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Item Caribbean Report 01-01-1998(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-01-01) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Singh, Rickey (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThis is part two of a special edition of Caribbean Report which provides a round-up of key stories from 1997 across the Caribbean region. It was a politically active time in the region as two countries, Guyana and Jamaica, held general elections in December. In Britain, the new British Labor government hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Scottish city, Edinburgh. Orin Gordon attended the summit and commented on the heavy security. In football, Jamaica's Reggae Boyz became the first English-speaking Caribbean side to qualify for the World Cup to be held in France in mid-1998. Hugh Crosskill examines how the team's success has boosted the national psyche of the Jamaican people. Jamaica's qualification for the finals has produced unprecedented scenes of celebrations across the length and breadth of the country.Item Caribbean Report 01-02-1989(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Dupre, Edmund (interviewee); Barrington, Tim (interviewee); Gonzalez, Fernando (interviewee); Pearce, Andrew (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe debate continued on whether Haiti and the Dominican Republic should join the Lome Convention. Edmund Dupree, Vice President of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce who was at the ACP/EEC meeting in Barbados spoke with confidence of his country's chances and was highly optimistic on the outcome for the Dominican Republic. In response to Barbados’ Prime Minister Sandiford inquiry on the human rights situation, Dupree was quick to point out the continued improvements in that area. Andrew Pierce, Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Development Committee also felt that Haiti stood a good chance at acceptance whereas the Dominican Republic was likely to generate greater discussions given its history and economic ties. Fernando Gonzalez, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo recognized the need for greater integration within the region through trade and cultural linkages. On the promotion of trade in the Caribbean, Tim Barrington, Director of Greenfield Exports spoke on the sale of eighty Friesian cows at a cost of eleven hundred pounds each, to the St. Lucia Livestock Development Company. Other livestock ventures mentioned by Greenfield in the region included the sale of wool-less and hairless sheep to British Virgin Islands and pending projects in Trinidad and Barbados.Item Caribbean Report 01-02-1994(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-01) Quinn-Leandro, Jacqui (correspondent); Betton, Keith (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Wood, David (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report, investigations continue in the death of four persons off the island of Barbuda;a spokesperson from the British Association of Travel Agents talks about how the murders might be affecting tourism in the Caribbean; Barbados' Finance minister discusses the delay in the sale of LIAT; The Director of Information for GATT comments on the European Union's decision not to increase the European banana imports quotas to more than 2 million tons per year; and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank discuses the economic performance of the region.Item Caribbean Report 01-03-1996(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-03-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); French, David (interviewee); Iglesias, Arnaldo (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); John, Velon (interviewee); Fenton, Brian (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Hunte, Conrad (interviewee); Odumbe, Maurice (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 01-06-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Bernal, Richard (interviewee); Huggins, Nicole (correspondent); Restano, Yndamiro (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Walker, Lucius (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report: Caribbean countries are moving from gentle persuasion to mild scare tactics as powerful US interests threatens to crush their crucial banana industries. In his most recent study, William Demas advises CARICOM countries against seeking individual entry into NAFTA. Cuban dissident Yndamiro Restano was freed following an appeal by French human rights group, France-Libertes. The US-based Pastors for Peace, an inter-religious foundation for community organization, is planning its fifth caravan to Cuba later this month. Reverend Lucius Walker comments on Cuba's current economic conditions. Industrial unrest continues in St. Lucia as the commission of inquiry moves into its second day. Meanwhile, some Radio St. Lucia workers are terminated. The West Indies cricket team picked up an easy victory against Leicestershire. Brian Lara is given the deed to lands by the government for his record breaking exploits last year.Item Caribbean Report 01-07-1991(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-07-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee); Sandiford, Erskine (interviewee); Bell, John (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Persaud, Vishnu (interviewee); McKenzie, Duke (interviewee); Duff, Mickey (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 01-07-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-01) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Abu Bakr, Yasin (speaker); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Wiltshire, Faith (speaker); Sandiford, Erskine (speaker); Compton, John (speaker); Bird, Lester (speaker); Mitchell, James (speaker); Esau, Joe (Joseph) (speaker); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 01-08-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-08-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Mathur, Ira (correspondent); Adie, Kate (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Madeira, Laura Lee (interviewee); Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee); Pantin, Dennis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Muslim gunmen holding forty hostages at Parliament building and the television station in Port of Spain have surrendered and the hostages are being released. Ira Mathur (correspondent) speaks on the release of the women parliamentarians, Gloria Henry and Jennifer Johnson at Parliament building, the mood of the population in Port of Spain and reported casualties at the city's hospital. Kate Adie (correspondent) describes in detail the surrender of the fifty insurgents who were later driven away in army vehicles. Laura Lee Madeira, daughter of Jones P. Madeira, hostage and journalist is thankful for the release of her father and Trinidadians voice strong disapproval of the coup. Much thought provoking issues come up with the coup d'etat including the fragility of Caribbean democracies and the impact of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on small economies. Sahadeo Basdeo,Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Affairs Minister and Dennis Pantin, vice-president of the Association of Caribbean Economist speak on the issues.Item Caribbean Report 01-08-1991(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-08-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Harding, Faith (interviewee); Kirton, Allan (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Garro, Alejandro (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Seaga, Edward (interviewee); Whitburn, David (correspondent); Gibbs, Lance (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 01-12-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-01) Richards, Ken (anchor); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Alexis, Francis (interviewee); King, Stephenson (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Wilson, Ken (correspondent); Burrell, Horace (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report the Montserrat population is being evacuated due to the threat of volcanic eruption. Governor Frank Savage explains that Montserrat is once again in a heightened state of alert. In Grenada, former Attorney General Francis Alexis launches a new political party, the Democratic Labour Party. Meanwhile in St. Lucia, the Health and Information Minister Stephenson King, has been relieved of his Information portfolio. The inquiry into the cyanide spill continues in Guyana as a suggestion is made that the company operating the Omai Gold Mines should be fined for polluting the country's main river. Next, the Cuban President Fidel Castro praises China's dramatic economic development and plans to draw on Beijing's experience. US-Haiti relations are affected by a few rough patches and Emmanuel Constant, Leader of the paramilitary group in Haiti is expected to go public with his links with the CIA. The Jamaican Football Federation has been forced to suspend all matches on the island following attacks on players, referees and linesmen. Federation President Horace Burrell comments on the problem of football related violence.Item Caribbean Report 02-02-1994(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-02) Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Williams, Rodney (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Thomas, James (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Richardson, Rene (interviewee); Vance, James (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report, Gregory Smith a key figure in the investigation of Dr. Walter Rodney's death outlines his conditions for testifying in any inquiry; hospitality ministers have been installed along the Antigua and Barbuda coastline after the murder of four foreginers; the British press continues to speculate on the reasons for the murder ;Antigua ad Barbuda's High Commissioner to London discusses how he has been dealing with the press on the matter and; a commission recommends that the supervision of St. Maarten be extended.Item Caribbean Report 02-03-1994(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-02) Orr, Carol (anchor); Chuck, Delroy (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Anyaoku, Emeka (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Malcolm, Devon (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 02-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Thompson, Dudley (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Irwin, Simon (analyst); Esler, Garvin (correspondent); Espin, Vilma (interviewee); McGreal, Chris (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, visits Washington on a three-day official trip to hold talks with the president of the United States, the Deputy Secretary of State and other senior American officials. High on the agenda is Jamaica’s economic reform programme and the war against drugs. Secondly, the former Jamaican Minister of National Security, Dudley Thompson, says it is time for the government to abolish the controversial Suppression of Crime Act that was introduced as a temporary crime fighting in 1974. Following the Financial News, all eyes are on Cuba after the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe. According to Vilma Espin, a member of Cuban Communist Party, Cuba will never turn its back on socialism despite the international pressures meted out to the Cubans. In another related report, there is growing disaffection amongst the youths in Cuba who blame the Communist Party for restricting their opportunities for material goods. The report concludes with the swearing-in of the new and fourth Electoral Council in Haiti which comprises of nine members, three of which were from the first Council that was abandoned in 1987.Item Caribbean Report 02-06-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Ashford, Mike (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 02-07-1991(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-07-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Robinson, A.N.R. (interviewee); Goddard, John Stanley (interviewee); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Sanchez-Parodi, Ramon (interviewee); Sugden, David (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 02-07-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Meade, Reuben (speaker); Brathwaite, Nicholas (speaker); Charles, Eugenia, Dame (speaker); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); De Leon, Sherrie-Ann (correspondent); Kirby, Alex (correspondent); Renard, Yves (speaker); Joseph, Davin (speaker); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 02-08-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-08-08) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Adie, Kate (correspondent); Clark, Gregory (interviewee); Manigat, Leslie (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Hoyte, Desmond (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Sandiford, Erskine (interviewee); James, Canute (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 02-08-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-08-02) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Simpson, Myrna (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Wardle, Charles (interviewee); Persaud, Wilberne (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Malcolm, Devon (interviewee)Item Caribbean Report 03-02-1994(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-03) Rodney, Donald (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Bock, Sam (interviewee); Stokes, Tal (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report Donald Rodney, the brother of Dr. .Walter Rodney responds to Gregory Smith's condition that he take a lie detector test; government's reactions to the recent developments in the Dr. Walter Rodney case are examined;Suriname plagued by economic hardship; a special screening the American film 'Cool Runnings' is to be aired, the coach and a member of the Jamaican bobsled team, on which the movie is based, talks about the impact the film has had on the team.Item Caribbean Report 03-05-1989(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-05-03) Patrick, Soraya (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Florence, Chris (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (correspondent); Dabydeen, David (interviewee); Hennessy, Alistair (interviewee); Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Fielden, Sidney (interviewee); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation