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Item Caribbean Report 02-02-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Dodwell, David (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Morris, Robert Bobby (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Rotberg, Robert I. (interviewee); Spock, Benjamin McLane (interviewee); Core, David (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Tuitt, Noel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Caribbean and other developing countries have been increasingly marginalized by foreign investors. A report from the OECD states that there was a fall from 25% - 19% in the past ten years, with dwindling access to bank lending - causing developing countries to increase their reliance on foreign investment. Mike Jarvis interviews David Dodwell – World Trade Editor with Britain’s Financial Times newspaper, who expresses his economic predictions of the results of the OECD report for the Caribbean region. UN envoy Dante Caputo received a less than warm welcome into Haiti by anti Aristride supporters. In an interview with Debbie Ransome, Robert I. Rotberg - US Observer of the 1990 elections in Haiti - expresses his views on the consequences of military action in Haiti, and the protest towards Dante Caputo’s visit to Haiti. There is mounting speculation in Barbados that the British company Booker Tate could take over the country’s problem plagued sugar industry. This has raised much anxiety among sugar workers and signs of resistance by local companies bidding for the job. David Thompson – Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance announced that an interim arrangement has been proposed to coincide with the transfer of assets and management to two newly formed – government companies. The Barbados Sugar industry - Dr. Anthony Brathwaite - Chairman of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company said that no firm arrangements have been put into place for the interim management of the sugar industry. The Barbados Worker’s Union President - Robert Bobby Morris told Caribbean Report that the union is pressing for severance payment for workers by the end of March - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. World renowned pediatrician - Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock has joined a campaign aimed at getting the 30 year US Trade embargo against Cuba lifted. Dr. Spock has taken a shipment to medical supplies to Cuba to highlight what he said was an unjust US policy towards Cuba and was politically unsound, since Cuba presented no threat to the US. The American Religious Organization - Pastors for Peace has also mounted another shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The Jamaican Foreign Minister – David Core on a visit to Cuba said that his country was hoping to improve its trade and ties with Cuba. In an interview with correspondent Debbie Ransome, Dr. Wayne Smith – Head of Cuban Studies at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, expresses his views on the negative socio-political and economic impact of maintaining the embargo. Former Montserrat Chief Minister - John Osborne and his Agriculture Minister - Noel Tuitt were acquitted of corruption charges in the local High Court. They were both charged with misconduct in public office and conspiring to obtain money for a land license – correspondent Debbie Ransome reports.Item Caribbean Report 04-02-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Draper, Gordon (interviewee); Mc Leod, Errol (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Hakim, Peter (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Burnett, Charles (interviewee); Waldron, Michael (interviewee); Richardson, Richie (interviewee); Bakka, Leif (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationMajor Trade Unions in Trinidad and Tobago are preparing massive protest against structural adjustment policies being adopted by the PNM government of Prime Minister Patrick Manning, and the government’s decision to defer payment of salary increases to public servants. The unions are also predicting large scale retrenchment as a result of these measures – correspondent Tony Fraser reports on the views of Gordon Draper and Errol McLeod - President General of the OWTU. A naval blockade of Haiti could be the final result of continued stalling of negotiations of the country’s de facto regime. Analysts looking at the Haitian crisis say the United Nations envoy Dante Caputo is being pushed in the direction of the harder options – correspondent David Adams reports. The United States policy towards Cuba seems unlikely to change if members of the congress have anything to do with it. Peter Hakim - Senior Acting President of Inter-American Dialogue made a presentation to the US House Panel on Wednesday to urge reconciliation with a Cuba that is no longer a threat to the US fell on deaf ears. Two Caribbean leaders are scheduled to Eugenia Charles of Dominica and Erskine Sandiford of Barbados to meet with Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on the occasion of the 44th Annual Prayer Breakfast hosted by the US President. St. Maarten and other Dutch territories in the northern Caribbean can soon have their positions changed to give them greater status in the European Community. Senior Dutch and local government officials are to meet at a meeting chaired by Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and the Dutch Minister of Aruban and Antillean Affairs Ernst Hirsch Ballin to make the islands of St. Maarten, Saber and St. Eustatius a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. However, reactions to the proposal in St. Maarten have been mixed. Top Caribbean medical expert Dr. Michael “Mickey” Waldron, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI- Barbados has challenged the projections of the rate of increase of AIDs cases in the region as projected by the Harvard Based Global Aids Coalition. In an interview with correspondent Debbie Ransome, Dr. Waldron says that based on research conducted, there is s strong likely hold of a twenty fold increase of AIDS cases in the region.Item Caribbean Report 18-01-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-01-18) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Caputo, Michael (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); Boyd, Mark Lennox (interviewee); Wells, Petrie Bowen (interviewee); Sandiford, Erskine (interviewee); Khanai, Rohan (interviewee); Aimes, Stephen (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Ellis, David (correspondent); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); Nerette, Joseph (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationHaiti’s military back to government went ahead with parliamentary elections despite pressure from the US and other factions. United Nations Haitian Envoy - Dante Caputo held talks with Haitian politicians and military regional leaders – correspondent Michael Norton reports. In an interview with correspondent Mike Jarvis – President of the CDB, Sir Neville Nicholls warns that CARICOM can put itself at a disadvantage if it delays participation at NAFTA. Sir Nicholls warns that the longer the region waits to enter NAFTA the more difficult it becomes. British Foreign Office Minister Mark Lennox Boyd expressed concern, and warned that the Caribbean banana producers need to prepare for preferential access into Europe. In an interview with correspondent Mike Jarvis – Conservative UK MP Bowne Wells shares a more optimistic view that despite challenges in the banana industry - the solution resided in the improvement of the quality of the bananas, more cost effective and cost reduction factors and the formation of the Windward Island Banana Exporting Company (WIBEC). In Barbados the government and the media clash over the issue of press freedom. The Barbados Government says that the press is irresponsible and calls for a watchdog committee. The Barbados Journalism Association says that government is attempting to muzzle the media. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports as David Ellis President of the Barbados Journalism Association states in a public address states that the Law of Libel is being used as a means to censor the media, thus posing a threat to the future of media houses. The West Indies Cricket Team beat the Australian team by 4 wickets to take the World Series trophy for the 6th time. Team Manager, Rohan Khanai in an interview told correspondent Reds’ Pereira that the team’s experience in addition to Brian Lara, Carl Hooper and Ian Bishop all playing a fantastic innings ensured the victory of the West Indies. In golf Trinidadian golfer Stephen Aimes finished the Madeira Island Open tournament in 9th place, until disaster struck - correspondent Mike Jarvis reports. A Haitian delegation led by former President Joseph Nerette to meet with President elect Bill Clinton. In an interview President Nerette said that he was invited to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Clinton administration. However, an anonymous aide for the Clinton Administration stated that there were no meetings planned with the Haitians because attempts to reach a political settlement in Haiti have been entrusted to Dante Caputo - UN representative responsible for Haiti. Correspondent Mike Jarvis reports.Item Caribbean Report 21-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-21) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Huntley, Earl (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Mendez, Juan (interviewee); Thatcher, Margaret (interviewee); Mansoor, Ibrahim (interviewee); Stickland, Michael (interviewee); Malcolm, Solomon (interviewee); Fadipe, Charlotte (correspondent); Gordon, Rexton Rawlston Fernando (interviewee); Bazin, Marc (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationEarl Huntley, a former Permanent Secretary in St. Lucia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ambassador to the United Nations in an interview with Mike Jarvis speaks about his views on the “Unity Debate.” The Seventh Day Adventist and Caribbean connection in the cult tragedy of Wacko is quickly coming to the forefront. David Koresh, cult leader was himself a Seventh Day Adventist and used this to charismatically manipulate and recruit members into the cult following, especially people in Britain form Afro Caribbean backgrounds - Mike Jarvis reports from an interview with a Seventh day Reverend Michael Stickland. For the second day running more than 50 casual workers employed in the Trinidad and Tobago Government’s Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) have caused a measure of fear to shop owners in Port of Spain. This is as a result of their colleague “sadman” being fired - Tony Fraser reports. There are signs that the de facto government in Haiti is becoming even more resistant to plans for the return of the deposed President Jean Bertrand Aristide.Item Caribbean Report 22-01-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-01-22) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Alarcón, Ricardo (interviewee); Jackson, Jessie (interviewee); Paul, Evans (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Corrada del Río, Baltasar (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Pantin, Bernard (interviewee); Mullin, Christopher John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationCuba has adopted a cautious wait and see attitude towards the new President Bill Clinton administration. President Clinton is caught between those in his party who advocate warmer relations between Cuba and those who want Fidel Castro removed - correspondent Lionel Martin interviews Cuba’s Foreign Minister - Ricardo Alarcón about the attitude of Havana to the new team in Washington and other current US foreign policy relations issues affecting Cuba, as well as Haiti. He felt that the US should not impose certain sanctions on Cuba and treat Cuba with respect. American activist – Rev. Jessie Jackson says that the Clinton administration must move quickly to restore democracy in Haiti. He criticized Clinton decision to use a naval blockade to stop an expected flood of refugees from Haiti. He also said that if something was not done soon Haitians will begin to cast themselves into the sea en masse. Meanwhile, in Port-au-Prince former mayor Evans Paul warned that Dante Cuputo - UN envoy to Haiti might be pushing too hard. Puerto Rico’s new government will maintain its links with the rest of the Caribbean, moves towards becoming a US state. Baltasar Corrada del Río - Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State of Puerto Rico’s for Overseas Caribbean Development programme - in an interview with Yvette Rowe advises that Puerto Rico won’t sever its ties with the rest of the Caribbean. He advised that because of Puerto Rico’s long history of ties with the Caribbean region and it its geo-political location it is important to trade and investment, communication, and technical development. The Puerto Rico’s Senate is debating a bill to repeal a law passed last year that makes Spanish the official language of the island. A similar bill has already been passed by the Lower House, and If the bill goes to the Senate, it would go on to conference where the two houses would work out a joint bill. This would mean that Puerto Rico would return to having two official languages – Spanish and English. Correspondent Debbie Ransome reports that Jamaican retention of the death penalty comes under fire from a senior British Opposition MP. Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman – a senior Br opposition MP has stepped up arguments linking Jamaican’s retention of the death penalty to aid and trade with Britain. The British government has ruled out such action. The intensity of the Labour’s Party campaign against the death penalty continues to place Jamaica under the spotlight. The campaign last year was fronted by Labour MP - Christopher John Mullin. However, MP Kaufman called for the abolition of the death penalty in Jamiaca, and his petition to Prime Minister John Major to make representation in the European Community 13 members to suspend their aid and trade links to Jamaica until the island improves its human rights record which he describes as one of the worst for any democracy. Correspondent Debbie Ransome reports that an official notice offering shares in the Barbados National Oil company appeared in Britain’s Guardian newspapers. The offering of the net assets of BNOC to would be British investors was advertised as part of the divestment plans by the Barbados government. American entertainment giant Time Warner and other American companies gets involved in a plan to distribute broadcasts from this year’s Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival abroad to an international audience. For the second consecutive year Trinidad’s National Carnival Commission has sold the rights to a local media house. This year media conglomerate Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) obtained these rights and brought in overseas companies to rebroadcasts. Correspondent Tony Fraser interviews CCN’s Station Manager - Bernard Pantin on the issue of how much control that Trinidad and Tobago will keep on its Carnival.Item Caribbean Report 27-05-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-27) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Greenidge, Carl (interviewee); Leyne, Jon (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Jarvis , Mike (correspondent); Scott, John (interviewee); Jones, Lionel (interviewee); Maharaj, Ramesh Lawrence (interviewee); Delzin, Gregory (interviewee); Robertson, Geoffrey (interviewee); Simms, Bernard (interviewee); Pollard, Brynmor (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Marsh, Bennett (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation