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    Caribbean Report 10-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-10) Richards, Ken (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Seepaul, Occah (interviewee); Sobion, Keith (interviewee); Weatherill, Bernard (interviewee); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); d'Auvergne, Ausbert (interviewee); Draper, Gordon (interviewee); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: the Speaker of Trinidad and Tobago's House of Representatives, Ms. Occah Seepaul, refuses to stand down in a no confidence debate brought against her by the government. Meanwhile, the Attorney General Keith Sobion states that the government will take the matter to the full distance. Lord Weatherill, Former Speaker of the British House of Commons comments that this matter should not be taken lightly by Madame Speaker. In St. Lucia, the commission of inquiry into the alleged misuse of UN funds has resumed without key witness Dr. Charles Flemming. The Commission heard from former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning, Ausbert d'Auvergne. Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday has denied that his United National Congress (UNC) is standing in the way of a Caribbean court of appeal. Following the end of the CARICOM Summit, Caribbean Report asked members of the press corps if it was all plain sailing in terms of the coverage of the Summit.
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    Caribbean Report 12-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-12) Richards, Ken (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Snagg, Neville (interviewee); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); Bristol, Hollis (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Valley, Kenneth (interviewee); Maharaj, Ramesh (interviewee); Seepaul, Occah (interviewee); Ellington, Fae (correspondent); Abbott, Diane (interviewee); Gilbert, Edward (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines the continuing probe into the alleged misuse of UN funds in St. Lucia, with top officials seeking to clear the government's name. In Trinidad, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms. Occah Seepaul unceremoniously threw out a motion of no confidence brought against her by the government. The Commissioner of Police for London, Sir Paul Condon sparked up a heated debate when he claimed the vast majority of muggings in the capital were carried out by young black males. A Dominica-based radio station, which was an experiment in regional Catholic radio has succumbed to financial pressure and gone off the airwaves. West Indian born cricketers Devon Malcolm and Phillip DeFreitas began legal proceedings over a Wisden magazine article which questioned their commitment to the England cricket team. Cuba reaffirmed its intention to complete a nuclear reactor project dismissing American concerns that it would pose a threat to the region.
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    Caribbean Report 22-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-22) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Guy, Hilton (interviewee); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); Flemming, Charles (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Goddard, Philip (interviewee); Singh, Wendy (interviewee); Mann, Simon (correspondent); Emburey, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: Trinidad and Tobago's police talks about the possible motives behind the killing of former Attorney General Selwyn Richardson and offers a reward for his killers. In St. Lucia at the commission of inquiry into the misappropriation of UN funds, former Ambassador to the UN, Dr. Charles Flemming, a key witness, is quizzed by Karl Hudson-Phillips, Counsel to the Commission. A challenge threatens to topple Dr. Keith Mitchell's one seat majority government in Grenada and delay the swearing-in of the new Prime Minister. An eight member team of Commonwealth observers has been selected to observe the July 3rd general elections in St. Kitts/Nevis. Venezuela has ratified its membership in the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) clearing the way for its Ambassador Simon Molina Duarte to be the ACS first Secretary-General. Barbados and Cuba are close to signing an investment protection agreement. The London-based Penal Reform International states that conditions in Jamaica's jails have improved. In cricket, England had a disappointing day in the second test against the West Indies.
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    Caribbean Report 23-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-23) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Cadasse, Noel (interviewee); Flemming, Charles (interviewee); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Kinzer, Joseph (interviewee); Bhola, Ronnie (correspondent); Mann, Simon (correspondent); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Doueb, Rafael (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Vivanco, Jose Miguel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: the strike by public sector workers in St. Lucia continues and President of the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association, Mr. Noel Cadasse expresses concern that this protracted strike could have catastrophic consequences for the tourism industry. As the commission of inquiry into the UN funds scandal continues in St. Lucia, Dr. Charles Flemming received a thorough cross examination from both counsels Karl Hudson-Phillips and Henry Ford. In Haiti, the integrity of the electoral process is questioned ahead of legislative and local elections. Guyana's President Cheddi Jagan states any member of his government that fails to maintain high moral and ethical standards would have to go and announced plans to introduce an Integrity Commission in the near future. In cricket, England fights back on the second day of the second test match against the West Indies. Vice-President of France Libertes Rafael Doueb argues that the human rights situation in Cuba may not be as bad as feared and that there are other countries in the hemisphere with much worse records. Jose Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch Americas was less positive about the situation in Cuba.
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    Caribbean Report 27-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-27) Richards, Ken (anchor); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Flemming, Charles (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Forde, Henry (interviewee); Meade, Reuben (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: A key witness for the commission of inquiry into the UN fund scandal in St. Lucia, Dr. Charles Flemming claims he has been receiving death threats and failed to appear before the commission. Karl Hudson-Phillips, Counsel for the commission questioned Dr. Flemming's absence. As the Barbados and the OECS countries negotiate an economic cooperation agreement, comparisons are being made with the 1979 accord between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat's Chief Minister Reuben Meade wants to see closer cooperation between Barbados and the OECS but rules out political union at this stage. In Cuba the fourth Caribbean commercial fair, Expo Caribe 95 took place as Washington sought to blacklist Canada's mining giant Sherritt for doing business with Cuba. A Soviet submarine commander Yurick Ketov who was involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis told a Russian newspaper that Soviet submarines nearly launched their nuclear torpedoes at US navy ships off Cuba. In Jamaica, several thousand students will have to re-sit two papers in the Caribbean Examination Council (C.X.C.) examinations due to high levels of cheating.
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    Caribbean Report 28-11-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-11-28) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Hudson-Phillips, Karl (interviewee); Rampersad, Frank (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Powell, Michael (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation