1992 January-June CR

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    Caribbean Report 11-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-11) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Clarkson, Lauret (interviewee); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Arnold, Keith (interviewee); Waldron, Michael (interviewee); Ellis, David (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Antiguan government Member of Parliament Hugh Marshall received word that he and Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird are next on a list of senior officials who have been the targets of arson attacks. Public service workers in Grenada feel neglected as Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite intervenes in the wage dispute between the private sector workers and their employers. They have given the government fourteen days to come to an agreement. Thirteen thousand sugar workers in Jamaica return to their jobs after agreeing to the daily rate and minimum wage settlements in the new contract with producers. In Jamaica, it is hoped that Prime Minister Michael Manley will announce his decision to step down at his party’s meeting on Sunday. Governor of the Belize Central Bank Keith Arnold believes that although the long term prospects look dim for Caribbean banana producers, Belize can hold its own even without preferential access to European markets. Barbadian doctors are exploring the possibility of a regional kidney bank to expedite matches between patients and donors. Finally, an OAS plan to restore ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power will be debated by Haitian lawmakers.
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    Caribbean Report 12-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-12) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Phillips, Peter (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); Arnold, Keith (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Jamaica, the General Secretary of the People’s Nation Party Dr. Peter Phillips confirms that Prime Minister Michael Manley will retire before the next election. Although Antiguan Prime Minister Vere Bird has not indicated any plans to relinquish office, Member of Parliament Lester Bird says he’s willing to lead the Antiguan Labour Party into the next election. President of the Caribbean Development Bank Sir Neville Nicholls encourages more speed in achieving Caribbean integration as international aid donors are expressing concern over the high cost of maintaining aid and diplomatic relations with individual countries. The Central Bank Governor of Belize Keith Arnold believes Belize can be instrumental in fostering a strong regional economic union between the Caribbean Community and Central America. Several police officers in St. Lucia engage in a demonstration against the sentencing of a colleague to two days in prison by a magistrate for contempt. Meanwhile the country’s dock workers stage a go slow. The debate by Haitian lawmakers on an OAS accord to restore President Aristide to power has been postponed till next week. Top Communist Party Aide Carlos Aldana says that US presidential campaigners are setting Washington against Castro’s government. Finally, Cuban authorities claim that Haiti is obstructing the repatriation of one thousand Haitian refugees being housed at five camps in East Cuba.