1988 July-December CR

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Browsing 1988 July-December CR by Author "Adams, David (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 01-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-01) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Renton, Timothy (interviewee); Wheeler, John (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Runcie, Robert (Archbishop); Pack, Chris (interviewee); Honore, Jean-Jacques (interviewee); Whitaker, Allan (interviewee ); Gledhill, Nick (correspondent); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program focuses on the new immigration act which removes the automatic right of Commonwealth citizens to bring their families to live with them. It also highlights some aspects of the impact of the results of the large majority vote at the annual Lambeth Conference in London, in favour of the right of individual provinces to accept women Bishops. The program also gives an update on Haitian politics and the latest actions by military leader General Henri Namphy, as he seeks to tighten his grip on power. Additionally, it takes a brief a look into the modern day practices of slavery and other forms of human exploitation in some major European and Asian countries, even as the Caribbean celebrates 150 years of abolition.
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    Caribbean Report 21-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-21) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Treasure, Beverley (correspondent); Gill, Ken (interviewee); Mills, Gloria (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Johnson, Christopher (analyst); Stott, Robert (interviewee); Gavaskar, Sunil (interviewee); Lewis, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This programme features highlights of pre-election activities in Antigua and Barbuda, and power struggles within the ranks of the Antigua Labour Party in the wake of the imminent retirement of Prime Minister Vere Bird Snr. It also reports on the devastating effects of inflation in the Dominican Republic, takes a brief look at issues coming out of a conference on black workers in trade unions and includes highlights of the 4th test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley.
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    Caribbean Report 25-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-25) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Bodoe, Davidson (interviewee); Hughes, Raymond (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Schluter, John (interviewee); Rosser, Neil (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights a charge of racism by a former IMF employee, and examines the reasons put forward for such a charge. It also features a recent decision by a British judge to uphold an order to freeze the British assets of former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier as part of embezzlement proceedings brought against him by Haiti and France. The prospects of the success of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in the Europoean gourmet coffee market are explored, and the controversy surrounding the hosting of an assembly of Nicaraguan contra leaders by the Dominican Republic is showcased. The programme rounds out with cricket highlights of the 4th test between the West Indies and England at Headingley.