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    Caribbean Report 13-12-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-13) Richards, Ken (anchor); Gonzales, Anthony (interviewee); El Hadj, Sidya (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); Davidson, Winston (interviewee); Turnbill, Bill (correspondent); Preval, Rene (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Lequay, Alloy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is advising Caribbean states to seek a phased entry into the Free Trade Agreement proposed by the US to come into effect in 2005. In St. Lucia, banana farmers are closely monitoring the uncertainties surrounding the region's banana industry. Some banana growers comment on the Geest sale issue. Meanwhile, EU Deputy Director General for Agriculture, Ralf Mohler is set to meet with US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on December 18th to discuss the bitter trade dispute over bananas. Prime Minister John Compton has criticised the region's electronic media and discussed the freedom of movement for journalists in the Caribbean Community. A British and French effort for an European initiative to clamp down on drug trafficking in the Caribbean has been welcomed by former Chairman of the Jamaican National Drug Abuse Council, Dr. Winston Davidson. In Haiti, Rene Preval, close friend and political ally of President Aristide, is a front runner in the presidential elections. However, on the streets of Port-au-Prince, the debate is not over politics but prices and the high cost of living. Mr. Preval comments on how he intends to implement security on the island, if he is elected. In cricket, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board, Mr. Alloy Lequay has a plan to resolve the Brian Lara controversy.
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    Caribbean Report 24-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Cadasse, Noel (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Shapiro, Henry (interviewee); Parker, Howard (interviewee); Blum, Jack (interviewee); Davidson, Winston (interviewee); Cozier, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines Dominica where voters in the capital city of Roseau may have to go back to the polls following a High Court decision to declare Charles Savarin's victory null and void. American Airlines appears set to deliver a major blow to St. Lucia's tourism industry with the cancellation of two weekend flights to the island. Also, there is concern for the future of Hewanorra Airport which is currently underutilized. British teenagers are succumbing to the drug culture according to a report by Professor Howard Parker. Prof. Parker calls for a radical review of schools' drug policies and is pessimistic that much can be done to reduce drug use. Dr. Winston Davidson, former Chairman of Jamaica National Drug Abuse Council comments on the extent the schools in the Caribbean suffer from the intrusion of drugs. The first defense policy summit of the hemisphere takes place in Williamsburg, Virginia with thirty-four Defense Ministers and officials in attendance. Participants would look at cooperation between regional armies. In cricket, the West Indies take the lead on the final day of play in the tour match against Middlesex at Lords. In Trinidad and Tobago, a bill to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives was laid in the country's Lower Chamber and is expected to be debated.