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    Caribbean Report 03-12-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-03) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Franks, Sam (interviewee); Amory, Vance (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Bharath, Vasant (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee)
    Sam Franks, President of the St. Kitts Chamber of Industry and Commerce explains in an interview the role his organization is playing as a broker between the two main political parties during the country’s political crisis. Manufacturers in Trinidad and Tobago are concerned that while their government is reducing its import tariffs the same may not be happening in CARICOM. Vasant Bharath, Executive member of the T andT Manufacturer’s Association expresses his concerns about the reduction of the tariffs. Atherton E. Martin, Executive Director of The Development Institute says that the world banks needs to change its approach to poverty and consult more with organizations that represents the poor - Yvette Rowe reports. Norman George Cowans, Jamaican fast bowler signed a two year contract to play with Hampshire in the English County Championship and will link up with Antiguan Winston Benjamin. And, Dolly Kippin, Jamaica born British community leader is to be evicted from her London flat in the same housing state where she helped police track down the murderers of a policeman. She ran up debts of fifteen thousand GPB.
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    Caribbean Report 09-01-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-01-09) Croskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); De Freitas, John (interviewee); Baker, James (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Musa, Said (interviewee); Williams, Colin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    There is a breakdown of talks in Geneva and plans to avert the war in the Gulf proves unsuccessful. Mr. Michael Manley, Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Jamaica, pledges CARICOM’s commitment to support the move by the United Nations Security Council that Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait. The Caribbean region continues to experience severe debts and it is suggested the region needs to get its act together to deal with its economic challenges. A senior member of the Chamber of Commerce in Guyana believes that CARICOM is a waste of time and the economic prospects for this country lie with Latin America. In Kingston, St. Vincent, there is uncertainty on the inaugural sitting of the Constituent Assembly of the Windward Islands. This is as a result of the pressure being placed by the opposition coalition parties. As Belize and Guyana become members of the Organization of American States, the benefits of becoming an OAS member is discussed.
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    Caribbean Report 19-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-19) Richards, Ken (anchor); Dempter, Carolyn (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Ratner, Michael (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Francis, Agnes (interviewee); Lansiquot, Romanus (interviewee); Thwaites, Ronald (interviewee); Pyle, Philkip (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 20-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-20) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Orkney, Elsa (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Pinot Curtis, Alejandro (interviewee); Harrabin, Roger (correspondent); Brannen, Paul (interviewee); Gelber, George (interviewee); Mitchell, Dan (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Carew, Joey (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Tatchell, Peter (interviewee); Carey, George (interviewee); Lindsay, Orland (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The influential New York Times has urged President Bill Clinton Administration to end the thirty-three year old embargo on Cuba. Authorities in Belize are deciding what should be done with twenty Cuban refugees who fled camps in the Cayman Islands. The World Bank has a new president, James Wolfensohn, an American investment banker. Development charities are unhappy with the appointment of yet another American as president of the World Bank. Paul Brannen of Christian Aid and George Gelber of Catholic charity, CAFOD, express their disappointment. Atherton Martin, Head of the Dominica Development Institute, responds to just how realistic it would be for a Third World candidate to fill the post of president of the World Bank. Despite a string of good performances, Trinidadian Phil Simmons has been left out of the West Indies squad for the first test against Australia. Joey Carew comments on whether he was surprised Simmons had been overlooked. In Britain, a row over the Church's stance on homosexuality has continued to brew. Carol Orr reports on the growing debate which is forcing clergymen around the world to re-evaluate their position on human sexuality within the Church.
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    Caribbean Report 20-09-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-09-20) Richards, Ken (anchor); James, Edison (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Joseph, Patrick (interviewee); Lewis, Vaughn (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Donnelly, Brian (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Musa, Said (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 20-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-20) Orr, Carol (anchor); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Alfonso, Miguel (interviewee); Lewis, Nicole (correspondent); Perez, Ninoska (interviewee); Sanchez Parodi, Milton (interviewee); Estupinan, Mercedes (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Bond, Julian (interviewee); Walters, Ron (interviewee); Powell, Colin (interviewee); Farrakhan, Louis (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Davies, Wyre (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the West Indies cricket team experienced a fifty run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah. As the US approved the watered-down Helms-Burton bill, Cuban Ministry spokesman Miguel Alfonso states that this was totally unacceptable. In Miami, Cuban exiles give their reaction to the anti-Cuba bill. In Trinidad and Tobago, an unconfirmed number of candidates signed nomination papers for the upcoming general elections as Prime Minister Patrick Manning exudes confidence in his party. After the Million Man March in Washington, one clear beneficiary is the controversial organizer Louis Farrakhan as fellow black leaders are forced to take a fresh look at him. Development consultant Atherton Martin comments on whether there should be a regional approach to encourage black leaders to at least be sensitive to the Caribbean agenda. The 11th Non-Aligned Summit was declared a major success with proposals to limit the scope of UN peacekeeping operations and for developing nations to be given a great say on the UN Security Council. In Britain, the Trade Union Congress has organized a march against racism to be held in Manchester.
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    Caribbean Report 21-03-2002
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-03-21) Hayes, Rosie (anchor); Henry, Ariel (interviewee); Smith, Lou (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Williams, Eliud Thaddeus (interviewee); Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921- (speaker); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Kew, Olen (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 22-10-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-10-22) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Patterson, P. J. (speaker); Small, Hugh (speaker); Seaga, Edward (speaker); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Ali, Asgar (interviewee); Harrabin Roger (correspondent); Baptiste Sandra (correspondent); Fraser Tony (correspondent); Manning Patrick (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 23-11-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-11-23) Orr, Carol (anchor); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Misick, Charles Washington (interviewee); Gillingham, Paul (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent)
    The United States Agency for International Developments announced the close of aid missions in seven Eastern Caribbean countries, and experts say that this will significantly impact on the region’s economy. Following Friday’s vote in Curacao to maintain the island’s status within the Netherlands Antilles, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters now hangs in the balance. Cuba’s attempts to ease its economic problems worsened by the collapse of the Soviet Union was highlighted by Foreign Minister Roberto Urbina tour of the Caribbean. And, the tightening of the US thirty year trade embargo and the collapse of Cuba’s trade has led to speculation that Fidel Castro is currently facing his darkest hour with imports down to a minimum.
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    Caribbean Report 24-01-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-01-24) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    New negotiations between Guyana and the IMF for economic recovery support are expected to take place soon. All signs show that these talks would be tough since Guyana has not met last year’s targets. There is speculation that electricity charges will increase and the Guyana dollar will be devalued. In Suriname, the interim government is expected to announce the date of the next elections. Suriname has mounted a motivational campaign to encourage persons to vote and to ensure that the elections are conducted in a free and fair manner. Caribbean leaders are receiving increasing criticism for supporting the US by giving them the green light to commence war in Iraq. Mr. Atherton Martin, a Dominican and member of the Development GAP Organization in Washington, believes that the Caribbean has compromised its negotiating position with the United States. He adds that the Caribbean will be paying the price for fragmenting its bargaining position and this would affect the Caribbean in terms of receiving US aid. Martin adds that the Caribbean stands to lose out significantly because the US believes that it has the Caribbean it its back pocket. Britain’s Michael Robinson, whose parents are Jamaican, retained his Commonwealth Middleweight boxing title. He is hoping for a second shot and has set his sights on taking on Jamaican born, Chris Eubank.
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    Caribbean Report 24-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-24) Orr, Carol (anchor); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Yearwood, Robin (interviewee); Caloghirou, John (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Turnquest, Orville (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Waddington, David (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Antigua's Aviation Minister, Robin Yearwood has dismissed demands by St. Vincent's Prime Minister James Mitchell for LIAT to settle its debts to CARICOM governments. After failure by EU countries to reach an agreement over aid funding to the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries, the European Commission (EC) expects a resolution in the near future. The Dominica Conservation Association has been very vocal about the plutonium ships accessing Caribbean waters and is calling on the region to question the reprocessing procedure of toxic wastes by large nations like Britain and France. The Governor-General of Bahamas, Sir Orville Turnquest stated that Bahamas is negotiating to stay out of any trade agreements and favoured remaining outside a wider hemispheric group. In Bermuda, the Opposition, the Progressive Labour Party, attempted unsuccessfully to censure the Governor of Bermuda in the House of Assembly. The Opposition was enraged that the Governor appointed British police officers as Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police.
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    Caribbean Report 24-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); O’connor, Flow (interviewee); Dunkley, Carlyle (interviewee); Golding, Bruce (interviewee); Small, Hugh (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Trinidad and Tobago’s most wanted criminal and notorious drug lord Nankissoon Boodram (aka Dole Chadee) was captured on the south western coast of Trinidad by a team of soldiers. Dole Chadee has been featured prominently in the infamous 1986 Scott Drug Report, yet there seemed insufficient evidence to charge him. Despite a warrant for his arrest on a murder charge, he has been on the run for several years. After his arrest he was taken to see National Security Minister – Russell Huggins before being taken into custody – correspondent tony Fraser reports on Chadee’s arrest and the implications for Trinidad and Tobago’s sizeable drug trade. Speculation is rife in Barbados that senior regional trade unionist Leroy Trotman - General Secretary of the powerful Barbados Workers’ Union and also the leader of the Coalition of Trade Unions of the 1991 street protest plans to resign from the ruling Democratic Labour Party over government’s economic programme and sit in parliament as an independent. This decision follows his criticism of the region’s declining regional trade union movement - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. Regional leaders flew home at the end of their intercessional meeting in Dominica there is suggestion that they should open their regular discussions. Atherton E. Martin, NGO representative suggested creating an avenue to make these discussions more relevant to the man in the street. Heads of government concerns were centered around the environment, Democracy in Haiti, debt, relations with the United States and other recurring issues - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. Politicians getting a rough ride at the second election campaign debate in Jamaica, following a change in format from the last discussion local talk show hosts were given a chance to press Finance Minister – Hugh Small, his opposition counterpart Bruce Golding and their party colleagues. One of the issues which caused heated debate, was political violence in Jamaica. In an election campaign debate interview Human Rights Activists - Flow O’connor threw comments at the PNP Carlyle Dunkley and the JLP’s Bruce Golding - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. The pace of negotiations between the United Nations and Haiti’s de facto Authority have appeared to have slowed down, and UN Special Envoy Dante Caputo has returned to Haiti to negotiate a return to democracy - correspondent Michael Norton has been trailing him and reports from Port-au-Prince. A French newspaper carried an advertisement for the international clothing company – United Colors of Benetton, featuring Cuban leader Fidel Castro as an unwitting model reading a copy of the magazine published by Benetton. The ad. appeared in the L'Humanité daily newspaper linked to the French Communist Party (PCF). Benetton spokesperson admitted that the photo of Castro in full uniform posing from behind his desk had been published without his consent, and that President Castro was concerned that the photo had been taken out of context from an interview he had with the company’s president – correspondent Debbie Ransome reports.
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    Caribbean Report 25-06-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-06-25) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Dunkley, Carlyle (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Compton, John (speaker); Bernal, Richard, Dr. (interviewee); Ratcliffe, Alan (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-25) Richards, Ken (anchor); Hughes, Hubert (interviewee); Turner, Mary (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Pierre, Leslie (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Lestrade, Swinburne (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-07-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-07-25) Niles, Bertram (anchor); Gittens, Julius (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Powell, Berthia (interviewee); Modeste, Hilary (interviewee); Fletcher, James (interviewee); Reddy, Simon (interviewee); Joseph, Daven (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Green-Reid, Tanya (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-30) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Enoch, Dale (correspondent); Sharma, Shankar Dayal (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Williams, Ralph (interviewee); Worme, Nigel (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Linton, Lennox (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This reports looks at start of the commission of inquiry into the alleged misuse of UN funds in St. Lucia. The Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma visits and warns Trinidad and Tobago to guard against being divided and ruled in the interests of others. Non-tariff barriers erected by Trinidad and Tobago proves to be a major hurdle to Barbadian exports. Bertram Niles speaks to two Barbadian manufacturers about the problems experienced when exporting to Trinidad. Dr. Iain West, a consultant pathologist, testifies that an illegal immigrant, Joy Gardner, died as a result of being gagged while being deported. Lew Smith reports on nomination day in Grenada as the country prepares for general elections on June 20th. The electorate in Dominica is facing a three way campaign as they cast their votes on 12th June. Development Specialist, Atherton Martin and journalist Lennox Linton comment on the possible outcome. In cricket, the West Indies finally struck a form against a weakened Leicestershire side. The West Indies piled up 389 for five wickets by the close of the first day of play.
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    Caribbean Report 30-11-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-11-30) Orr, Carol (anchor); Amory, Vance (interviewee); Small, Richard (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee)
    Vance Amory, Prime Minister of Nevis held discussions with both the PAM and Denzil Douglas of the St, Kitts Labour Party following the general elections in St. Kitts and Nevis. Another test case is to be taken by Jamaican lawyers to the Privy Council questioning the validity of the reclassification of death row prisoners. Delegates at the Miami Conference on the Caribbean and Latin America have been assessing the region’s chances of winning similar preferential arrangements in line with the NAFTA. The World Bank is proposing working with non-governmental organizations on projects to alleviate poverty. Over the last few days life in Cuba has been in the spotlight and the politics and legacy of past Cuban leaders José Martí and Castro has been highlighted and reexamined. France will host a conference on how to work out how to send a UN mission and a team of peacekeepers to Haiti – specifically aimed at returning exiled prisoner Jean Bertrand Aristide to power. And, Vance Amory explains his political intentions in an interview with correspondent Carol Orr.