA SHUTS DISCOS, CLEARS HOOKERS IN CRIME SWEEP.			84
DEATH AND DEVASTATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.			652
EC FINANCING FOR LAB.			105
EDUCATIONAL REFORM PROJECT.			101
ELECTRIC SECTOR PRIVATIZATION.			461
FIRE-BOMBING OF PARLIAMENT CONDEMNED.			90
FOREIGN INVESTMENT UPDATE.			90
FRANCE EXPANDS TRADE CREDITS, AID.			83
GARMENT PLANT CLOSES, CITES DRUGS CONTAMINATION.			291
GOVT. DEFENDS POWER PLANT DEAL.			200
GOVT. REACQUIRES SUGAR CO.			255
GOVT. SEEKS BAUXITE INVESTORS.			136
GTE-LED CONSORTIUM BEGINS PRTC PHASE.			114
HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM.			86
HOTEL CHAIN TO OPEN BRAZIL RESORTS.			83
IDB LOAN FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING.			110
IMPROVED BANANA QUALITY.			83
INDIGENOUS FIGHT FOR LAND TITLES.			106
INT'L CONFERENCE, TRADE SHOW.			215
INTERSPHERE CLOSES ONLINE CASINO DEAL.			88
INVESTORS SOUGHT FOR TOBACCO COMPANY.			174
JAMAICA MOVES TO AMEND TAX SYSTEM.			119
JAPAN OFFERS US$9.4 MILLION FOR CROP LOSSES.			130
JOB CUTS IN BANANA SECTOR.			139
KMART BUSINESS "SENSATIONAL.			84
LARGE INCREASE IN TOURISM.			89
LEADING TECHNOLOGY FIRM TO OPEN PLANT HERE.			133
LINE OF CREDIT APPROVED.			112
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA OPENS IN ARUBA.			88
LOWERED GDP EXPECTATIONS.			201
LYONS LAKE MINES ACQUIRES CERRO CRUCITAS.			89
MIAMI-HAVANA CHARTER FLIGHTS.			115
MURDER SPREE SPURS MORE COPS TO STREETS.			145
NEW JOURNAL ON CARIBBEAN ECONOMICS.			81
OIL COMPANIES IN US$625 MILLION JOINT VENTURE.			160
OIL, GAS PRODUCTION UPDATE.			124
OPEC WITHDRAWS FUNDS FOR ROAD PROJECT.			153
OPPOSITION WINS POWER.			89
PM ANNOUNCES NEW SOCIAL/ECONOMIC STRATEGIES.			171
POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE DEC. 13.			115
POPULATION CONTINUES TO FALL.			84
POWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.			81
REGION LOBBIES U.S. ON BANANAS.			186
ROYAL CARIBBEAN FINED FOR DUMPING OIL.			84
SANDALS EXPANDS HOTEL CHAIN.			218
SOUTH COAST SEWERAGE PROJECT.			95
TELE-NETWORK SEEKS PHONE RATE INCREASE.			109
TELECOM "DEMONOPOLIZATION.			163
TELECOM PRIVATIZATION UPDATE.			139
TRAVEL CONDITIONS UPDATE.			221
TRAVEL WARNING.			202
U.S. TO REMOVE EXPLOSIVES FROM PANAMA BASES.			127
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DISPUTED.			88
US$1 MILLION FROM TAIWAN.			98
US$1.2 MILLION FOR FAMILY PLANNING.			87
US$1.6 BILLION SMELTER DEAL.			205
US$20 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.			114
US$3 MILLION FOR PRIVATE SECTOR.			251
US$30 MILLION TRANSPORT PROGRAM.			134
US$9 MILLION TO RESTORE CROPS.			109
WASTE DISPOSAL PROJECT.			136
WYNDHAM ADDS TWO HOTELS HERE.			83