http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8511 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:41:02 GMT 2013-06-20T02:41:02Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15618 Caribbean Report 20-06-1990 Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Gunness, Chris (correspondent); Paquin, Lionel (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent) The national army of Suriname takes control of the bauxite town of Moengo from the Jungle Commando rebels. Before fleeing the town, the rebels shot at army soldiers and blew up the head office of the Suriname Aluminium Company (SURALCO). Secondly, the Dutch government pressures St. Maarten delegates not to attend the Caribbean regional seminar on decolonization. Following the Financial News, a representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Haiti left New York for consultation with the government of Haiti in Port-au-Prince. The representative was appointed to determine how the United Nations can assist in the organization of Haiti’s upcoming elections. In addition, the National Front for Change and Democracy is a new political organization formed in Haiti. The new party comprises of fifteen left-wing organizations coming together to participate in the forthcoming elections in Haiti. Wed, 20 Jun 1990 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15618 1990-06-20T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15617 Caribbean Report 19-06-1990 Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Rensch, Stanley (interviewee); Pack, Chris (analyst); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); George, Randolph (interviewee); Gunness, Chris (correspondent); McCalla, Jocelyn (interviewee) Ronnie Brunswick, leader of the Surinamese Jungle Commando, is arrested in French Guiana. He was held at the airport for allegedly using a false passport shortly before boarding a plane to the Netherlands. The Jungle Commando rebels still have the bauxite town of Moengo under siege and it is feared that fighting can break out between the national army and the rebels. Following the Financial News, Guyana’s newest political organization, Guyanese United for Reform and Democracy, held its first public rally in Georgetown. The report concludes with three New York-based human rights organizations publishing a disturbing report on the poor conditions of thirty thousand Haitian migrant workers in the Dominican Republic. Tue, 19 Jun 1990 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15617 1990-06-19T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15589 Diana Mahabir-Wyatt: A meaningful life Byng, Kimberly A brief biography of Diana Mahabir-Wyatt, and her work and support for battered women in Trinidad and Tobago Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15589 2013-06-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15588 Caribbean Report 18-06-1990 Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Jagan, Janet (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Elliott, Jane (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Garth, Leslie (correspondent); Hislop, Tracy (interviewee); Shaft, Mike (interviewee) Amidst unbearable economic pressures, the opposition People’s Progressive Party in Guyana questions how the Guyanese people are going to cope after the harsh economic measures imposed by the IMF. A 26.6% devaluation of the Guyana dollar has pushed the exchange rate to forty-five Guyanese dollars to one US dollar. Following the Financial News, the opposition leaders in the Windward Islands rejected British proposal submitted to the European Commission for the regulation of the banana trade after 1992. In the next segment, the government of the United States now offers supports to the setting up of an international fund to aid the developing nations to reduce the use of chemicals that are harmful to the earth’s ozone layer. The report ends with the cancellation of the British version of Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash scheduled to take place in Manchester. Report commences during the headline news. Mon, 18 Jun 1990 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15588 1990-06-18T00:00:00Z