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Item Caribbean Report 07-02-1991(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-02-07) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Croskill, Hugh (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Alan, Gary (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Sampson, David (interviewee); Miller, Billie (interviewee); Pindling, Lynden (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationHaiti’s new President, Rev. John Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haitians celebrate the beginning of a second independence. The new President has gained widespread praise as this is the first time Haiti has had a properly elected Head of State since it gained independence from France in 1804. President Aristide has received endorsements from President Jimmy Carter and Jamaican President Michael Manley. The major priorities for the new President are the setting up a Cabinet and the appointment of a Prime Minister as the country sets to celebrate its Carnival activities over the weekend. The Governor General of Barbados, Dame Nita Barrow, made her first throne speech at the official opening of both houses of Parliament. She unveiled the government‘s policies for the next 5 years and outlined a number of proposals to get the economy moving and to tackle the social problems in the island. Whilst she announced the setting up of a broad based commission to tackle youth problems one researcher explains that specific research is necessary before the concerns of youth can be addressed. Jamaica is caught in the debt servicing trap although it has become eligible for more loans from the IMF after meeting the targets set for the fund. However, Mr. P.J. Patterson, Minister of Finance admits that the country will be borrowing money to pay off borrowed money used to discharge the present debt obligations. He adds that the net inflows from the multi-lateral institutions are below the country’s net outflows to these institutions. The Prime Minister of Bahamas, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling responds to the recent statements made by Dr. Timothy Ashby that the Bush administration had taken the Caribbean off its agenda as a region of strategic importance. Sir Pindling believes that the Caribbean was never high on Washington’s agenda and does not see it happening in the future. Sir Pindling provides his some views on the economic prospects for the Caribbean.Item Caribbean Report 01-02-1994(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-01) Quinn-Leandro, Jacqui (correspondent); Betton, Keith (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Wood, David (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn this report, investigations continue in the death of four persons off the island of Barbuda;a spokesperson from the British Association of Travel Agents talks about how the murders might be affecting tourism in the Caribbean; Barbados' Finance minister discusses the delay in the sale of LIAT; The Director of Information for GATT comments on the European Union's decision not to increase the European banana imports quotas to more than 2 million tons per year; and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank discuses the economic performance of the region.Item Caribbean Report 19-01-1999(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-01-19) Richards, Ken (anchor); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Duncan, Neville (interviewee); Arthur, Owen S. (interviewee); Ganga, Gobind (interviewee); Persaud, Anand (interviewee); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 24-01-1995(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Thompson, David (interviewee); Rossi, Rosia (correspondent); Segura, Alejandro (interviewee); Garcia, Victor (interviewee); Hay, Alastair (interviewee); Lloyd, Clive (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationIn Antigua, Michael Roberts reports on the anti-tax demonstrations over government's plans to increase taxes. In the Barbados Parliament Chambers the controversial topic of casino gambling was debated. In Trinidad, Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday was arrested for a second time. Charges were laid following sexual offences allegations made by former members of staff at his Opposition United National Congress (UNC) party. In the Dominican Republic, children were found working in the agricultural sector as fumigators using banned pesticides. Dr. Alejandro Segura of the University of Maryland, reports on his findings of children in the Dominican Republic working with pesticides in the agricultural sector. Dominican Secretary of Public Health, Victor Garcia has completely denied that children were contracted for fumigation. However, Caribbean Report was able to track down two children working as fumigators and interviewed them. Chemical Pathologist, Dr. Alastair Hay of Leeds University spoke on whether children should be allowed to work with pesticides. In Cuba, a government reshuffle, one of the biggest in recent years, was clearly aimed at complementing modernization reforms being made to Cuba's state-run economy. Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain, speaks on the slow recovery of his son Jason Lloyd after he was diagnosed with the Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Clive Lloyd received moral support from his many friends and fans worldwide.Item Caribbean Report 27-08-1996(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-08-27) Orr, Carol (anchor); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); Clarke, Horace (inteviewee); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Thompson, David (interviewee); Ramsaran, Manohar (interviewee); The British Broadcasting CorporationItem Caribbean Report 31-05-2001(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-05-31) Joseph, Emma (anchor); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Clarke, Oscar (interviewee); Maer, Foster (interviewee); Cockland, Geraldine (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation