1988 July-December CR

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    Caribbean Report 06-09-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 188-09-06) Whitehorn, Pat (anchor); Tarr, Michael (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Vargas Gomez, Andres (interviewee); Marshram, Marion (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Mootoo, Winston (interviewee); Thompson, Alexander (correspondent); Camacho, Stephen (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-11) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Jones, Nick (correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Bajeux, Jean-Claude (interviewee); Brown, Colin (interviewee); Allen, Neil (correspondent); Chamberlain, Susan (interviewee); Calverley, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program reports on events in the Caribbean and in Britain. Constitutional reform in Haiti takes center stage, followed by news on Britain's war on drugs and the possibility of summer rioting in British inner city communities. The program concludes with a note of hope for victims of the dreaded disease Olivopontocerebellar ataxia, as collaborative efforts at fighting the disease have led to early identification of the gene responsible, thus giving the victims certain options with regard to passing the disease on to their children.
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    Caribbean Report 12-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-12) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Cash, Thomas (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Holding, Michael (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program is a bit of a 'mixed bag' in terms of content, in that it reports on a broad range of activities and topics in the Caribbean, in Central America and in Great Britain. Topics include the dangers of using mercury-based soaps, and the growth of this trend in the Caribbean; The targeting of Haiti as a new haven for drug smuggling activities; and a report on Mother Teresa's visit to Central America.
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    Caribbean Report 13-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-13) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Jones, Wendy (correspondent); Sharma, Varenda (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Chadwick, Tony (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Blake, Byron (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); May, Chris (interviewee); Peach, Roger (interviewee); Jones, Wendy (correspondent); Fisher, Paul (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program contains news coverage related to the Caribbean as well as Great Britain. the foci of atttention in this broadcast are the question as to whether Britain was headed towards black only or "ghetto" schools; the drmatic rise in the number of tourist arrivals in the Caribbean from the U.K.; and a row within the British Labour Party, sparked by the recent visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley to London.
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    Caribbean Report 14-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-14) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Wald, Karen (correspondent); Ziff, Jan (correspondent); Shipley, David (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); O'Connell, Rhona (analyst); Bevan, Edward (commentator); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights the Angola talks in New York and the reaction of the Cuban delegation regarding their perception of the outcome of the talks. It also focuses on the Caribbean Basin Initiative and measures to close a loophole in the Omnibus Trade Bill in order to protect the ethanol industry in the Caribbean and the United States. Concerns regarding the competition faced by the banana industry from fruit markets in Europe are also addressed in this program, along with a revisiting of the dramatic increase in tourist arrivals in the Caribbean from the UK. Finally, the program ends with cricket highlights of the match between the West Indies and Glamorgan at Swansea.
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    Caribbean Report 15-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-15) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Todd-James, Olive (interviewee); Renton, Timothy (interviewee); Hann, Colin (interviewee); Morgan, James (correspondent); Bevan, Edward (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of Caribbean Report highlights several issues related to race relations in Britain. The broad-ranging issues covered include racial profiling and questionable practices in the war against drug trafficking, racial discrimination in the real estate market, assertions that Jesus Christ was black, and even questions regarding race and prowess in some types of athletics and sport, just to name a few. The program ends with highlights of the test match between the West Indies and Glamorgan at Swansea.
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    Caribbean Report 18-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-18) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Jones, Nick (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); MacDuff, Robbie (interviewee); Briley, Harold (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Stainer, Martin (analyst); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Scott, Martin (interviewee); Barrow, Jim (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of BBC Caribbean Report focuses on race relations in Britain and beyond. It begins with an examination of racist practices by whites against blacks in the British House of Commons, and showcases the efforts by one black Member of Parliament to eradicate such practices. Celebrations at Hyde Park by the Anti-Apartheid Movement, in honour of Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday are also featured. Additionally, the program highlights the British government’s refusal to implement proposals by the House of Commons Defense Committee, for more detailed, racially-based monitoring of blacks in the British armed forces. Finally, a production-sharing agreement between the government of Guyana and the London and Scottish Marine Company to commence offshore oil exploration off the coast of Guyana is highlighted.
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    Caribbean Report 19-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-19) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); King, Winston (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Clarke, Claude (interviewee); Walker, Rudolph (interviewee); Peralto, Ryan (interviewee); Goldberg, Mel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program investigates the rumours that Guyana is considering the importation of hazardous wastes to be used as an energy source. It also looks at general elections-related violence in Jamaica and measures by the leaders of the two major political leaders to curb such violence. The death of Errol John, a dramatist of Trinidad and Tobago origin is highlighted, and the formation of a new company featuring financial services to the growing number of highly paid British sportsmen is featured.
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    Caribbean Report 20-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-20) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Jones, Nick (correspondent); Weatherill, Bernard (interviewee); Queen Elizabeth II (speaker); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Mootoo, Winston (analyst); Wilson, John (correspondent); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); Holding, Michael (interviewee); Cowdrey, Chris (interviewee); Hendricks, Jackie (interviewee); Walcott, Clyde (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of the BBC Caribbean Report examines the impact of trade between Europe and the Caribbean in the aftermath of the re-negotiation of Lome III, and the pending removal of internal trade barriers in Europe in 1992. It also takes a brief look at excerpts from the ceremony marking the 300th anniversary of the ‘glorious revolution’, the moment in British history in 1688 when King James II was overthrown in favour of King William and Queen Mary, who recognized for the first time in British history, the supremacy of Parliament. Aspects of French Guiana’s space programme are explored, including the launching of two telecommunications satellites. Finally, in the run up to the fourth test match between the West Indies and England which is to take place at Headingley, the program takes a brief but critical look at issues surrounding the sport of cricket, with topics ranging from the poor condition of pitches across the country to the dismal performance of the English team in the recently concluded 3rd test match against the visitors, which was held at Old Trafford.
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    Caribbean Report 21-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-21) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Treasure, Beverley (correspondent); Gill, Ken (interviewee); Mills, Gloria (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Johnson, Christopher (analyst); Stott, Robert (interviewee); Gavaskar, Sunil (interviewee); Lewis, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This programme features highlights of pre-election activities in Antigua and Barbuda, and power struggles within the ranks of the Antigua Labour Party in the wake of the imminent retirement of Prime Minister Vere Bird Snr. It also reports on the devastating effects of inflation in the Dominican Republic, takes a brief look at issues coming out of a conference on black workers in trade unions and includes highlights of the 4th test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley.
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    Caribbean Report 22-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-22) The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program examines one of the key topics of the Lambeth Conference at Cantebury, that of the ordination of women as Anglican priests and bishops. It also features highlights of the 4th test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley, and finally, the program highlights some news items in the Rritish press of interest to Caribbean people.
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    Caribbean Report 25-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-25) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Bodoe, Davidson (interviewee); Hughes, Raymond (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Schluter, John (interviewee); Rosser, Neil (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights a charge of racism by a former IMF employee, and examines the reasons put forward for such a charge. It also features a recent decision by a British judge to uphold an order to freeze the British assets of former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier as part of embezzlement proceedings brought against him by Haiti and France. The prospects of the success of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in the Europoean gourmet coffee market are explored, and the controversy surrounding the hosting of an assembly of Nicaraguan contra leaders by the Dominican Republic is showcased. The programme rounds out with cricket highlights of the 4th test between the West Indies and England at Headingley.
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    Caribbean Report 26-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-26) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Taylor, Philip (analyst); Ford-Smith, Honor (interviewee); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights issues of succession and leadership in Genada's New National Party, in the run up to the country's next general elections. It also examines social conditions and US/Grenada foreign relations in the wake of the Cuban/Angola war and the US trade embargo against Cuba. Dissatisfaction over working conditions in the Free Trade Zone in Kingston Jamaica is looked at, and finally, the programme features highlightts of the fourth test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley, and the scathing comments in the British press in reaction to England's loss of the match and the test series.
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    Caribbean Report 27-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-27) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Haynes, Roy (correspondent); Hattersley, Roy; Boateng, Paul; Renton, Timothy; Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Hodgkin, Jonathan (analyst); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Knowles, Andy (correspondent); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program examines Grenada’s Minister of Works Dr. Keith Mitchell’s call for open discussion on the ruling New National Party’s future, in the wake of General Elections in Grenada in 1989. It goes on to focus on the debate in the British House of Commons regarding the new immigration rules which remove the automatic right of immigrant men settled in Britain before 1973 to bring their wives and children to join them. Also included in the program is a brief report on Cuba’s President Fidel Castro’s rejection of the processes of “Glasnost” and “Perestroika” being carried out in the Soviet Union, and his rallying call to Cubans to stick to the ideals of Cuban socialism, which he sees as a stronger and clearer option. Finally, the program concludes with highlights of the cricket match between the West Indies and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, and a brief look at the performances of Caribbean athletes at the 2nd IAAF World Junior Championships in Sudbury, Canada.
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    Caribbean Report 28-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-28) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Davis, Carlton (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (analyst); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); Knowles, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features news on a pending agreement between the Jamaican Government and an American Aluminum company which would reopen Jamaica’s largest bauxite refinery. It also features the controversial body searches being conducted at British airports, which largely targets tourists from Caribbean destinations. The falling price of coffee on the wholesale market and efforts by the International Coffee Organization to address the phenomenon is also briefly examined, and the program concludes with highlights of both the IAAF World Junior Championships in Sudbury, Canada and the cricket match between the visiting West Indies team and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
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    Caribbean Report 29-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-29) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Smith, Larry (interviewee); Wall, Mike (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Allen, Neil (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features a report on the United States’ response to a letter sent by CARICOM leaders to President Regan regarding an apparent lack of regard for the sovereignty and independence of Caribbean legal systems by the US in the fight against drug trafficking. Also featured is an update regarding the successful lawsuit filed against former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier and his family by the Haitian Government. The program also reports on the signing of an historic agreement between the French and Grenadian Governments. Finally, the program concludes with sporting news, featuring brief highlights of boxing and cricket.
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    Caribbean Report 01-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-01) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Renton, Timothy (interviewee); Wheeler, John (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Runcie, Robert (Archbishop); Pack, Chris (interviewee); Honore, Jean-Jacques (interviewee); Whitaker, Allan (interviewee ); Gledhill, Nick (correspondent); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program focuses on the new immigration act which removes the automatic right of Commonwealth citizens to bring their families to live with them. It also highlights some aspects of the impact of the results of the large majority vote at the annual Lambeth Conference in London, in favour of the right of individual provinces to accept women Bishops. The program also gives an update on Haitian politics and the latest actions by military leader General Henri Namphy, as he seeks to tighten his grip on power. Additionally, it takes a brief a look into the modern day practices of slavery and other forms of human exploitation in some major European and Asian countries, even as the Caribbean celebrates 150 years of abolition.
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    Caribbean Report 02-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Helm, Sarah (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Matthew, Cyril (interviewee); Cowdrey, Chris (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features some of the findings of a leaked report on the operations of the Notting Hill Carnival Arts Committee. Among other criticisms contained in the report, it also accuses the committee of being unprofessional and open to charges of corruption. Also in the program, Caribbean airline LIAT comes under fire for what is seen as complacency in its operations due to its monopolistic position in the Caribbean’s airline industry. Cuba’s controversial strategies in its fight against the AIDS epidemic are featured, and the drop in banana prices in the British market is examined and analyzed. Finally, injured English cricket captain Chris Cowdrey speaks about his injury and his disappointment at not being able to play in the fifth and final test match between England and the West Indies
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-03) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Rosser, Neil (analyst); Gooch, Graham (interviewee); Hendricks, Jackie (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of Caribbean Report features an update on the Geneva peace talks, and the Cuban delegation’s condemnation of a statement made by South Africa’s Foreign Minister. It also takes a look at Cuba’s response to tourism development in the wake of a foreign exchange crisis. The launch of a cellular phone in the Caribbean with special focus on ships and boats is highlighted. Finally, in news of cricket, brief interviews with the English Captain and the West Indies team manager set the tone for the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England.
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    Caribbean Report 04-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-04) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Jackson, Rashleigh (interviewee); Lindsay, Orland Archbishop (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Crowson, Phillip (interviewee); Cozier, Tony (commentator); Ambrose, Curtly (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of Caribbean Report features news on the Toronto meeting of Foreign Ministers on sanctions against South Africa’s Apartheid regime. It also includes an update on the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops taking place in Canterbury, England, and a much debated resolution regarding the Anglican Church’s position on the dangers of the AIDS virus. Also featured on the program are highlights of the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England at the oval, and news of an upcoming, special edition of Caribbean Report, dedicated to the celebration of sixty years of West Indies Test Cricket.