Caribbean Report 02-08-1993
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1993-08-02
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1. Headlines (00:00-00:43)
2. A Jamaican woman who collapsed in a struggle as police and immigration officials served her with a deportation order has died. Joy Gardner has been on a life support machine since the incident at her home in London, six days ago. An internal enquiry by the Police Complaints Authority was launched to investigate the events which led to her death. Mrs. Gardner’s family is considering civil action against the police, the Home Office and the Immigration Authority. Interviews with Myrna Simpson (Joy Gardner’s mother); Bernie Grant, opposition MP; and, Charles Wardle, Home Office Minister. Carol Orr reports (00:44-05:02)
3. In Europe, Finance Ministers took drastic steps to ensure the survival of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), a system of exchange rates designed to provide economic stability within the European Community (EC). Last week’s currency crisis has sparked a heated debate over the possibility and desirability of creating a single currency in the EC. Interview with Wilberne Persaud, Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus who responded to the question, “Should CARICOM be drawing any lessons from the European currency difficulties?” (05:03-08:12)
4. Central American banana producers fear the outbreak of a trade war among themselves. This stem from competition for the limited number of trade licenses for exporting dollar bananas to the European Community (EC). However, the new banana regime maintains tariff free access to Caribbean and other African, Caribbean and Pacific countries’ (ACP) bananas which although more expensive only have a small slice of the EC market. Mike Jarvis reports (05:03-10:13)
5. Jamaican fast bowler, Devon Malcolm has been recalled to the England’s squad for the last two tests of the current series against Australia. Thirty-year-old, Malcolm was dropped after a miserable winter tour of India and Sri Lanka in which he took only three wickets in three tests. However, in the last three county championship matches, Malcolm has regained his form and bagged twenty-two wickets. Interview with Devon Malcolm, fast bowler, England’s cricket team. Hugh Crosskill reports (10:14-12:43)
6. In Britain, a police operation to combat the increase in drug related murders has put the Jamaican Yardie gang back in the headlines in sections of the British Press. A report in the Sunday Times newspaper headlined, “Police Fight to End the Yardie Reign of Terror”, said undercover detectives and immigration officials have joined forces to target rival drug gangs. Interview with [Michael Massif], Home Affairs Editor of the British weekly newspaper, Caribbean Times who said that there is an apparent correlation between Yardie reports and issues on immigration (12:44-14:27)
7. Recap of the Headlines (14:28-14:48)
2. A Jamaican woman who collapsed in a struggle as police and immigration officials served her with a deportation order has died. Joy Gardner has been on a life support machine since the incident at her home in London, six days ago. An internal enquiry by the Police Complaints Authority was launched to investigate the events which led to her death. Mrs. Gardner’s family is considering civil action against the police, the Home Office and the Immigration Authority. Interviews with Myrna Simpson (Joy Gardner’s mother); Bernie Grant, opposition MP; and, Charles Wardle, Home Office Minister. Carol Orr reports (00:44-05:02)
3. In Europe, Finance Ministers took drastic steps to ensure the survival of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), a system of exchange rates designed to provide economic stability within the European Community (EC). Last week’s currency crisis has sparked a heated debate over the possibility and desirability of creating a single currency in the EC. Interview with Wilberne Persaud, Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus who responded to the question, “Should CARICOM be drawing any lessons from the European currency difficulties?” (05:03-08:12)
4. Central American banana producers fear the outbreak of a trade war among themselves. This stem from competition for the limited number of trade licenses for exporting dollar bananas to the European Community (EC). However, the new banana regime maintains tariff free access to Caribbean and other African, Caribbean and Pacific countries’ (ACP) bananas which although more expensive only have a small slice of the EC market. Mike Jarvis reports (05:03-10:13)
5. Jamaican fast bowler, Devon Malcolm has been recalled to the England’s squad for the last two tests of the current series against Australia. Thirty-year-old, Malcolm was dropped after a miserable winter tour of India and Sri Lanka in which he took only three wickets in three tests. However, in the last three county championship matches, Malcolm has regained his form and bagged twenty-two wickets. Interview with Devon Malcolm, fast bowler, England’s cricket team. Hugh Crosskill reports (10:14-12:43)
6. In Britain, a police operation to combat the increase in drug related murders has put the Jamaican Yardie gang back in the headlines in sections of the British Press. A report in the Sunday Times newspaper headlined, “Police Fight to End the Yardie Reign of Terror”, said undercover detectives and immigration officials have joined forces to target rival drug gangs. Interview with [Michael Massif], Home Affairs Editor of the British weekly newspaper, Caribbean Times who said that there is an apparent correlation between Yardie reports and issues on immigration (12:44-14:27)
7. Recap of the Headlines (14:28-14:48)