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    Caribbean Report 03-02-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-02-03) Richards, Ken (anchor, interviewer); Carr, Lee (correspondent); Ballin, Hirsch (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Bontempi, Rinaldo ((interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Maharaj, Ramesh Lawrence (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-04-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-04-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Sobers, Garfield (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles vows to stay on the campaign trail despite a stone throwing incident. The Washington Post takes the Clinton Administration to task over its conflicting policies toward Cuba. The United States is taking steps to curb imports of underwear and nightwear from eight countries including two Caribbean countries, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The West Indies cricket team suffers a second successive defeat by Australia at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Australia wins the first test of the four match series by a crushing ten wickets. Sir Garfield Sobers expresses concern about what lies ahead for the West Indies team. Bertram Niles reports on what the Barbados press have been saying about the overwhelming defeat at the hands of the Aussies. The defeat attracted much attention in the sport pages of the English press. Hugh Crosskill reports on some of the headlines appearing in the British press. West Indies team manager Andy Roberts seeks to reassure the faint-hearted. Roberts addresses concerns about the players in the opening spots and the return of Richie Richardson as the captain of the team.
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    Caribbean Report 07-01-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-01-07) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Lara, Brian (interviewee); Crosskill, Simon (interviewee); Mason, Andrew (interviewee); Rousseau, Pat (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Singh, Doodnauth (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Guim, Rene (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced the appointment of Brian Lara as the new captain of the West Indies team. Two cricket commentators Andrew Mason of Barbados and Simon Crosskill of Jamaica express their sentiments on this appointment. President of the WICB, Pat Rousseau spoke about the Board's decision to drop Courtney Walsh as captain. In Guyana, the Commonwealth Group that observed the elections criticised the way in which the Guyana Elections Commission handled the vote count. However, Chairman of the Commission Doodnauth Singh argued that their assessment was inadequate. Cuban refugee, baseball player Orlando Hernandez who turned down American residency stated it is about principle not money. Hernandez is holding out to gain freedom for his fellow refugees. The report concludes with Andy Roberts giving his reaction to Brian Lara's appointment as captain.
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    Caribbean Report 09-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-09) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Hall, Wes (interviewee); Richardson, Richie (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Walsh, Courtney (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: Ivor Bird, the younger brother of Antigua's Prime Minister, returned to court on drug-related charges. Police have held one suspect in the shooting of a British tourist in Antigua. In Saint Lucia, the six most powerful trade unions prepare for a two-day strike while banana farmers move into day three of their protest. The Opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party has called on government not to undertake any further capital projects following the allegations of the misuse of UN funds. Caribbean Report states that several regional legal experts have been approached by the St. Lucia's Attorney General to sit on a proposed commission of inquiry to look into the UN funds allegations. Tony Fraser reports on the policy initiatives taken during the tenure of Mr. Ralph Maraj, the sacked Foreign Affairs Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. In cricket, the West Indies squad met with the British press corps as they prepared for their four-month tour of England. Yvette Rowe spoke to members of the West Indies squad. England's Team Manager Ray Illingworth announced the appointment of two specialist coaches, John Edrich and Peter Lever, who were contracted to prepare the English team for the six test series.
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    Caribbean Report 11-03-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-03-11) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Baxter, Peter (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Becker, Tony (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Sealy, Richard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-11) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Corrie, John (interviewee); Cash, Bill (interviewee); Greenidge, Carl (interviewee); Clinton, Bill (interviewee); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Bryan, Anthony (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, plans for European aid cuts against the backdrop of separate British aid cuts were severely criticized. The Secretary-General of the ACP Group Carl Greenidge comments that this means the Caribbean would be dealt a double body blow. In the US there are plans to slash in half the US contributions to the International Development Agency (IDA), a World Bank affiliate that lends money to the poorest countries. However, US President Bill Clinton promised that the US will not turn its back on the rest of the world and its poorest citizens. Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur spoke on behalf of CARICOM and appealed to these lending institutions to understand the needs of developing countries. EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler continues to press for changes to the controversial EU import rules although they have worked well. In Trinidad, the opposition parties are keeping all their options open for a possible electoral arrangement. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets paid the first ever visit to Cuba and called for the restoration of close trade and economic relations between the two countries. In cricket, the West Indies slip to a dramatic six run defeat against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. West Indies manager Andy Roberts praised Sri Lanka's performance. In Bermuda, residents are convinced that the Los Angeles police officer Mark Fuhrman has been holidaying on the island.
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    Caribbean Report 13-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-13) Richards, Ken (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Dookeran, Winston (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Farrakhan, Louis (interviewee); Page, Clarence (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Markham, Adam (interviewee); Callander, Bruce (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report a form of electoral accommodation in Trinidad is threatening the chances of the ruling People's National Movement (PNM) holding on to power. Leader of the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), A.N.R. Robinson and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday of the United National Congress (UNC), began talks on unity in order to fight the monolith that is the PNM. In Jamaica, Edward Seaga, Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and former JLP Chairman Bruce Golding quarrel about who controls the Central St. Catherine seat. In the US there is growing concern over the Million Man March in Washington by black American men. However, the real controversy is over the march organizer Louis Farrakhan, a radical black Muslim leader. The Trade Union Congress, one of Britain's largest trade unions, has pointed to high levels of racial discrimination within Britain's labour market. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Adam Markham comments that more should be done to protect the environment from the hurricanes that ravage the Caribbean region. In cricket, the West Indies face an uphill task to make it to the finals following their second defeat to Pakistan. Team manager Andy Roberts talks about what went wrong. In Haiti residents are gearing up to celebrate a year since President Jean Bertrand Aristide was restored to office.
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    Caribbean Report 14-12-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-12-14) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Smith, Lou (correspondent); Purcell, Joan (interviewee); Beniez, Jorge (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Greaves, Keith 'Stone' (correspondent); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); 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 24-04-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-04-24) Orr, Carol (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Younge, Patrick (correspondent); Mansfield, Michael (interviewee); JohnRose, Johnson (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Saladrigas, Ana (interviewee); Ambrose, Curtly (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Stackpole, Keith (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Richardson, Richie (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Saint Lucia, the government move to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the disappearance of UN funds. In Britain, parents of murdered school boy Stephen Lawrence launch England's first private prosecution to track down his killers. Electioneering in Dominica heats up as preparations for a possible June election get on the way. In Havana, the wife of the Cuban dissident who was sentenced to fifteen years in prison is to appeal against the decision. Ana Saladrigas argues that her husband Francisco Chaviano is innocent. A human rights team from France will arrive in Cuba in response to President Castro's visit to Paris after he agreed the delegation could visit his country. Yvette Rowe reports on the West Indies cricket team victory in Trinidad which has halted recent talks of the team's decline.
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    Caribbean Report 28-08-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-08-28) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Holder, Claire (interviewee); Alert, Pat (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Condon, Paul, Sir (interviewee); Abbott, Diane (interviewee); Augustus, Patrick (interviewee); Christie, Merrick (interviewee); Christie, Linford (interviewee); Trant, William (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this special edition of BBC Caribbean Report, Leslie Goffe examines the recent headlines in Britain's Sunday Express newspaper which stated that there is a crisis over the melt-down of West Indian family life. The black ethnic group is the only one in which single mothers out-number married ones. Moreover, the Commissioner of London Police Force, Sir Paul Condon made a controversial statement which linked race and crime in the capital. Condon stated that a small number of black youngsters seem to be committing a large number of the robberies in London. In Britain, African-Caribbean men are the single most vulnerable group. British Olympic and world champion sprinter, Linford Christie, is not a winner in the eyes of his son Merrick who denounced his father in the British media. Several British newspapers have used Linford Christie's family to highlight the current debate about single parents. William Trant, Director of Britain's West Indian Standing Conference comments that running away from responsibilities of all kinds has become a way of life for black youngsters in Britain.
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    Caribbean Report 29-01-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-01-29) Greaves, Keith Stone (anchor); Rousseau, Pat (interviewee); Hendriks, Jackie (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Crosskill, Simon (interviewee); Perez, Ninoska (interviewee); Da Silva, Phillip (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In cricket, the match between England and the West Indies has been abandoned as the umpires decided that the pitch is unfit and dangerous to the players. President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Pat Rousseau explains the decision and its consequences. The Jamaica Cricket Board (JCB) President Jackie Hendriks comments on what went wrong with the preparation. Jamaicans express their disappointment and disgust about this cricketing fiasco and English supporters who traveled across the sea are even more perturbed. Sports commentator Simon Crosskill comments on the unfortunate situation and places the blame solely on the JCB. The Cuban American National Foundation (CANF), a hard-lined Cuban exile group, is defending its involvement in a plan to sent food aid to Cuba. CANF spokeswoman Ninoska Perez comments on if this move represented a significant softening of the group's position. With a major ice meltdown in the Antarctic, Phillip Da Silva talks about the real and immediate threat posed to Guyana, given that it lies below sea level. The Trinidad and Tobago government states it will discuss with Britain its intention to begin a phased pull-out from the traditional appeals to the Privy Council.
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    Caribbean Report 29-12-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-29) Richards, Ken (anchor); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Potter, Philip (interviewee); Watty, William (interviewee); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Jenkins, Stephen (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Paul, Eric (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Neutelings, Michel (interviewee); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the late Governor General Dame Nita Barrow is laid to rest in her native Barbados. Dr. Philip Potter, former General Secretary of World Council of Churches and William Watty, President of the Caribbean Methodist Church paid tribute to Dame Nita and her significant achievements. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is set to undergo angioplasty surgery in London. Dr. Stephen Jenkins, Consultant Cardiologist will perform the operation and comments on the chances for success. In St. Martin, hotel workers left jobless by the passage of hurricane Luis continue protest action in spite of arrests and the use of teargas. The tiny island of Barbuda receives maximum attention from the British press as Princess Diana is there on vacation. In cricket, the West Indies cricket coach, Andy Roberts remains concern about the performance of the team despite their first win in the Australian tour. Roberts states that there are still a number of problems to be ironed out.