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Item Caribbean Report 01-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-01) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Boero, Patricia (correspondent); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Persaud, Roopnarine (interviewee); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Ross Leal, Pedro; The British Broadcasting CorporationThe United States coordinated three major military exercises (Global Shield, Ocean Venture and DefX) in the Caribbean region and Raul Castro, the Minister of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, warns his country that these military manoeuvres of the US could mean an imminent attack on Cuba. The manoeuvres are conceived by General Castro as a sign of growing hostility towards Cuba and he declares that Cuba will undertake pertinent manoeuvres to prepare for a US attack. In Washington, the US State Department announces in an annual report entitled “Global Patterns of Terrorism” that Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism as it continues to support of radical groups around the world. Following the Financial News, the members of the World Union of Guyanese for Democracy (WUGD) began a demonstration at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza opposite the United Nation’s headquarters in New York. The demonstration takes the form of a fast and vigil against the policies of Guyana’s PNC government, particularly calling for free and fair elections in Guyana. The WUGD is seeking to facilitate an international team of observers to oversee the upcoming general elections in Guyana. In the next segment, the United Nations and the government of Suriname come to an agreement concerning the six thousand Surinamese refugees who fled into the neighbouring French Guiana to avoid the arms conflict in Paramaribo. The report concludes with the May Day Rally in Havana, Cuba marking the country’s 100th anniversary of the workers’ holiday.Item Caribbean Report 02-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Thompson, Dudley (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Irwin, Simon (analyst); Esler, Garvin (correspondent); Espin, Vilma (interviewee); McGreal, Chris (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, visits Washington on a three-day official trip to hold talks with the president of the United States, the Deputy Secretary of State and other senior American officials. High on the agenda is Jamaica’s economic reform programme and the war against drugs. Secondly, the former Jamaican Minister of National Security, Dudley Thompson, says it is time for the government to abolish the controversial Suppression of Crime Act that was introduced as a temporary crime fighting in 1974. Following the Financial News, all eyes are on Cuba after the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe. According to Vilma Espin, a member of Cuban Communist Party, Cuba will never turn its back on socialism despite the international pressures meted out to the Cubans. In another related report, there is growing disaffection amongst the youths in Cuba who blame the Communist Party for restricting their opportunities for material goods. The report concludes with the swearing-in of the new and fourth Electoral Council in Haiti which comprises of nine members, three of which were from the first Council that was abandoned in 1987.Item Caribbean Report 03-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-03) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); Core, David (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (analyst); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Barrington, Tim (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationAfter a meeting between the Jamaican Prime Minister, Michael Manley, and the United States President George Bush in Washington, the United States promises to assist with Jamaica’s economic development and praises Jamaica’s contribution to regional affairs. High on the agenda for Jamaica was the priority to secure US financing to fight drug trafficking and enlist the assistance of the Americans in persuading the World Bank to extend the repayment of Jamaica’s existing debt. David Core, Jamaica’s Foreign Minister, also commented on the reaction of the United States to Jamaica’s relationship with Cuba. Following the Financial News, the general elections of the Dominican Republic is less than two weeks away and growing tension amongst campaigners is prevalent. Since the beginning of the election campaign, four people have been killed and more than thirty have been injured in clashes between the main candidates. The report concludes with an animal breeding improvement scheme in Antigua. A shipment of four pigs and four sheep left London for Antigua with the intention to form the core of a cross-breeding project on the island.Item Caribbean Report 04-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-04) Baptiste, Sandra (anchor); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); Manley, Michael, 1924-1997; Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Webber, Martin (analyst); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Johnson, Ralph (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationThe Jamaican Prime Minister, Michael Manley, concludes a three day visit to Washington with a meeting with the US Vice-President, Dan Quayle, and officials of the Organisation of the American States. Mr. Manley’s visit focused on debt relief, the war on drugs and urging the US to desist from diverting economic aid from the Caribbean to the Eastern European countries. Secondly, six people are reported dead and 48 missing after the wreckage of a small boat was discovered off the eastern Dominican coast. All the victims were attempting to enter Puerto Rico illegally through the dangerous Mona Passage. Following the Financial News, the General Criminal Investigation Authority of the military police in Suriname has been withdrawn. The vast majority of the Surinamese National Assembly voted in favour of the bill while the six-member opposition voted against. In the next segment, the manufacturing sector of Barbados responded with mixed feelings to the 1990 Budget presented by the Prime Minister. The Manufacturers’ Association stated that whilst the budget offered greater financial assistance to small businesses, it failed to provide assistance for manufacturers in the export sector. The report concludes with the Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British Press covering the combating of crime in Jamaica and the injuries of the Barbadian middleweight boxer, Nigel Benn.Item Caribbean Report 24-07-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-07-24) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); Montague, Michelle (correspondent); Seners, Francois (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Ferguson, James (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 25-05-1990(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-05-25) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Lall, Ganesh (interviewee); Beharry, Harikrishna (interviewee); Schiff, Jan (correspondent); Boero, Michael (correspondent); Douglas, Michael (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Fernandes, Bonny (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationGuyanese for Democracy stepped up its efforts to focus international attention on Guyana’s electoral system. The London branch staged a protest demonstration outside the Guyana’s High Commission as a follow-up to a similar demonstration held in New York recently. Secondly, Haiti’s provisional president, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, spends a second day in Washington addressing the OAS, as well as meeting with President Bush. Following the Financial News, voters in Dominica are gearing up for Monday’s general elections. Prime Minister, Eugenia Charles, and her party are seeking a third consecutive term in office amidst intense campaigning from the two major opposition parties. The next segment covered the Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press. The report concluded with mounting concerns about global warming from the international community and Guyana’s attempts to save its rainforests and rivers without external assistance.