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Item Caribbean Report 09-05-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-05-09) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Smith, Derrick (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Lansico, Romanas (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationUnited States President Bill Clinton is expected to arrive in Barbados later today to attend the Summit with Caricom leaders. On the agenda would be the Bridgetown Declaration and the Plan of Action. Topics to be dealt with are trade enhancement, the peculiar problems of smaller economies and the challenge they face and human resources development. For the Heads of Government of the Windward Islands it is the United States attitude to the banana industry which is the main priority. Next, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security was forced to cancel his trip to Barbados because of gun violence in West Kingston that left four people dead and at least nine wounded. Next, there is disagreement in St Lucia today over the supervision of an election code of conduct. The governing United Workers Party and the Opposition of an election code of conduct. The governing United Workers Party and the Opposition Labour Party signed an agreement promising to fight clean elections. Finally, the black cowboys of America are having their rodeo week in Texas. Many of them are the descendants of the Buffalo soldiers as they are called. The men who first fought in the United States army some one hundred and fifty years ago, former slaves.Item Caribbean Report 11-02-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-02-11) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Lansico, Romanas (interviewee); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Beache, Vincent (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationUnited States President, Bill Clinton, has been approached by Caribbean governments asking him to help avert a pending strike by American Airlines. They fear that the strike could have disastrous consequences for Caribbean tourism. Next, Minister of Culture Armando Hart has been dismissed from the Cuban government. Mr. Hart has been a member of the Cuban government from the early days of the revolution which brought Fidel Castro to power. In the following, former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Milton died. He was the country’s first post independence prime minister and helped build the St. Vincent Labour Party. Next, Caribbean Americans and Jews in New York are sharply divided over the murder trial of Lemrick Nelson Jr. He was found innocent five years ago. However the second trial came up differently. Next, the men accused of the murder of Stephen Lawrence of Jamaican parentage refused to say anything that could incriminate them as the inquest continued. They claimed the legal right to stay quiet when they took the stand. In the final segment, a twenty nine year old woman of Caribbean origin has been named one of this year’s Academy Award film nominees. She has been nominated for her role in the film Secrets and Lies.Item Caribbean Report 27-01-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-01-27) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Osborne, Bertrand (interviewee); Vitalis, David (interviewee); Joseph, Theophilus (interviewee); Lansico, Romanas (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Gordon, Ken (interviewee); Fryer, John (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Hayes, Derrick (interviewee); Korachi, Zora (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationMontserrat's Chief Minister Bertrand Osborne is in London for wide ranging talks with British government. These talks include a large aid package for the island and the reserve of powers for the governor. Next, there are growing signs in St. Lucia that an impasse between the government and the Media Workers Association is about to end. For over a week media workers have refused to broadcast statements made by government ministers. In the following, personnel from the Print and Broadcast Media from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados are meeting in Port of Spain. An individual from Trinidad’s Caribbean Communication Network Media group said their main concern was the extravagant awards for damages against newspapers. Next, the dispute between the giant car company Forde and British Transport Union over allegations of racism over the recruitment of workers was settled today, as the matter went before an industrial tribunal. Finally, since ethnic minorities could make a difference in the upcoming general elections in Britain, organisers of Operations Black Vote are trying to get the black population more involved in politics. Research suggests that only half of the British Afro-Caribbean are likely to vote.Item Caribbean Report 28-02-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-02-28) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Lansico, Romanas (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Fray, Bobby (interviewee); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn research undertaken by the American Association for World Health, the inclusion of food and medicine in the US embargo against Cuba is being challenged. Next, in Jamaica a PNP political activist is gunned down in Kingston. Next, both political parties have raised the possibility of violence in St. Lucia’s upcoming general elections which are constitutional due in April. In the following segment, another member of parliament has defected from the opposition to the government. He has declared himself an independent and without a few hours accepts a ministerial post from the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. In the final segment, one of Britain’s most famous actresses has died of a heart attack.Item Caribbean Report 29-08-1997(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-08-29) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Archer, Robert (interviewee); Cook, Robin (interviewee); Lamb, Phillipa (interviewee); Pearce, Tommy (interviewee); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Odlum, George (interviewee); Lansico, Romanas (interviewee); Hospedales, James (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation