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    Caribbean Report 01-02-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-02-01) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Millie, Chris (interviewee); Vernon, Gary (interviewee); Procer, Jeffery (interviewee); Croskill, Hugh (interviewee); Ashby, Timothy (interviewee); Braithwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Benson, Howard (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    An American company buys 80% shares of Guyana’s telecommunication system replacing the state owned company. Atlantic Tele Network (ATN) based in the US Virgin Islands has an exclusive license for 20 years and will be aiming to improve the quality of the Guyana’s telecommunication service. Mr. Clement Rohey, the International Secretary of Guyana’s Opposition People’s Progressive Party held talks with officials of the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London. These talks centered on the upcoming general elections in Guyana and the need to have a free and fair election. Mr. Rohey expressed the need for electoral reforms in Guyana and accused the government of dragging its feet with the completion of a new electoral list. The FCO advised that the British government is not able to link future aid to Guyana for the holding of free and fair elections. The election date has not yet been announced. Dr. Timothy Ashby, formerly from the United States Department of Commerce, believes that levels of US aid will continue to fall in the Caribbean. Dr. Ashby who is currently in London addressed a discussion on US aid to the Caribbean and believes that the US no longer sees the Caribbean region as one that commands its interests. He adds that the Caribbean region only has itself to blame for this decision because it is viewed by the US as a group of disparate, argumentative countries. He believes that Caribbean countries should have a collective stance instead of seeking individual aids for their countries from the US. He contends that the US has a stronger interest in Mexico, rather than the Caribbean. Heads of Government of the OECS are meeting for a 2nd time in Castries, St. Lucia. Grenada’s Prime Minister, Mr. Nicholas Braithwaite believes that the emphasis at the meeting should be placed on the Common External Tariff and that the OECS countries should try to increase intra regional trade. He admits that there are problems with foreign exchange in certain countries which make it difficult for some of them to find a market. Representatives from CARICOM and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) have signed off on the Caribbean Fisheries Assessment Programme. This is a major project aimed at improving the Caribbean’s fisheries resources and management. The final signature on the agreement worth 20 million dollars took place in the headquarters in Belize.
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    Caribbean Report 01-08-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-08-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Harding, Faith (interviewee); Kirton, Allan (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Garro, Alejandro (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Seaga, Edward (interviewee); Whitburn, David (correspondent); Gibbs, Lance (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-09-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-09-01) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Barrett, Margaret (speaker); Maynard, Charles (speaker); Frechette, Myles (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-01) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Trotman, Leroy (speaker); Delph, Yvette (speaker); Goddard, John (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Aronson, Bernard (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-02) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Kwayana, Eusi (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Barry, Robert (interviewee); Girvan, Norman (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The report focuses on the first formal meeting between Guyana's Working People's Alliance Party and Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana. An invitation to meet was issued by President Hoyte in response to Eusi Kwayana's, the WPA's lone MP, call on the Government to urgently initiate open dialogue with political parties, and religious and business organizations. Secondly, Lester Bird, Antigua's Deputy Prime Minister, dismisses suggestions of a split in Caricom states due to the different stances of Caribbean countries over the US invasion of Panama. He also contends that the invasion will not adversely affect the Caribbean/Latin American relations. Similar views are also expressed in an interview with Henry Ford, the leader of the Opposition in Barbados. Thirdly, a report by the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service predicts that world sugar production in the 1989-1990 is to fall below consumption for the fifth consecutive year. The need to expand Caribbean sugar production to the world market is addressed by Robert Barry, Head of the Research and Analysis Section of the Economic Research Service. The program concludes with the prediction of the heightening of Caribbean economic and social pressures in the 1990s. Prof. Norman Girvan, president of the Association of Caribbean Economists, purports that changes in Eastern Europe and US/Canada trade accord will translate into the Caribbean seeking help elsewhere and becoming more self-sufficient.
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    Caribbean Report 02-01-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-01-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Anchor, Mike Jarvis and various correspondents explore a number of issues in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and Guyana. In Jamaica the withdrawal of P.J Patterson, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Michael Manley is reported. The report on Haiti explores the situation of ousted Presidnet Jean-Bertrand Aristide, while that on Cuba report on claims by the government regarding foreign help to dissidents. Guyana's election campaign and the position of President Desmond Hoyte on a democratic election process is reported on.
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    Caribbean Report 02-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Bhar, Robin (analyst); Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Colon, Rafael Hernandez (interviewee); Barcelo, Carlos Romero (interviewee); Martinez, Ruben Berrios (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Guyana government hopes to reach an agreement with the IMF on a support programme by the end of the month. Secondly, the government of Suriname holds a top-level meeting with Ronnie Brunswick, the jungle commando leader to finalize the peace accord which ends four years of fighting. Following the Financial News, the political future of Puerto Rico is discussed at the congressional hearings in Washington. The people of Puerto Rico are offered three options: continued status as a Commonwealth dependency; become the 51st state of the US; or total independence. The report concludes with on a celebratory note with the victory of the English cricket team against the West Indies at Sabina Park, Jamaica.
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    Caribbean Report 02-04-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-04-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Luchmon, Jagernath (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Williams, Philip (interviewee); Clarendon, Hannah (interviewee); Chand, Kamal (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Clarke, Lorna (correspondent); Hubert, Peter (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Concerns arise in Suriname over the increase in drug trafficking after the recent capture of a batch of cocaine with an estimated street value of over US$20 million. Comments are expressed on Suriname becoming an important factor in international drug trafficking from South America to Europe, and the disruption of the ongoing peace process in the light of the recent drug events. Following the Financial News, questions are posed over the preparedness of the Caribbean countries to penetrate the highly competitive trading block of the future European Single Market. At a meeting in London, constraints are identified by export promotion officials as ranging from a lack of adequate infrastructure to inefficiency in the Caribbean manufacturing sector. The next segment reports that the sugar industry in Guyana could experience further crisis after a decision by the major sugar union to hold a two-day strike. The industrial action is in response to a collapse of talks with Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over wage claims. The report concludes with the voicing of concerns by black lawyers in Britain over the failure of the government to effectively tackle racism within the criminal system. The Society of Black Lawyers is calling for an anti-racism strategy to be implemented before the enactment of the new amendment outlawing legal discrimination against black barristers and offenders.
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    Caribbean Report 02-05-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014-07-24) Patrick, Soriah (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Marvelle, Orlando (interviewee); Clarke, Carl (interviewee); Hall, Norris (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-07-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-07-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Robinson, A.N.R. (interviewee); Goddard, John Stanley (interviewee); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Sanchez-Parodi, Ramon (interviewee); Sugden, David (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-08-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-08-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Williams, Rodney (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Young, David (correspondent); Bleech, Keith (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-09-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-09-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Greaves, Philip (interviewee); Alleyne, Brian (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (speaker); Hamid, Reezu (correspondent); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-09-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-09-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Gregory, Errol (interviewee); Robinson, Anthony (speaker); Ross, Charles (speaker); Harvey, Dave (correspondent); Marquis, Elisha (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-10-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-10-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Peterson, David (speaker); Jagan, Cheddi (speaker); Hoyte, Desmond (speaker); Nadir, Manzoor (speaker); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (speaker); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-03) Rodney, Donald (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Bock, Sam (interviewee); Stokes, Tal (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report Donald Rodney, the brother of Dr. .Walter Rodney responds to Gregory Smith's condition that he take a lie detector test; government's reactions to the recent developments in the Dr. Walter Rodney case are examined;Suriname plagued by economic hardship; a special screening the American film 'Cool Runnings' is to be aired, the coach and a member of the Jamaican bobsled team, on which the movie is based, talks about the impact the film has had on the team.
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    Caribbean Report 03-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Stone, Carl Ebenezer McDougall (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); McDermott, Jennifer (interviewee); Brown, George Arthur (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Fisher, Sophie (correspondent); Clinton, Bill (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Privy Council squashed the review of two death row inmates, who have been reclassified as capital murderers under the Review of the Status of Death Row Inmates – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports from an interview with attorney Jennifer McDermott. A Jamaican woman and follower of US cult leader Vernon Wayne Howell), the Branch Davidians, a Waco, Texas-based cult, she left Britain with her teenage daughter to join the cult. Her husband was flown to Texas by a daily British newspaper with exclusive rights to his story - he will be reunited with his daughter who has been released. A Memorial service was held for one of the first regional academics, Jamaican born academic Dr. Carl Ebenezer McDougall Stone of the UWI. He became well known for his many penetrating, analytical and challenging lecturers. He was a distinguished thinker, author, and academic, he left his legacy for his brilliant political polling career – with his accurate predictions of every outcome of elections since 1976 – correspondent Gary Allen reports. Caribbean Economist and distinguished regional academic, George Arthur Brown has died at 51 years old. He worked behind the scenes on the development of a Caribbean Stock Exchange - correspondent Mike Jarvis reports from a past interview with the late George Arthur Brown. Former Guyana Prime Minister Hamilton Greene has allegedly breeched standard airport procedures by not clearing customs and immigration, on departing Guyana via private aircraft. Hamilton Greens has apologized and claims that here may have been a misunderstanding. The Civil Aviation Department is conducting an investigation and the matter has gone before cabinet for a decision - correspondent Sheriff Khan reports. The Haitian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council has repeated a call for an end of Human Rights abuse in Haiti and the restoration of democracy – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports from an interview with correspondent Sophie Fisher who comments on the views of Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Marco Tulio Bruni Celli. President Bill Clinton retracts his criticism of the Bush administration of dealing with returning Haitian refugees. The Caribbean Human Rights Network expressed shock at President Clinton’s statement – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports on Clinton’s statement.
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-08-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Forde, Henry (interviewee); Singh, Wendy (speaker); Stern, Vivien (speaker); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Ellis, John (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-10-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-10-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Harris, Reuben (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Goodwin, Mark (interviewee); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Wayne, Rick (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-01-04) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this segment, Guyanese born, British Labour Party MP, Mr. Bernie Grant speaks about his recent visit to Iraq and explains the serious implications that the Caribbean regions face should a war occur in the Gulf. A report from Suriname explains the ‘coup by telephone’ which was conducted by the military and how one of the biggest floods in 50 years is seen in Suriname as a washing towards a fresh start. The impact of the Suriname coup on a neighbouring country,Guyana, is also featured. Finally, a report is given on the implementation date of CARICOM’s Common External Tariff and the appointment of a CARICOM Commissioner.
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-01-04) Roe, Yvette (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Little, Cheryl (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); Lara, Brian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The leader of Guyana's PNC - former President Desmond Hoyte is bringing Guyana's opposition leader Hamilton Green before the party's disciplinary committee. About 170 Haitian refugees in Miami have gone on hunger strike over unfair US immigration practices, they have vowed not to eat anything except water until they are treated like Cuban refugees. Speculation continues unabated over the possibility of premature general elections to be called in Jamaica by Prime Minister Percival Noel James Patterson. Parliamentary rejection of an agreement between the Suriname Government and two large bauxite companies is leading to large scale economic disruption in the country - the agreement was over the rate of exchange demanded by the bauxite companies a rate of 1.8 Sur guilders to the US dollar but the rate was thrown out in parliament. A record breaking partnership between Brian Lara and Richie Richardson of the West Indies team have posted an impressive reply to Australia’s mammoth first innings total 503-9 declared, which featured an unbeaten - 248:2 by Brian Lara in his maiden test century. Lara and Richardson combined to establish a new West Indies partnership in Australia of 217 runs, their marathon third record stand was also a test record for the Sydney cricket ground, that saved the match and the day. Brian Lara in an interview with BBC correspondent Reds Pereirra gives his thoughts on the condition that attributed to the West Indies victory in the match 7. (12:49-15:09)