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Item Caribbean Report 04-10-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-10) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Robotham, Paul (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Gordon, Owen (correspondent); Rose, Renwick (interviewee); Bermudez, Gilbert (interviewee); Pitt, David (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent)Item Caribbean Report 06-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-06) Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Seaga, Edward (interviewee); Chuck, Delroy (interviewee); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Fletcher, Claude (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Walker, Bob (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationJamaica’s Opposition plans to boycott some sittings of parliament as protest over the country’s electoral problems. Delroy Chuck Senior Lecture Faculty of Law – UWI, Jamaica in an interview with correspondent Mike Jarvis gives his analysis of the political situation. Dr. Brian Meeks, Political Scientist is of the view that Edward Seaga’s protest will not avail much support and expresses his political analysis. The European community threatened to cut off aid to Suriname if army leaders there violate democratic principles. An attempt by the Trinidad and Tobago government to send Police Commissioner Jules Bernard on early retirement has been blocked by the Police Service Commission - correspondent Tony Fraser reports. Caribbean businessmen are in Cuba to explore trade and business opportunities invited by the Cuba Chamber of Commerce. The two day meeting titled “Cuba, Business Opportunities for Caribbean Countries – is represented by of 50 businessmen from - Barbados, Curacao, Bahamas, Bermuda, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guyana, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago and the prospect for joint ventures looks good – correspondent Lionel Martin reports on an interview with prominent Jamaican businessman Claude Fletcher. Twenty black station managers have been awarded over 60,000 pounds from the London underground due to the organisation’s admittance to racial discrimination of the West Indian immigrant workers in the Industrial Tribunal court - correspondent Debbie Ransome reports from an interview with one of the discriminated workers. A warning that members of the armed David Koresh cult in Waco Texas plan a surprise ending to its month long siege, this comes from relatives of the West Indian community in Nottingham - correspondent Mike Jarvis reports.Item Caribbean Report 07-05-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-07) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Joseph, Maynard (interviewee); Theodore, Carl (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Forbes, Glenroy (interviewee); Peters, Richard (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Lewis, Margaret (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe international whaling commission meets in Japan next week. Top of the agenda will be plans to set up a whaling centre in Antarctic and a moratorium on commercial whaling. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning last night announced a series of meshes to alleviate the impact of the floatation of the dollar in some hard hit sectors of the community. The government of Puerto Rico has hinted that more alterations to the 936 programme particularly in the area of tourism – 936 a special lending facility is now being reviewed in Puerto Rico and Washington. The attraction of offshore financial services as a revenue earner in the region is being highlighted by a leading industry publication - Offshore Outlook reports that the British Virgin Islands has had the most phenomenal growth in the sector in the region - 21, 0000 international business corporations which are tax shelters facilities were registered there last year a significant increase from 1991. There are fears that Caribbean soldiers might become caught up in the conflict in the former Yugoslavia as the UN considers the possibility of extending its involvement in the war torn area. In sport, a Lennox Lewis victory in the heavy weight fight with Tony Tucker could lead to a Caribbean heavy weight showdown in September in Britain.Item Caribbean Report 08-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-08) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Meeks, Brian; Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Fletcher, Claude (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Walker, Bob (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Sealy, Karen (interviewee); Park, Chris (interviewee); Logie, Gus (interviewee); Wrench, Stanley (interviewee); Girvan, Norman (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationTrinidad and Tobago government met with commercial banks to pass the necessary legislation changing the foreign exchange act. The TandT Central Bank believes that the flotation of the TandT dollar will bolster foreign currency holdings in the country’s system and help the country’s manufacturing sector. A document issued by the central bank outlining the rationale for the move, and correspondent Tony Fraser does an economic analysis. Correspondent Mike Jarvis also speaks to Norman Girvan, President of the Association of Caribbean Economy about his analysis on the impact/effect of the OECDS floatation of the TTD. Correspondent Hugh Croskell conducts a concluding interview with retired cricketer Gus Logie who shares his thoughts on - his career choices, reflections, views on West Indies Test cricket and the future of the sport.Item Caribbean Report 10-12-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-10) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Daly, Dennis (interviewee); Sumairsingh, Ray (interviewee); Lala, Dennis (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); O'Connell, Helen (interviewee)Item Caribbean Report 13-12-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-13) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Cabrisas, Ricardo (interviewee); Cleveland, Don (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Bell, Andrew (correspondent); Griffith, Leslie (interviewee); Waugh, Auberon (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Abdullah, Mohammed (interviewee); Ingram, Simon (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent)Item 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)Item Caribbean Report 19-12-2001(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-12-19) Niles, Bertram (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Bell, George (interviewee); Clarke, Edgerton (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Meade, Ben (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem 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 23-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-23) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Latortue, Paul R. (interviewee); Venner, Dwight (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Woodward, Julie (interviewee); Theodore, Carl (interviewee); •; The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Jamaican government has won a legal victory in its bid to determine which inmates on death row will face the death penalty - Gary Allen reports. Next, Trinidad economist Dr. Carl Theodore, Dean of the UWI Faculty of Social Sciences is recommending that the government adopt and incomes policy in relation to prices and the needs of the market, in order to bring a balance to the negotiations between government, businesses and labour - Tony Fraser reports. The Governor of the East Central Bank has brushed aside suggestions that the EC dollar may need to be devalued as a result of the floatation TandT dollar EC dollar - Yvette Rowe reports. Frustrating international efforts to solve Haiti’s problems may prove futile for the de facto government according to Professor Paul R. Latortue, economist at the University of Puerto Rico says that the military cannot stall the international community action indefinitely and support for Aristide is not waning – Yvette Rowe reports. And, British campaigners are calling on Britain for an end to the 30 year inhumane Cuba embargo.Item Caribbean Report 27-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-27) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Alarcon, Ricardo (interviewee); Nicholas, Neville (interviewee); Taylor, Graham (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationFormer Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley was named CARICOM ambassador at large, the announcement was made in Prot of Spain by CARICOM Chairman - Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning - Tony Fraser reports. The president of the Caribbean Development Banks – Sir Neville Nicholas has warned that the trade union movement in Trinidad and Tobago can thwart the objectives of the flotation of the country’s currency. Haiti’s UN ambassador Fritz Longshun says that the Haitian military is dragging its feet in negotiations to ensure that Jean Bertrand Aristide does not return as president - Debbie Ransome reports. United officials in Haiti were reportedly trying to secure the release of three union leaders held after calling for a general strike in Port au Prince. The president of Cuba’s parliament Ricardo Alarcon has rejected suggestions that Cuba really does not want the US to lift the trade embargo, bases on the grounds that then Cuba would not be able to blame its problems on the US. John Barnes, Jamaican born England national footballer has retained his place on the England team for the world cup qualifier against Holland at London’s Wembely stadium.Item Caribbean Report 28-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-28) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Harrison, Paul (interviewee); Pantin, Dennis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationFormer Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley’s new role as CARICOM’s ambassador at large is the first step towards the creation of an Association of Caribbean States with Latin America - Tony Fraser reports. Cuba is considering key state assets to raise funds for much needed foreign exchange, to bring some key government enterprises, including: (tourism, bottling and distribution of mineral water, detergent production, nickel production, textile manufacturing and many more unto the foreign investment market to resuscitate its flagging economy - Lionel Martin reports from Havana. A British economist Paul Harrison is suggesting that some Caribbean countries should not qualify for aid on the basis on their per capital income, which puts them beyond third world status - Mike Jarvis reports. Jamaican born footballer John Barnes redeemed himself by taking England to an early lead in their world cup group 2 game with Holland with a first minute free kick during the Wembly game.Item Caribbean Report 29-04-1993(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-04-29) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Scanlon, Charles (correspondent); Valley, Kenneth (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Iton, Wayne (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationTrinidad and Tobago plans to ask the international community to forgive Port of Spain’s substantial debt in the region of 12 billion US dollars, allowing Trinidad to then write off the main part of Guyana’s debt of 509 million dollars. A task force on crime commissioned by the Jamaican government has submitted a damming report on the operations of the country’s security forces – Gary Allen reports. Three men who were scheduled to go to the gallows in Trinidad and Tobago twice in the past year have won another stay of execution as the matter is going back to the privy council, otherwise they would be have been the first to be executed in over ten years – Tony Fraser reports. The European Community allowed France to curb banana imports from Latin America, after a recent surge of shipments depressed French prices by as much as 40% – Yvette Rowe reports. Tight economic are driving Cubans away from their faith in the revolution and even previous blame on the US embargo on Cuba is beginning to dwindle in Cuba – BBC correspondent Charles Scanlon reports. An Organisation of African Unity Conference on Reparations for Slavery and Colonialism estimates that the people of Africa, the Caribbean and black Americans are owed 100 trillion US dollars, several presentations analysed the loss of people and production potential due to slavery and colonialism.