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    Caribbean Report 08-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-08) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (interviewee); Clinton, Hillary (interviewee); Hewitt, Elaine (interviewee); Daniel, Theresa (correspondent); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Seaga, Edward (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Parry, Joseph (interviewee); Vincent, Justin (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Debt forgiveness and women's development are at the top of the agenda at the UN World Summit for Social Development. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, UN Secretary-General and America's First Lady Hillary Clinton both addressed the Summit and focused on the improvement of conditions for women in the developing world. In Saint Vincent, Prime Minister James Mitchell gave his first public reaction to the US drug allegations. Mitchell criticised the report and challenged whether a country could be condemned by a unsubstantiated report. Meanwhile in Jamaica, Edward Seaga, leader of the Opposition Labour Party, criticised the challenge to his leadership and spoke about the recent resignation of party Chairman Bruce Golding. The OECS plans to reach out and increase trade with the French Overseas Departments. Keith Fletcher has been sacked as England's cricket manager following a disastrous England tour of Australia.
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    Caribbean Report 09-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-09) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Nuttall, Chris (correspondent); Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (interviewee); Fernandez de Cossio, Carlos (interviewee); Singh, Wendy (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Ally, Terry (interviewee); Howell, Calvin (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Caribbean bauxite and alumina producers will face serious problems if a US proposal to American President Bill Clinton is accepted. In Jamaica, Kingston is at a virtual standstill as a strike by tanker drivers led to a shortage of petrol at service stations. Trinidad steps up security inside its main prison following the disappearance of the master keys to the prison. At the UN Social Development Summit in Copenhagen, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have produced an alternative declaration and have called for the cancellation of Third World debt. The French government confirmed that President Fidel Castro is to meet with French President Francois Mitterrand. Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, Director of US Affairs in Cuba's Foreign Ministry, responds to whether President Castro is likely to press for French support against the US trade embargo. The World Council of Churches has presented a report on racism in the United States to the UN Commission on Human Rights. In Barbados, a political and environmental controversy has been brewing over the selection of a particular site for the new sanitary landfill. Bertram Niles examines the issue and its lessons for waste disposal in the rest of the Caribbean. US officials state that security is a top concern in Haiti as the US prepares to end its peacekeeping mission on March 31st and handover duties to the United Nations.
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    Caribbean Report 16-12-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-16) Orr, Carol (anchor); Sutherland, Peter (interviewee); Meadley, John (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Valley, Kenneth (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (interviewee); Urbina, Roberto (interviewee); Ross, Timothy (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 26-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-26) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); McLeod, Errol (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); De Peana, George (interviewee); Gummer, John (interviewee); Oppenheim, Phillip (interviewee); Little, Cheryl (interviewee); Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    There appears to be a temporary cessation of hostilities between the trade unions and the Trinidad and Tobago government, as the unions agreed to accept a proposal for voluntary redundancy of its members in the public utilities sector – correspondent Tony Fraser interviews Errol McLeod, President General of the OWTU. George De Peana, Caribbean Advisor International Labour Organization is calling on the labour movement to reorder their attitudes towards money and collective bargaining. In an interview with correspondent Sandra Baptiste, De Peana outlined some suggestions to achieve these desired outcomes. Despite a decision to maintain free access to the European market - the banana issue continues to be a decisive matter among British MPs. John Gummer, Agriculture Minister reported in parliament on an EC Council Meeting where the council maintained market preferences for Caribbean bananas. Correspondent Yvette Rowe reports on the statements of British MP - Phillip Arthur Charles Lawrence Oppenheim. The UN has called for Haitians arrested following a mass for victims of the ferry accident to be released. The UNs Secretary-General of the (UN) - Boutros Boutros-Ghali said that the detainees should be released in the interest of democracy – correspondent Yvette Rowe reports. HIV Positive Haitians refugees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba say that they will continue to fight their ban on their entry into the US, and continue their hunger strike in protest. In an interview with correspondent Yvette Rowe - Miami Attorney for Haitian refugees - Cheryl Little says that the recent US Senate vote to maintain the ban is disheartening. The shadow boxing between boxer - Riddick Lamont Bowe and Lennox Lewis continue with no clear sign about when the real thing (fight) will happen. In Puerto Rico millions of dollars in property was seized in a major drug raid executed by US police and agents. The assets - homes, businesses and islands are believed to be owned by a Columbian led group of drug smugglers and money launderers, and the value of the seizure is estimated at 20 million dollars.