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    Caribbean Report 09-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-09) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Gunn, Richard (interviewee); Lynch, Douglas (interviewee); Granderson, Colin (interviewee); Moller, Michael (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Accusations that British Banana Distributors-Geist tried to raise extra money from Windward island banana farmers – correspondents Debbie Ransome reports, and Mike Jarvis interviews OECS Ambassador Richard Gunn. Former Barbados clients of the disgraced Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) are having access to their deposits through a new bank. The Mutual bank of Barbados through an arrangement of the Barbados Central Bank and the National Insurance Board have taken over the operations of BBCI. Barbados businessman - Douglas Lynch, the new bank’s chairman gives his perspective on the promising future of the BCCI in an interview with correspondent Mike Jarvis In Dutch St. Maarten four (4) protestors have been arrested on the second day of the blockade of a capital St. Phillipsburg. The United St. Maarten Group mounted the protest in an effort to force the local government to resign. The Chamber of Commerce is acting an intermediary in talks with the Lieutenant Governor to end the blockade and secure the release of the protestors – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports. An eighty (80) member team of International Observers, joined with the UN and OAS are spread out throughout Haiti in an extensive monitoring exercise in an effort to restore democracy to Haiti. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports from an interview with Colin Granderson, Trinidadian - OAS Co-leader of the mission and Michael Moller – United Nations.
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    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?