1997 January-June CR

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    Caribbean Report 06-02-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-02-06) Richards, Ken (anchor); Kunwara, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Wescot-Williams, Sarah (interviewee); Singh, Doodnauth (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Dominican Republic has been singled out as one possible country where the Peruvians two Bakamaro rebels could be granted asylum. Next, after a homemade boat carrying immigrants from the Dominican Republic capsized between the two countries, the United States Coast Guard in Puerto Rico say that they are searching for survivors. Next, the debate continues on the suitability of A. N. R. Robinson for the presidential candidate, as Mr. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago returns home. Also, there are speculations of general elections following the election of a president. The tax measures introduced to address the island’s existing financial situation are having a serious impact on the economy of Dutch, St. Martin says the St. Martin’s Island Council. Voters’ registration by Guyana’s Election Commission has again fallen behind the schedule set up by the Commission. Fraud in past elections has made the voters’ list difficult to update. Lastly, Clive Lloyd, Manager of the West Indies cricket team has criticised comments made by Australian Captain Mark Taylor on the issue of sledging of batsman, Robert Samuels.
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    Caribbean Report 14-02-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-02-14) The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Just hours to go for a resolution to end the pay dispute between American Airlines and the company’s management, contingency plans are stepped up across the region. Next, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago A.N.R. Robinson is elected president of the country. Next, the forty-three Chinese migrants who were discovered in a Guyana’s registered ship off the coast of Venezuela are to be flown to Guyana from the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The Guyanese government has agreed to provide temporary humanitarian assistance for the Chinese nationals. Next, Head of the Caribbean Conservation Association says that there is a high level of awareness among Caricom governments of the environmental problems facing the regions. In the final segment, the Daily Mail, a British national newspaper carried front page photographs of the five men who the paper accuses of murdering black teenager, Stephen Lawrence. Some lawyers have denounced such action and are suggesting that it is a trial by media.