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Item Caribbean Report 06-01-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-06) Orr, Carol (anchor); Fraser, Tony (interviewee); Acker, C. Edward (interviewee); Pryce, Michael (correspondent); Gill, Henry (interviewee); Fairley, Ian (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report, Trinidad divests its national airline, BWIA, with the new majority shareholder being the American Acker Group of Companies. Mr. Edward Acker, Head of the Group, is very optimistic about the future of BWIA. Tony Fraser is interviewed on the concerns of the loss of BWIA as a regional symbol and an airline that looks after regional interests. Two citizens have begun legal action seeking more details on the airline divestment. The World Trade Organization (WTO) comes into force replacing the GATT. Michael Pryce reports that the WTO will have more extensive powers to resolve its members' trade disputes. International Trade Consultant, Henry Gill, stated that Caribbean countries should improve diplomatic representation in Geneva in order to deal with the complex range of trade issues. Ian Fairley reports on the failure of the Dominican Republic to qualify as a founding member of the WTO. In Jamaica, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet.Item Caribbean Report 15-02-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-15) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Yearwood, Robin (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Robertson, Paul (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (interviewee); Minshall, Peter (interviewee); Cuffie, Winston (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationCARICOM Heads of Government gather in Belize for a two-day Intersessional Meeting to discuss a packed agenda. Among the key issues is the privatization of the regional airline LIAT. Antigua's Aviation Minister Robin Yearwood reacts to the contentious issue of a new airline, Carib Express, formed by the backing of four CARICOM governments. Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), Pat Thompson argues for a group approach by CARICOM as it seeks membership of NAFTA. The host Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel will take this opportunity to ensure CARICOM remains steadfast in its support of Belize in the long running territorial dispute with neighbouring Guatemala. Also, Jamaica will meet with Panamanian authorities to try and persuade them to prevent the proposed shipment of nuclear wastes from passing through the Panama Canal. In Haiti, there has been an attack on an Argentinian member of the peacekeeping force. Meanwhile in English county club cricket, Middlesex is hoping to pull off the snatch of the century by luring West Indies batsman, Brian Lara away from Warwickshire. There is a religious war of words in Trinidad between bandleader Peter Minshall and local churchman Pastor Winston Cuffie over Minshall's decision to call his Carnival band "Hallelujah". Minshall responds to his critics as such Tony Fraser reports on this controversy and how much support each side has received. A controversial calypso this year is a spicy political commentary on Hulsie Bhaggan, a UNC Member of Parliament.Item Caribbean Report 16-01-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-01-16) Richards, Ken (anchor); Fraser, Tony (interviewee); Mason, Barnaby (correspondent); Lee, Brascoe (interviewee); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); Smith, Lou (correspondent); Clarke, Peter (interviewee); Singh, Wendy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationHundreds of demonstrators have literally cut off a section of Trinidad and Tobago's main land oil belt in protest of unemployment and poor living conditions in the area. The following segment states that after complaints from the Italian and Spanish producers, the British government is calling on the European Commission to modify the quotas on rice import from the Caribbean. British officials say that the measures are affecting the Rice Processing Industry in Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Next, Jamaicans will now have a third option, the National Democratic Movement, when they vote in the next general elections. Next, former US President Jimmy Carter is to visit former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley in January. In the next segment, the Grenada government says that it wants to diversify the country’s economic base. Casino gambling seems to be one of its options and church leaders are opposing this move. The freeing of Colville McBarnet and Phyllis Coard on medical and humanitarian grounds is dealt with in this segment. The final segment states that a New York City Police Department memo, which directs police to compile a special list of Caribbean people they arrest, is causing a political storm.Item Caribbean Report 22-04-2002(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-04-22) Weir, Karen (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Bannister, Pierce (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (interviewee); Darius, Reginald (speaker); Eastman, Lynette (speaker); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); King, Rudy (speaker); Price, Harvey (speaker); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 27-03-2002(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-03-27) Weir, Karen (anchor); Seaga, Edward P. G. (interviewee); Gajraj, Ronald (speaker); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation