http://hdl.handle.net/2139/11195 1992 January-June CR 2013-05-22T00:36:42Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13220 Caribbean Report 18-02-1992 Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Simmons, Erskine (interviewee); Islam, Sharda (correspondent); Seale, Gordon (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent) Pressure is being placed on the Dominican Republic to provide adequate security for ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide to be able to attend a meeting of the ACP-EC Joint Assembly being held in the Dominican Republic. An 80 year old American dancer is on a fast to protest the repatriation of Haitian refugees. The European Community offer plans of opening up its banana market and Dominica's Prime Minister is expected to speak on the banana issue. Caribbean tourism is discussed and Jamaican churchmen march for peace in Kingston. 1992-02-18T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13211 Caribbean Report 17-02-1992 Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Savarin, Charles (interviewee); Dupiton, Thomas Eddy (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Barsotti, Frank (interviewee); Mansoor, Michael (interviewee) An ACP-EC meeting is held in the Dominican Republic, but there is dissappointment due to the absence of ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide. The President of the Dominican Republic is called on to give a statement since Aristide was advised to stay away by officials of the Dominican Republic who said there was fear for his safety. A Barbadian diplomat express dissappointment with the state of affairs in the regional integration movement as Caribbean leaders prepare for an informal summit in Jamaica. Chairman of the West Indian Commission, Sir Shridath Ramphal gives an address to the parliament of the Netherland Antilles on the work of the Commission and on the progress of regional integration, and there is a severe cash shortage in the Trinidad and Tobago's commercial banking sector. 1992-02-17T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13210 Caribbean Report 14-02-1992 Garth, Leslie (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Walker, Herbert (interviewee); Forsette, Tim (correspondent); Joseph, Maynard (interviewee); Water, Frank (interviewee) Haitian lawmarkers call on the President of the Senate for a date and venue to be announced within the next 72 hours for the next rounds of talks with the OAS. United States express concerns on reports circulating that people trying to leave Haiti are being persecuted. After fears are expressed by the Dominican Republic on the ability to provide adequate security for ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide, he declines to apeak at a scheuled meetngin Haiti, while reports circulate on the real reason for not wanting him to speak. An OAS representative withdraws from attendance to a UN Caribbean and Latin group meeting on the crisis in Haiti. The OECS reviews the tariff ceiling in the Common External Tariff. General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union says hte regions politicians are misjudging the desire for integration and Caribbean Banana Producers are seeking assurances from the European Community that their guaranteed markets under the Lome Convention will not be destroyed by the Introduction of the Single European Market. 1992-02-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/13209 Caribbean Report 13-02-1992 Jarvis, Mike (anchor); MaMillan-Scott, Edward (interviewee); Walker, Herbert (interviewee); Gunness, Chris (correspondent); Torricelli, Robert (interviewee); Lilley, Peter (interviewee) A United States spokeman questions the economic sanctions against Haiti. The European parliament condenms the overthrow of the Haitian President and calls on the U.S. to cease the repatriation of Haitian refugees. U.S. Congressman, Charles Rangel calls on the United States to restore ousted President Jean Betrand Aristide to office, and concern grows in the UN over the failure to restore him to office. There are discussions on whether the Haitian situation can be placed on the UN's security council agenda. U.S. Congressman Robert Torricelli calls on U.S. allies to support his proposed Bill which seeks to tighten trade embargpo against Cuba, but there is a likely hostile response from the British government. 1992-02-13T00:00:00Z