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    Caribbean Report 01-06-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Reid, David (correspondent); Churchill, Winston (interviewee); Howard, Michael (interviewee); Trant, William (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Macedo, Carlyle (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Carr, Winston (interviewee); Esquival, Manuel (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Kiely, Gerard (interviewee); French, Joan (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-04) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Douglas, Rosie (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Mc Cloud, Errol (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Ballard, Robert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bousquet, Rufus (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Alarcon, Ricardo (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Lloyd, Clive (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Saint Lucia Chamber of Industry and Commerce has given an ultimatum to government over the UN funds scandal. Meanwhile, the Financial Services Minister Rufus Bousquet was fired after he broke a Cabinet directive not to speak about the UN funds scandal. Journalist Lew Smith reports on allegations that UN funds were requested by St. Lucia to help political friends in Grenada. The US has revamped its immigration policy on Cuba, meanwhile, Cuban nationals continue to arrive in Belize seeking help. Cuba's Parliament assesses the possible effects of a new US bill aimed at tightening trade sanctions against Cuba. In Guyana, Parliament is conducting a debate on abortion in a bid to update the country's laws. British newspapers sport writers had a field day when the the West Indies cricket team lost its first test series at home in fifteen years. Caribbean Report looks at the comments in the UK press.
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    Caribbean Report 04-08-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-08-04) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Wardle, Charles (interviewee); Trant, William (interviewee); Redhead, Brian (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Hanson, Tom (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 13-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-13) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Castro, Fidel (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Anyaoku, Emeka, Chief (interviewee); Hobday, Peter (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The UN Social Summit ends leaving the Caribbean feeling ignored and side-lined. Despite the declaration, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have complained of a lack of binding commitment to increase aid and address the problem of debt. Yvette Collymore assesses the Summit's level of success. Cuban President Fidel Castro begins a three day visit to France. Carol Orr looks at the significance of this visit. Tolerance was the theme of this year's Commonwealth Day celebrations. Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku responds to whether the Commonwealth has outlived its usefulness. In Jamaica, Opposition Leader Edward Seaga faces a crucial vote on the future of his leadership. The government in Belize plans to go ahead with an economic citizen investment programme despite criticism from the Opposition and NGOs. Caribbean competitors were among the medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
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    Caribbean Report 16-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-16) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Greenidge, Carl (interviewee); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Carter, Keith (interviewee); Blount, Steven (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Brussels, ACP Ministers are left empty handed as talks on aid collapsed following differences of opinion among European Union countries. Hugh Crosskill gives an assessment of the impact of this setback on the ACP states. ACP Deputy Secretary-General Carl Greenidge responds to Britain's stance against an increase in aid. CAIC Chief Executive Officer Pat Thompson, argues that the Caribbean must make itself known to the new members of the EU by effective lobbying of their issues. At the CARICOM Heads of Government Intersessional Meeting in Belize, the items at the top of the agenda include NAFTA and regional airline, LIAT. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning gave a sneak preview of the proposal for the privatization of LIAT and expressed no objections to the new airline, Carib Express. Caribbean countries are put on the alert over a possible epidemic of the deadly dengue fever by CAREC and PAHO.
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    Caribbean Report 16-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-16) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Johnson, Andy (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Hrinnak, Donna (interviewe); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Allen, Ken (interviewee); Croskell, Hugh (correspondent); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    K.D. Knight, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security states that according to intelligence reports - the current urban crime wave is the work of twenty gangs comprising of deportees from the US and Britain. He also outlined the administrative measures being taken to monitor the movement of these deportees – correspondent Gary Allen reports. Ken Allen, Editor of the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper - reports in an interview with Debbie Ransome on the paper’s decision to run articles about the glaring and heinous crime situation in its overseas publications. Jules Bernard Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner is fighting calls for his resignation in the public interest through the Port of Spain High Court – Andy Johnson reports. The United States administration says it’s disappointed that Caribbean leaders decided not include stipulations on Human Rights and Democracy in the CARICOM Cuba Commission Agreement. The decision to establish the Commission was taken at the Heads of Government Conference in the Bahamas. Hugh Croskell interviews Donna Hrinak – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Inter-American Affairs in the US State Department who attended the conference as an observer. However, Nicholas Brathwaite, Grenada’s Prime Minister states that it was the right approach in the context of a trading relationship. Belize Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel wants to have Belize’s agreement with Guatemala reviewed and have the legislation suspended stating that the country has given up too much - journalist David Reid reports. The Roman Catholic Church has once again indicated its opposition towards Haiti’s President Jean Bertrand Aristide’s leadership.
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    Caribbean Report 17-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-17) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Pryce, Michael (correspondent); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); Helms, Jesse (interviewee); Dausa, Rafael (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Diouf, Jacques (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    France has threatened to provoke a crisis in the EU, after the failure of the European Union Foreign Ministers to agree on aid funding to ACP countries. The ACP Ministers held a session aimed at working out what to do after the financial rug was pulled from under their feet. Pat Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of CAIC believes that the new bill offering Caribbean countries parity with NAFTA could benefit the region. At the CARICOM Heads of Government Intersessional Meeting the practicalities of a free trade area and a decision on the future of LIAT were discussed. CARICOM leaders have opted for the modest objective of easing the convertibility of currencies in the region to help with free trade. Belize Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel raised the issue of the historical sovereignty dispute between Guatemala and Belize. Cuba's Foreign Minister Rafael Dausa responds to Senator Jesse Helms proposals to tighten the US embargo on Cuba. Rosie Hayes reports on the growing interests in sending aid to Cuba. Danielle Mitterrand, the wife of French President, pays an official visit to Havana. In other Cuban related matters, Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is interested in getting a better knowledge of the agricultural issues in that country.
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    Caribbean Report 17-05-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-17) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Watt, Gerald (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Watt, Gerald (interviewee); 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 21-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-21) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Rose, Renwick (analyst); Fraser, Adrian (analyst); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report highlights the election violence in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines which left one person dead; in Antigua the date of the general election has been announced, however the two major parties - The Antigua Labour Party and the United Progressive Party have already begun campaigning; the police have arrested a Barbudan man on robbery charges in connection with the murders of an American couple and two others abroad a yacht; Queen Elizabeth stops in Guyana while on her eight nation tour and; the people of Belize air their on the Queen's visit to their country.
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    Caribbean Report 24-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-24) Orr, Carol (anchor); Brian, Tony (analyst); Reid, David (correspondent); Bhagan, Hulsie (interviewee); Shah, Raffique (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-05-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-25) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Jessop, David (speaker); Reid, David (correspondent); Vainquere, Andre (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Esau, Joseph (speaker); Hughes, Alistair (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 26-11-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-11-26) Orr, Carol (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Meade, Reuben (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent)
    General Fabien Escalante, Former Head of Cuban Intelligence claims that John F. Kennedy was aassassinated by a team of five mafia hit men and further details of the claims are to be aired on Cuban television. The appointment of Michael Martin Skol, Guyana’s ambassador designate to Caracas remained on hold as concerns mounted over a previous court conviction over a passport document forgery. Following the resignation of Maria Liberia Peters, Netherlands Antilles Prime Minister the new Mrs. Peters says that she definitely will contest the February general elections. Belize is still buzzing over the arrest of Said Musa, Opposition Party Chairman arrested on charges of bribery and conspiracy to bribe government ministers. Rueben Meade, Montserrat Chief Minister gives his analysis of the situation and states that CARICOM should have pressed ahead on their original decision of the future restructuring of the regional airline LIAT. A group of Cuban exiles in Miami have threatened to target the heart of Cuba’s economy by launching an Alpha 66 campaign – a series of violent attacks on tourists. Three days of storms and tremendous rains in the most easterly part of Cuba have led to the deaths of seventeen people and three still missing, with mass destruction and telecommunications systems unserviceable.
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    Caribbean Report 27-01-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-27) Orr, Carol (anchor); Henry, Samuel (interviewee); Yates, Albert (interviewee); Lyons, Kirt (interviewee); Francis, Gloria (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Kavulich, John (interviewee); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines the inquest into the death of twenty-three British people who died in the Waco, Texas disaster and the open verdict which has been reached. Detective Chief Superintendent Albert Yates of the Greater Manchester Police in an interview agreed that the raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was fundamentally flawed from the outset. Kirt Lyons, a lawyer representing the victims' families, filed a US$500 million civil lawsuit against the American government. In another report, two of Africa's largest banana producing countries, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast have asked for an increase in the amount of bananas they can export to Europe following the addition of three countries to the European Union this year. Gloria Francis, consultant on the Commodity Protocols with the OECS Mission in Brussels, commented on the African producers' request for an amendment to the import quota and how this may affect Caribbean banana interests. The Chairman of Britain's House Select Committee for Defence, Sir Nicholas Bonsor, pays a low-key visit to Belize. Britain and Cuba are set to sign an investment promotion and protection agreement which will pave the way for British businesses to begin investing in Cuba. Rosie Hayes reports on why Cuba is becoming increasingly attractive to American businesses. John Kavulich of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, comments on this development. The final reports on the West Inddies cricket team, whose morale is high following a victory in the one-day test series in New Zealand.
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    Caribbean Report 29-06-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-29) Orr, Carol (anchor); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Smith, Clifford (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Price, David (interviewee); Daley, Dennis (interviewee); Coore, David (speaker); Cuffie, Victor (interviewee); Augustus, Curtis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-06-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-30) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Reid, David (correspondent); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Dunkley, Carlyle (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation