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Caribbean Report 17-09-1997
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)2. Montserrat's new governor takes up office and promises cautious development of the North. Chief Minister David Brandt flies home after a six day visit to Britain where he met with British officials. He is asked about the success of his visit. Governor of Montserrat, Sir Anthony John Abbott, Acting Governor Howard Fergus, Acting Chief Minister Adelina Tuitt and Chief Minister David Brandt are interviewed (00:30-07:37)3. One dead and several others injured during street protest in the Dominican Republic. Jean-Michel Caroit reports (07:38-09:25)4. Reforms at the United Nations. Are they in the interest of Caribbean States? United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Bill Richardson, British Ambassador to the United Nations, Sir David Hannay, Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan and Jamaica's Representative for the United Nations, Don Mill are interviewed. E. Smith reports (09:26-15:24
Caribbean Report 08-02-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)2. Archbishop Edmund Gilbert appears in a Grenadian court charged with murder. Director of Public Prosecutions Hugh Wildman is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (00:26-02:35)3. Pressure amounts on Europe to call off a plan that is meant to help the world's poor. Jamaican Foreign Trade Minister Anthony Hylton is interviewed (02:36-05:17)4. Latest survey of European Union citizens shows that public opinion remains deeply divided over the accession of new countires. A former adviser in Caricom's regional negotiating machinery says the Caribbean has to forge closer ties among themselves if they want to make greater impact on the world trade stage. Lead Technical Adviser of the RNM Dr Arnold McIntyre is interviewed (05:18-09:44)5. Now there are more Montserratians living abroad than there are at home. Many of the overseas Montserratians were hoping to exercise their democratic right to vote but the island government are refusing to bow to increasing pressure. Election Supervisor on the Island Howard Fergus and Lazelle Howes, Manager of the Montserrat Community Support Trust are interviewed (09:45-13:19)6. Why India could give a new lease of life to aids sufferers. A Spokesman for the Indian Drug Company Cipla and a Medical Doctor from CAREC are interviewed (13:20-15:28
Caribbean Report 01-08-1997
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)2. A sharp reaction from Caribbean ambassadors to a new bill to discourage contact with Cuba. Mike McCurry, Grenada's Ambassador and Bahamian Ambassador, Denis Antoine are interviewed. Roy Osana reports (00:34-05:59)3. Taiwan's dollar diplomacy and the Caribbean continues. Debbie Ransome reports (05:60-08:23)4. It is quieter today as the Soufriere Hills volcano is emitting less ash than the day before. All the tickets for a fund raising concert for Montserrat was snapped up within ninety minutes of going on sale in Britain today. Dr Howard Fergus, Acting Governor of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory is interviewed (08:24-09:29)5. Jamaica celebrates Emancipation Day. Governor General Sir Howard Cook and Elaine Melville, Executive Director of the Emancipation Secretariat are interviewed. Yvette Rowe reports (9:30-11:49)6. A ceremony was held in Devon, South West England today to commemorate the deaths of all the people on board a ship which went down nearly two hundred years ago. Member of Parliament, Bernie Grant and Dr Mark Horton, Bristol University are interviewed. Stephen Cape reports (11:50-15:29
Caribbean Report 01-11-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. Sharp reactions in St. Lucia to questions about the leadership of the government. Prime Minister Vaughn Lewis, Health Minister Stephenson King and President of the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association Noel Cadasse are interviewed (00:29-03:54)3. Trinidad and Tobago calls on Venezuela to resist the use of arms in patrolling the Gulf of Paria. Foreign Minister Ralph Maraj is interviewed and Tony Fraser reports (03:55-05:57)4. Montserratians abroad may have to forego the chance to vote. Dr Howard Fergus of the Electoral Body, Jacinta Meade, Montserratian living abroad and President of the Montserratian Overseas Progressive People's Association in Britain William Trent are interviewed (05:58-11:15)5. The African country Niger has put forward a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General Hamid Al-Jabri and former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Rampahal are interviewed (11:16-14:22)6. Law suits against the Cuban government have been filed by families of the three Cuban exiles killed when their planes were shot down by the Cuban military in February (14:23-15:26
Caribbean Report 04-06-1999
No full text1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00:42)2. Three convicted murderers Dole Chadee, Joey Ramiah and Ramkalawan Singh went to the gallows this morning. Correspondent Tony Fraser reports on the resumption of hanging after 5 years in Trinidad and Tobago and overseas criticisms from international agencies such as Amnesty International and human rights associations in the Caribbean. Public opinion in Trinidad and Tobago is solicited on the hangings (00:43 - 09:16)3. An appeal to settle outstanding CARICOM debt was one of the issues addressed at a CARICOM Trade Ministers meeting in Georgetown, Guyana. CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington discusses the non-implementation of agricultural programmes in the Caribbean and other major issues. Lew Smith reports (09:17 - 11:22)4. Montserratians exiled due to the volcanic crisis may have to return home to register to vote. Chairman of the Elections Commission Howard Fergus promises to restructure the election process and reach a compromise suitable to local and overseas interest (11:23 – 13:03)5. South Africa second ‘all race’ election receives positive reviews from the Commonwealth Observer Team. Team Chairman Sir David Steele discusses the elections (13:04 - 15:25
Caribbean Report 03-07-1991
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:34)2. At the 12th Caricom Heads of Government Conference in St. Kitts, the leaders have agreed to tackle the major elements of the West Indian Commission’s Interim Report on Caribbean integration. Hugh Crosskill reports that five Caricom leaders have accepted responsibility for seeing the recommendations through to implementation. Comments from the Chair of the Commission Sir Shridath Ramphal and Prime Minister of Barbados Erskine Sandiford are featured. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Dominican Republic, Joaquin Ricardo, also comments on the current dispute between Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the deportation of Haitians (00:35-06:53)3. British Prime Minister, John Major, has been accused of playing the race card over migrations to the European Community. The report features comments from John Major in the House of Commons. Bernie Grant, Labour MP questions if immigrants are responsible for crime and drug trafficking. Dr. Howard Fergus, Lecturer at UWI, addresses the advent of the Caribbean people migrating to Europe (06:54-11:51)4. The third test between England and the West Indies begins tomorrow at Trent Bridge. Jonathan Agnew reports with interviews from captains Vivian Richards and Graham Gooch (11:52-14:23)5. Two day strike in the Dominican Republic continues as workers protest an IMF deal announced by President Balaguer (14:24-14:54
Caribbean Report 16-03-1998
No full text1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:30)2. Guyana's Parliament considers two pieces of legislation linked to the CARICOM peace accord. Colin Smith reports on these bills and the strong objections from the Leader of the United Force, Manzoor Nadir (00:31-02:47)3. French overseas departments saw electoral gains made by parties on the right which was a complete opposite to the electoral advances made by left wing coalition in mainland France (02:48-05:04)4. Former Prime Minister Sir John Compton heads the first joint mission of the Commonwealth and the Francophonie to observe elections in Seychelles (05:05-07:48)5. The OECS Bar Association states that it deplores the failure of Ministers to appoint a Chief Justice of the OECS Supreme Court and warns that this lack of action can threaten judicial independence (07:49-09:14)6. Montserrat is the only Caribbean island to have a public holiday on St. Patrick's Day. Historian, Howard Fergus comments that the holiday has a more African flavor (09:15-12:03)7. Former British Governor to Montserrat, Frank Savage takes up the job as the new Governor for the British Virgin Islands in July. Savage comments on whether it is unusual to move to another site in the region for his posting (12:04-15:15
Caribbean Report 10-10-1996
No full textReport commences during segment one.1. Political infighting in the People's National Movement as the fight for the leadership of Trinidad and Tobago's main opposition party shifts into first gear. Tony Fraser reports (00:00-01:38)2. Montserrat's Supervisor of General Elections says that he is confident that next month's polls will be free and fair inspite of clear challenges ahead. Dr Howard Fergus is interviewed (01:39-04:31)3. As the strike by banana workers in St. Lucia looks set to enter its third week a new group has emerged expressing opposition. President of the Banana Industry Nationalist Growers Organisation (BINGO) Alpha Celestine and BINGO's Chairman Esmin Celestine and Peter Josie Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (4:32-07:16)4. Dominica's Ambassador to the United Nations has warned of social and political disaster for the Windward Islands if Latin American-based multinational corporations succeed in ending preferential access to the EU market (07:17-07:47)5. The minor reshuffle of Guyana's cabinet by President Jagan is being seen as the opening shots in an election battle a full year before polls are due. Into the cabinet comes Ambassador to Venezuela Sash Sawh and businessman Tony Chavere. Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Harripersad Naika and Clinton Collymore are being reassigned. Sharief Khan reports (07:48-11:16)6. By-elections are being held in Bermuda today caused by the death in August of the Leader of the Opposition Progressive Labour Party Mr Leonard Frederick Wade. Wade Rush reports (11:17-15:43
Caribbean Report 03-04-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:32)2. In Montserrat, the New People's Liberation Movement has been swept into power in a landslide victory in Monday's general elections and the new Chief Minister plans to spell out his isalnd's needs to Britain. Incoming Chief Minister John Osborne and Election Supervisor Howard Fergus are interviewed. Keith 'Stone' Greaves reports (00:33-05:50)3. St. Lucia's manafacturing sector is making the case for the region to be given the time to put that sector into a state of preparedness ahead of the planned Free Trade Area of the Americas. President of the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association Lawson Calderon is interviewed (05:51-09:11)4. Decision by Caricom leaders to establish a regional Court of Justice is among developments leaving the British looking at the future of the Privy Council. Lord Slynn of Hadley, Oxford Professor Robert Stephens are interviewed. Human Rights Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald speaks to Moderator Clive Anderson. Debbie Ransome reports (09:12-12:33)5. New Foreign Minister of St. Lucia has been speaking about his appointment to the post until recently Julian Hunte was St. Lucia's Ambassador to the United Nations but now he has replaced George Odlum who maintains he jumped before being pushed from office. Former Ambassador to the United Nations Julian Hunte is interviewed (12:34-13:41)6. One of Cuba's long term allies Vincente Fox has urged Fidel Castro to be more open about the issue of human rights. Emma Joseph and Daniel Schreiber report (13:42-15:46
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