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Item Caribbean Report 06-07-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-07-06) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Garley, Steve (analyst); Weisglas, Frans (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationWith pre-election violence on the upsurge in Haiti, the Independent Electoral Council protests against the reappearance of Williams Regala, one of the most feared man in the country who was the alleged instigator of the violence that aborted the 1987 elections. Secondly, the ACP Working Group on Bananas held a meeting in Brussels to examine Caricom’s proposals for the regulation of the banana trade in Europe. In the next segment, a study entitled “Europe 1992 and the Caribbean: Crisis, Challenge and Opportunity” by Wilberne Persaud purports that prolong dependence on preferential markets in Europe without more efficient production and diversity will increase the Caribbean’s economic and social problems. Following the Financial News, the British charter travel to Jamaica, Barbados and the Dominican Republic have been affected by the rise in British interest rates. In Suriname, the government is accusing the Dutch of improper behaviour after the opposition politicians in Holland hold talks with Ronnie Brunswick, Suriname’s Jungle Commando. However, the Dutch government refused Ronnie Brunswick to meet with Holland’s Foreign Minister and accommodated talks between Brunswick and senior civil servants. The report concludes with a victory by the Jamaican silver medallist, Grace Jackson, in the 200 meters race at the International Athletics Club Grand Prix in Edinburgh.Item Caribbean Report 08-04-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-04-08) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Wenner, Claire (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Gelbard, Robert (interviewee); Torricelli, Robert (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Cardouat, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 12-04-1991(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014-07-21) Croskill, Hugh (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Montasse, Michelle (correspondent); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Benson, Howard (correspondent); Gooch, Graham (interviewee); Agneal, John (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Damanpersad, Deepo (interviewee); Rawlinson, Neil (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 19-03-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-19) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Lindsay, Delroy (Interviewee); Dumas, Reginald (interviewee); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationA new agreement governing the export of bananas to Europe by the Dominican Republic and Caricom may satisfy Caricom concerns but ultimately present similar problems for other ACP suppliers. An analyst predicts that this agreement will merely shift the problem unto other traditional suppliers, which will be one of the items on the agenda of the upcoming ACP-EEC Assembly meeting. Secondly, as overseas creditors squeeze Jamaica’s private sector for overdue payments which collectively exceeds $200 million, the economic officials predict an imminent abolition of exchange controls and the floating of the currency. The next segment raises questions on the existing and future role of the Commonwealth Secretariat as the Caricom nations grapple with a changing economic environment. The report concludes with ongoing negotiations between the government of Suriname and the rebel groups, with many inhabitants of the interior displaced and dissatisfied with the peace talks.Item Caribbean Report 20-03-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-20) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Samuel, Wendell (interviewee); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe launch of a tear gas grenade into a school yard in Port-au-France by an unknown assailant today marks the latest in a series of criminal assaults to destabilize the new civilian government of Ertha Pascal-Trouillot. Secondly, six months after Hurricane Hugo struck Montserrat, a leading contractor on the island asserts that repair works on houses will not be completed in time for the next hurricane season. Following the Financial News, the Prime Minster of Canada, Brian Mulroney announces an extension of the list of duty-free products entering Canada from the Caribbean. From the Caribbean perspective, an economist comments on the need for Caribbean assistance in marketing these duty-free items in Canada. Finally, as the single European market approaches in 1992, the Caribbean nations are faced with the challenge of how to protect the free access of Caribbean bananas to Britain whilst allowing bananas to circulate freely in Europe.Item Caribbean Report 26-05-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-26) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Wenner, Clare (interviewee); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Cimadevilla, Francisco (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Sandiford, Erskvine (speaker); Abdullah, Frank (speaker); Khan, Sharif (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 27-01-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-27) Orr, Carol (anchor); Henry, Samuel (interviewee); Yates, Albert (interviewee); Lyons, Kirt (interviewee); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Kavulich, John (interviewee); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThis report examines the inquest into the death of twenty-three British people who died in the Waco, Texas disaster and the open verdict which has been reached. Detective Chief Superintendent Albert Yates of the Greater Manchester Police in an interview agreed that the raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was fundamentally flawed from the outset. Kirt Lyons, a lawyer representing the victims' families, filed a US$500 million civil lawsuit against the American government. In another report, two of Africa's largest banana producing countries, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast have asked for an increase in the amount of bananas they can export to Europe following the addition of three countries to the European Union this year. Gloria Francis, consultant on the Commodity Protocols with the OECS Mission in Brussels, commented on the African producers' request for an amendment to the import quota and how this may affect Caribbean banana interests. The Chairman of Britain's House Select Committee for Defence, Sir Nicholas Bonsor, pays a low-key visit to Belize. Britain and Cuba are set to sign an investment promotion and protection agreement which will pave the way for British businesses to begin investing in Cuba. Rosie Hayes reports on why Cuba is becoming increasingly attractive to American businesses. John Kavulich of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, comments on this development. The final reports on the West Inddies cricket team, whose morale is high following a victory in the one-day test series in New Zealand.Item Caribbean Report 31-03-1992(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-31) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Omara, Sebastian (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation