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Item Caribbean Report 05-12-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-12-05) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Blom-Cooper, Louis (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Brooks, Frederick (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Foulkes, George (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 09-07-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-09) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Forde, Henry (interviewee); Khan, Bobby (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Khan, Israel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 12-11-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-11-12) Orr, Carol (anchor); Lyons, John (correspondent); Granderson, Colin (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); McIntyre, Alister (interviewee); Conklin, Geraldine (correspondent); Simmonds, Kennedy (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Vazquez-Botet, Rene (interviewee); Dove, Frederick (correspondent); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee)ABSTRACT: The UN Security Council is considering sending human rights monitors back into Haiti following reports of a dramatic rise in human rights abuses in absence of human rights monitors. At the Sixth EC Caribbean Conference in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean has been urged to continue fighting for special treatment under LOME Four. World recognition of the rights of indigenous people in the Caribbean is being promoted by O'Gustie, Dominica’s Carib Chief has been retracing Columbus’s steps with visits to the islands. In St. Kitts and Nevis the government intends to make the economy, tourism and education key issues in the general elections. Dr. Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister says that the campaign will be based on the government’s thirteen year record. Puerto Rico nationals go to the polls to decide the island’s political future – should Puerto Rico become the 51st US state?Item Caribbean Report 13-04-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-04-13) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Kinnock, Neil (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Kuei Tung, Brian (interviewee); Meade, Reuben (interviewee); Bacchus, Earl (interviewee); Mottley, Wendell (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 13-07-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-13) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Brathwaite, Nicholas (speaker); Charles, Eugenia, Dame (speaker); Carrington, Edwin (speaker); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Bartholomew, Maureen (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 16-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-16) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Motley, Wendell (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Mendez, Juan (interviewee); Thatcher, Margaret (interviewee); Ibrahim, Mansoor (interviewee); Fadipe, Charlotte (interviewee); Ranks, Shabba (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Trinidad government is warning workers not to expect huge future pay rises even though the currency has been devalued. Wendell Motley, Finance Minister advises that a national strike would achieve very little for the workers and prove very dangerous to the economy. A former Puerto Rico Secretary of State Antonio Colorado stated that efforts to retain the 936 programme have been hampered by the ambivalence in the current Puerto Rico government that could seriously hurt the economies of both Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. UN Special Envoy Dante Caputo says he has had a positive meeting with the military leadership in Haiti but no agreement has been reached in ending the country’s political crises such as the army’s demand for a complete amnesty, and Haitian Human Rights Groups says that blanket amnesty for those involved in the 1991 would be unacceptable. Margaret Thatcher appeals publicly for help for the plight of the evil done to the Muslims in Bosnia due to the bloody civil wars – Serbs against Muslims. Leaders of 5 dissident groups in Cuba are writing to President Clinton for the US economic embargo against Cuba to be lifted since they state that it goes against international law. Correspondent Charlotte Fadipe, reports on the world of Jamaican ‘Ragga” music – the newest music trend in Britain. Leone Ross, Music Journalist explains the characteristics, musical style and raga culture to Charlotte Fadipe. Jamaican Dancehall artiste Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon ) also explains and defends the new music trend. The ragga music has been said to promote violence, homophobia and misogyny.Item Caribbean Report 18-11-1996(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-11-18) Orr, Carol (anchor); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); George, Emelina (correspondnet); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Williams, Lorraine (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 20-05-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-05-20) Orr, Carol (anchor); Ward, Claire (interviewee); Sudama, Trevor (interviewee); Timothy, Julius (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Cameron, James (correspondent); McKay, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe British Labour Party has dismissed suggestions of interference in St. Lucia’s upcoming general elections. The rejection comes just days after a United Kingdom MP stood on a platform endorsing the St. Lucia Opposition Labour Party. Claire Ward, British Labour MP defends her role in the St. Lucia general elections and the question of a breach of political protocol is looked into. Next, China/Taiwan battle for membership of the Caribbean Development Bank has moved to Canada where the CDB is holding its twenty seventh annual meeting. Next, the Caribbean/Latin American Action Organisation in Washington expects the move towards a free trade area of the Americas to pick up momentum despite anticipated setbacks. Next, in Britain a man convicted on the basis of information given by a Yardie informant is awaiting deportation to Jamaica after a court today quashed his ten year conviction for robbery. Finally, a report in Britain looks at racist behaviour at football grounds as more than 70% of fans would support a long term battle on the culprits. In what has been described as the most widespread examination of racism in professional football investigation conducted in the multicultural community of Sheffield calls for stronger action to attract more black people to the game.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 22-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-22) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Huntley, Earl (interviewee); Colorado, Antonio (interviewee); Mendez, Juan (interviewee); Thatcher, Margaret (interviewee); Ibrahim, Mansoor; Stickland, Michael (interviewee); Malcolm, Solomon; Fadipe, Charlotte (correspondent); Gordon, Rexton Rawlston Fernando (interviewee); Croskell, Hugh (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Bird, Vere (interviewee); St. Luce, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Prime Minister of Antigua, Barbuda – Vere Bird Senior have come out in support of his son Lester Bird. John St. Luis is locked into a two way battle Mike Jarvis interviews Prime Minister Vere Bird Senior about the reasons he feels that his son is most competent for the office, as well as the views of John St. Luis – Minister of Information. Dominica’s Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles says an opinion poll is needed to determine if a referendum on Windward Islands political “Unity” initiative should be held. She feels that the support for Unification is already waning - Hugh Croskell interviews Prime Minister Eugenia Charles. General Raúl Modesto Castro has revealed that Cuba was told by the former Soviet Union in the 1980’s that will not come to its aid if it was attacked by the US.