1991 January-June CR http://hdl.handle.net/2139/11193 2013-05-19T15:37:58Z 2013-05-19T15:37:58Z Crosskill, Hugh (anchor) Khan, Sharief (correspondent) Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee) Henry, Ferdinand (interviewee) Gumbs, Emile (interviewee) http://hdl.handle.net/2139/12696 2012-04-23T16:08:18Z 1991-04-05T00:00:00Z

Caribbean Report 05-04-1991 Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee); Henry, Ferdinand (interviewee); Gumbs, Emile (interviewee) The President of Guyana has changed his decision and is now ready to have consultations with the Oppostion parties to elect a new Chairman of the Electoral Commision of Guyana. There is mounting pressure on President Hoyte to invite CARICOM to send its own observer team to monitor the Guyana elections. Officials from the Caribbean fully support this call and gives their insights into this matter. In Haiti, Madame Ertha Pascal-Trouillot who was arrested for complicity and charged for corruption was released from prison today and placed under house arrest. Mr. Emile Gumbs, Chief Minister of Anguilla shares Mr. Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands concerns. Mr. Gumbs believes that the death penalty in a small island is a definite deterrent and that the territories should have decided for themselves on this matter. Segment 2 contains a clip of Mr. Desmond Hoyte's earlier statement indicating that he would not bow to the demands of Opposition Parties to remove Sir Harold Bollers as Chairman of the Electoral Commission.

1991-04-05T00:00:00Z Crosskill, Hugh (anchor) Norton, Michael (correspondent) Griffith, Leslie (interviewer) Ramsahoye, Fenton (interviewer) Jarvis, Mike (correspondent) Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity (interviewee) Jarvis, Mike (correspondent) http://hdl.handle.net/2139/12695 2012-04-23T16:21:11Z 1991-04-04T00:00:00Z

Caribbean Report 04-04-1991 Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Griffith, Leslie (interviewer); Ramsahoye, Fenton (interviewer); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent) In Haiti, Madame Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, has been arrested and jailed for complicity. Reports are given on this arrest by Michael Norton and Hugh Crosskill. Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana has brushed aside the Opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the country’s Electoral Commission Chairman, Sir Harold Bollers. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has reacted angrily to a decision made by the British government to abolish the death penalty in the Caribbean dependencies and to replace it with life imprisonment. Nigel Ben, former British WBA middleweight champion with Barbadian parents, has had a successful boxing match win and he looks towards achieving another title in the future.

1991-04-04T00:00:00Z Garth, Leslie (anchor) Ransome, Debbie (correspondent) Garth, Hugh (correspondent) Williams, Eddie (correspondent) Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent) Cox, Sheila (interviewee) Nuffield, Ed (interviewee) Ninvalle, Pete (interviewer) http://hdl.handle.net/2139/12694 2012-04-23T16:22:20Z 1991-03-14T00:00:00Z

Caribbean Report 14-03-1991 Garth, Leslie (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Garth, Hugh (correspondent); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Cox, Sheila (interviewee); Nuffield, Ed (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (interviewer) The political crisis continues in Antigua and a report is provided on the current state of events as the Deputy Prime Minister delivers an emotional speech in Parliament. Preparations for the May 25th elections is in progress in Suriname. However, there seem to be a lack of interest by members of the population as the voter registration is not significant. A Canadian Member of Parliament, Jim Karygiannis appears to be fighting for his own political life when he returns to Canada after a week long visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Karygiannis. He has stated that his reason for the visit to Trinidad and Tobago was on behalf of its citizens who were seeking refugee status in Canada due to discrimination faced by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. There is hope for greater economic development in the Caribbean when the free trade bloc between the United States, Canada and Mexico finally comes into effect. Such development is likely to take place in tourism and imports into the Caribbean. Segment 2 contains a clip of Lester Bird’s emotive speech in Parliament.

1991-03-14T00:00:00Z Crosskill, Hugh (anchor) Garth, Leslie (correspondent) Spencer, Baldwin (interviewee) Norton, Michael (correspondent) Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity (interviewee) http://hdl.handle.net/2139/12678 2012-04-23T16:23:13Z 1991-03-13T00:00:00Z

Caribbean Report 13-03-1991 Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Garth, Leslie (correspondent); Spencer, Baldwin (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity (interviewee) An update is provided in this report on the political situation in Antigua and Barbuda where seven rebel MPs have written the Prime Minister to resign due to his poor leadership. Antigua’s Leader of the Opposition United National Democratic Party (UNDP), believes that the Prime Minister has succeeded in the challenge against his son and six other rebel MPs who have asked him to resign. There is an unprecedented move in Haiti where six soldiers have been arrested and an army platoon has been confined to barracks. The West Indian Commission continued its consultation with the people in the Caribbean and held a recent session in Jamaica. The Jamaican government has broken its silence on the death penalty and maintains that it would not be abolished in the country. The BVI seeks British aid in order to lengthen the BVI’s airport runway which would facilitate flights from Miami and New York and also accommodate direct flights into the BVI. Segment 5, contains clips of speakers at the session.

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