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    Caribbean Report 02-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Dodwell, David (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Morris, Robert Bobby (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Rotberg, Robert I. (interviewee); Spock, Benjamin McLane (interviewee); Core, David (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Tuitt, Noel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Caribbean and other developing countries have been increasingly marginalized by foreign investors. A report from the OECD states that there was a fall from 25% - 19% in the past ten years, with dwindling access to bank lending - causing developing countries to increase their reliance on foreign investment. Mike Jarvis interviews David Dodwell – World Trade Editor with Britain’s Financial Times newspaper, who expresses his economic predictions of the results of the OECD report for the Caribbean region. UN envoy Dante Caputo received a less than warm welcome into Haiti by anti Aristride supporters. In an interview with Debbie Ransome, Robert I. Rotberg - US Observer of the 1990 elections in Haiti - expresses his views on the consequences of military action in Haiti, and the protest towards Dante Caputo’s visit to Haiti. There is mounting speculation in Barbados that the British company Booker Tate could take over the country’s problem plagued sugar industry. This has raised much anxiety among sugar workers and signs of resistance by local companies bidding for the job. David Thompson – Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance announced that an interim arrangement has been proposed to coincide with the transfer of assets and management to two newly formed – government companies. The Barbados Sugar industry - Dr. Anthony Brathwaite - Chairman of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company said that no firm arrangements have been put into place for the interim management of the sugar industry. The Barbados Worker’s Union President - Robert Bobby Morris told Caribbean Report that the union is pressing for severance payment for workers by the end of March - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. World renowned pediatrician - Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock has joined a campaign aimed at getting the 30 year US Trade embargo against Cuba lifted. Dr. Spock has taken a shipment to medical supplies to Cuba to highlight what he said was an unjust US policy towards Cuba and was politically unsound, since Cuba presented no threat to the US. The American Religious Organization - Pastors for Peace has also mounted another shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The Jamaican Foreign Minister – David Core on a visit to Cuba said that his country was hoping to improve its trade and ties with Cuba. In an interview with correspondent Debbie Ransome, Dr. Wayne Smith – Head of Cuban Studies at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, expresses his views on the negative socio-political and economic impact of maintaining the embargo. Former Montserrat Chief Minister - John Osborne and his Agriculture Minister - Noel Tuitt were acquitted of corruption charges in the local High Court. They were both charged with misconduct in public office and conspiring to obtain money for a land license – correspondent Debbie Ransome reports.
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    Caribbean Report 03-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Grant, Eddie (interviewee); Leggett, Jeremy (interviewee); Ellis, John (interviewee); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Kaufman, Gerald (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Pickersgill, Robert Dixon (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Osborne, John (interviewee); Eggar, Tim (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The environmental pressure group – Green peace is urging Caribbean insurance companies to join its lobby against fossil fuels. In an interview with correspondent Mike Jarvis, Dr. Jeremy Leggett - geologist and environmental campaigner for Greenpeace warns of the dangers climate related losses caused by fossil fuel.John Ellis – CBE Chairman and CEO of Fyffes wholesale group in an interview with Mike Jarvis reported a 5% increase in pre tax profits. Mr. Ellis also noted that Caribbean regional profit bananas contributed significantly to this year’s growth despite more difficult trading conditions. Jamaica’s National Security Minister K.D. Knight has hit back at the British Opposition Labour Party for its stance on Jamaica’s death penalty. In response Snr. British MP Gerard Kauffman – says it’s not just the death penalty issue but also the inhumane amount of time that inmates spend on death row. The Jamaican Daily Gleaner Newspaper red headlines - “Sex Talk by Phone” created a sex talk row scandal between Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson and Robert Dixon Pickersgill (aka Booby Pickersgill) – Public Utilities Minister Jamaica regarding granting a proposed license for an adult entertainment network - correspondent Gary Allen reports. John Osborne Former Chief Minister of Montserrat has resumed his criticisms of the British Governor after being been acquitted of corruption and conspiracy charges. He says that the investigation by Scotland Yard was part of a British Government attempt to get rid of him. He also stated race politics against Montserrat was an issue. Tim Eggar – British Foreign Office Minister defends the British Government’s stance on the allegations and Britain’s relationship with its dependent territories. Internationally renowned Guyanese born pop star Eddie Grant is recovering in a Georgetown hospital after falling critically ill while on vacation with his mother.
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    Caribbean Report 03-04-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-04-03) Richards, Ken (anchor); Greaves, Keith 'Stone' (correspondent); Fergus, Howard (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Calderon, Lawson (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Stephens, Robert (interviewee); Fitzgerald, Edward (interviewee); Anderson, Clive (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Schreiber, Daniel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-05) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Bhagwan, Moses (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Holder, John (interviewee); Gomez, Jerry (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program focuses on the historic meeting between Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana and a delegation from the Opposition Working People’s Party. BBC correspondent, Sharief Khan interviews Moses Bhagwan, the leader of the WPA and other delegates on the national dialogue on economic recovery and the changing attitudes between the political parties in Guyana. Secondly, the Government of Montserrat purchased Radio Antilles, the most powerful radio station in the Caribbean from the West German Radio Deutsche Welle. Following the Financial Market news, coverage is given to a request by Barbadian born John Holder, the first black umpire to officiate in a test match in England and to stand over England’s upcoming tour of the West Indies. Comments are also garnered from Jerry Gomez, the former president of the West Indies Umpires’ Association, on the chances of John Holder being invited to officiate during England’s tour. Finally, the round-up of what the British press has been saying of interest to the Caribbean includes race attacks in Britain; the warm attire of footballer John Barnes as it relates to a medical problem; and the Caribbean as an ideal destination for low cost English weddings.
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    Caribbean Report 07-06-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-06-07) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Rensch, Stanley (interviewee); Coore, David (interviewee); Williams, Hugh (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 07-06-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-06-07) Weir, Karen (anchor); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Cooke, Robin (interviewee); Scotland, Patricia (interviewee); Lammy, David (interviewee); Cockland, Geraldine (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 09-10-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-10-09) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Bazin, Marc (interviewee); Simmons, Erskine (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-02-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-02-10) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Greaves, Keith (correspondent); Brant, David (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Trant, William (interviewee); Nimval, Pete (correspondent); Weir, Karen (correspondent); Franklyn, Delano (interviewee); Gomes, Carolyn (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Street, Richard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-12-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-12-11) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Doyle, Bertrand (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Osborne, Carney (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-11-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-11-12) Orr, Carol (anchor); White, James (correspondent); Osborne, John (interviewee); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Watson, Rob (correspondent); Forbes, Francis (interviewee); Musa, Said (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 19-02-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-02-19) Wheare, Karen (anchor); Dev, Ravi (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Hardy, Paul (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Brown, Shedman (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Aristide, Bertrand (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Banks, Ali (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 24-06-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-06-24) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Maharaj, Ramesh Lawrence (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Green, Rosario (interviewee); Bernal, Richard (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Osborne, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-06-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-06-25) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Pike, Roger (analyst); Brown, G. Arthur (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Osborne, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Haiti’s Finance Minister who was at the centre of a row between the country’s interim president and the Council of State has resigned. The minister’s decision came seventy-two hours after the violent attack on the Council of State in which three people were killed. Secondly, Guyana’s leading opposition parties forming the Patriotic Coalition for Democracy emerged from a weekend meeting without agreeing on a consensus presidential candidate for the next general elections. Dr. Cheddi Jagan insists that he should be the candidate and opposes the consensus presidential candidate put forward by the other parties. Following the Financial News, the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica is in Washington for continued negotiations with the IMF. He contends that dealings with the IMF consumes sixty percent of his time and distracts him from attending to other pressing matters. In the next segment, John Osborne, Montserrat’s Chief Minister, voices his anger over the British changes to the island’s constitution. He charges that the people of Montserrat have been denied the right of a nationality due to the racist stance of the British government. The report concludes with strike action undertaken by the trade union federation of Suriname in protest of the failure of the government to meet the six major demands of the unions.
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    Caribbean Report 25-06-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-06-25) Weir, Karen (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Piot, Peter (interviewee); Goddard, Philip (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Pantin, Janice (interviewee); Tonge, Jenny (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Fleming, Osbourne (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 26-09-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-09-26) Richards, Ken (anchor); Mohammed, Nizam (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Holder, Gene (interviewee); Knodt, Richard (interviewee); Flores, Cyd (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-04-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-04-30) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Calderon, Sila (interviewee); Greaves, Keith 'Stone' (correspondent); Osborne, John (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Banks, Victor (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Simon, Yolanda; Weir, Karen (correspondent); Warwick, Taylor (interviewee); Hague, William (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-07-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-07-30) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Osborne, John (interviewee); Osborne, Bertrand (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Odlum, George (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Pink, Janette (interviewee); Drakes, Chris (interviewee); Ellison, Sarah (interviewee); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Martin, George (interviewee); Allen, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 31-10-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-10-31) Richards, Ken (anchor); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Bush, George W. (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Maharaj, Ramesh (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Meade, Ben (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation