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Caribbean Report 16-10-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. Region gets its first anthrax scare. Health officials in Port of Spain are investigating one suspected case. However, in the wake of several confirm cases in the United States there have been anthrax scares across several. Dr Hamza Rafeeq and Director of CAREC Dr. James Hospedales are interviewed. Tony Fraser and Orin Gordon report (00:31-06:09)3. In tourism, Sean Tipton a spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents has given the thumbs up to the Caribbean. Sean Tipton of the Association of British Travel Agents is interviewed (06:10-09:06)4. Limited Caricom tourism promotion budget comes under fire but St. Lucia defends it. President of the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association Berthia Parle is interviewed and Prime Minister Kenny Anthony are interviewed. Pete Ninvalle reports (09:07-10:51)5. European Union Finance Ministers have drawn up a wide ranging strategy to combat the financing of terrorism. Britain's Senior Finance Minister Gordon Brown has called upon the rest of the world including offshore centres to implement regulations requiring institutions to report suspicious assets. Senior Finace Minister Gordon Brown is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (10:52-13:04)6. Why one jail in the Dutch Caribbean is hunting for credible prison officers? Antillean Justice Minister Rutsel Martha is interviewed and Geraldine Cockland reports (13:05-15:20
Caribbean Report 21-05-1999
No full text1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:22)2. Orin Gordon reports from Dublin, Ireland where the West Indies won their match against Bangladesh to keep their chances alive in the World Cup. Team captain Brian Lara and Gordon Greenidge analyse the match results (00: 23 – 05: 19)3. In Anguilla two members of coalition government Finance Minister Victor Banks, and Social Services Edison Baird are scheduled to resign over dissatisfaction with Chief Minister Hubert Hughes leadership. Minister Hubert Hughes discusses the breakdown of the coalition and the effects on the political climate in Anguilla. Victor Banks discusses his resignation (05:20 - 9:00)4. In elections in Dutch Sint Maarten officials anticipate a turnout of seventy percent. Mike Jarvis reports on the voting process (09:01 - 11:29)5. Guyana’s President Janet Jagan is in Brazil on a mission to expand trade and improve regional relationship with the country. Other agenda issues include commerce, import of food and livestock, drug trans-shipment and illegal mining (11: 30 – 12: 59)6. At the meeting of the International Anti Whaling Commission Programme Director of the Dominica Conservation Association Henry Shillingford discusses the whaling industry as a viable revenue earner. Lew Smith reports (12:60 – 14:29)7. Orin Gordon reports on the West Indies team participating in the World Cup Series (14:30 - 15:26
Caribbean Report 14-11-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)2. Dissatisfaction at French police in Cayenne as people clean up after another night of riots. Valerie Le Claire of ACJ Television in Cayenne reports (00:32-03:35)3. In St. Lucia a conference on Mental Health Care may help British delegates who attended to better understand Afro-Caribbean patients. The conference which was held in Castries brought together experts from the Caribbean and Britain marking Mental Health Month. Psychiarist and Consultant at the University of Birmingham Dr Richard William is interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (03:36-06:11)4. Caricom Secretary General in Rome calls for a lifting of food subsidies for develop nations. Warren Gordon reports (06:12-08:07)5. The move towards a Caribbean Supreme Court cannot be dismissed as an unnecessary expense according to Barbados Foreign Minister Billie Miller. Foreign Minister Billie Miller is interviewed (08:08-09:34)6. Sandals Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart defends the all inclusive concept. Sandals Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Steward and St. Lucia Restaurant Owner Jimmy James are interviewed. Ken Richards reports (09:35-12:34)7. Spain has underscored its determination to promote a new policy to force to democratise in Cuba (12:34-13:07)8. Lara is back and ready to face Australia in the upcoming test. Brian Lara is interviewed (13:08-15:25
Caribbean Report 05-03-1998
No full text1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:27)2. Antigua's Parliament eases the way for the new controversial hotel complex on Guiana Island. Orin Gordon reports on the Parliamentary discussion (00:28-02:17)3. In Guyana, Parliament held its first official session since last December controversial elections. Colin Smith reports on the Electory Audit CARICOM Agreement bill which gives the Audit Commission the power of the High Court (02:18-04:18)4. The people of Puerto Rico move closer to a referendum on independence. Political scientist Jorge Benitez comments on why most Puerto Ricans are not interested in the status problem (04:19-06:53)5. Police in the Eastern Caribbean are concerned about the printing of fake EC $100 bills which have turned up in Dominica (06:54-08:24)6. The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal heard an application from the St. Lucian government to take the commission of inquiry issue to Britain's Privy Council (08:25-09:09)7. Caribbean leaders lobby for an extension of special trade arrangements worldwide. Prime Minister Denzil Douglas called for a unified stance by the countries of the ACP group (09:10-12:08)8. The Assistant Secretary-General of the OAS, Christopher Thomas speaks at the opening of the group 50th anniversary conference. Business leader Ken Gordon spoke highly critical of the US role in trade relations in the region (12:09-15:15
Caribbean Report 09-06-1999
No full text1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:27)2. Jamaica deferred by two weeks the planned execution of death row inmate convicted killer Joseph Thomas. The brief stay of execution was granted by Governor General Sir Howard Cooke. Ken Richards interviews retired judge Telford Georges on the issue of the death penalty (00:28 - 02:55)3. The effects of a major food scare in Belgium is felt in Dutch Sint Maarten. Belgium removed dairy food products from its shelf following concerns that food may be contaminated with dioxin. Mike Jarvis reports from Dutch Sint Maarten (02:56 - 06:09)4. West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chandrapaul is held for questioning after shooting a policeman by accident. Chaitram Singh representative of the Guyana Cricket Board discusses the incident with BBC correspondent Keith Stone Greaves (06:10 - 07:44)5. In the current World Cup cricket series Australia won in a match against Zimbabwe for a place in the semifinals. Orin Gordon and Ken Richards review the match (07:45 – 12:17)6. Dominican Patrick Joseph a self-confessed obeah man paid a five thousand dollars fine for practicing witchcraft. Ken Richards interviews Joseph on the illegal activity (12:18 - 15:25
Caribbean Report 01-04-1994
No full text1. Headlines with Yvette Rowe (00:00 - 00:29)2. Cuba is to hold a key parliamentary session to discuss the economic reform next month. The country’s parliament, the National Assembly, will meet to discuss laws aimed at cutting the budget deficit. The laws could bring major changes in the way Cubans conduct business. For example, the laws will do away with some of the free services the Cubans have had, such as free admission to sporting events. Lionel Martin reports (00:30-02:16)3. Cuba is to receive Russian oil in return for sugar. Russia will supply 2.5 million tonnes of oil in exchange for a million tonnes of raw Cuban sugar. The decision was made after trade talks between the two countries but a final decision is still to be made. Cuba and China have signed a trade protocol for 1994, it includes provisions for the sale of Chinese food and medicine in return for Cuban sugar. The agreement was signed by Cuban trade minister after the end of a week-long session with Cuba-China Joint Economic Commission in Havana (02:17-02:55)4. Ken Valley, Trinidad and Tobago’s Trade minister outlines the country’s decision to place itself in the queue for NAFTA. Analyst Dr. Anthony Bryan, Director of the Caribbean Programme, North/South Centre at the University of the Miami, discusses how realistic this move is and whether it is premature (02:56-06:10)5. Belize’s formal protest to the Greek government over the treatment of Belize’s High Commissioner to London at an international meeting in Athens, has led to a renewed focus on Guatemala-Belize relations. In yesterday’s programme, Belize’s foreign minister Dr. Ursula Barrow blamed Guatemala for requesting that Belize be removed from the guest list of European Union and Central America officials. Belize’s foreign minister said yesterday Guatemala’s behaviour in Greece has given a new perspective on relations between the two countries. The news correspondent reports on the worsening relations between the two neighbours (06:11-09:05)6. Ecuador is to host a meeting of banana producing and consuming nations unhappy with the new European Union banana arrangements next week. Costa Rica, Venezuela and Columbia reached an agreement with the community on the issue earlier this week. Nicaragua is also expected to sign soon. Under the agreement these countries will share just over 49% of the Latin American quota for banana imports into the European Union market (09:06-09:28)7. CARICOM’s Secretary General Edwin Carrington admitted that the regional community has been damaged by the split vote on Sunday for the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). On Sunday some Eastern Caribbean States and Guyana backed César Gávaria. The rest of the region stuck to an earlier decision to vote for Costa Rica’s candidate Bernd Niehaus. The split vote has stirred up some issues which CARICOM must deal with. Edwin Carrington and Clement Rowe, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, are interviewed (09:28-10:50)8. Journalist Ricky Singh believes CARICOM could have negotiated a much earlier deal using the leverage the OAS votes provided. In his view, the US exercised enormous pressure on the small state (10:51-12:39)9. Guyana’s President Cheddi Jagan leaves for a state visit. Orin Gordon looks at the possible implications of the trip following Guyana's controversial vote at the OAS meeting (12:40-14:22)10. Recap of headlines (14:23-14:37)11. Theme music (14:38-14:52
Caribbean Report 13-03-1989
No full textNew Labor MP, Clive Solely is sponsoring a motion in the British House of Commons saying that this house is appalled by the racist content of a statement by MP, Terry Dicks. In Antigua, the opposition United National Democratic Party says it will challenge the result of last week's general election in as many as five constituencies. The British tabloid, the Sun has written an article that claimed breaches in security at Parliament Building during the Queen's visit to Barbados. Barbados' Commissioner of Police, Orville Durrant denied such allegations. Trinidad and Tobago has begun a major thrust to attract tourists from Europe. Minister of Tourism, Ken Gordon who has visited Britain, Italy and Germany is impressed by the response. At the Canadian enquiry into drug use by amateur athletes, Ben Johnson's sporting colleague Angela Taylor-Issajenko admits to the use of steroids.1. Headlines (00:00-00:53)2. Interview with Labour MP, Clive Solely on his sponsoring of a motion in the House of Commons on a racist statement made by Conservative MP, Terry Dicks (00:54-04:10)3. Interview with Lester Bird, Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party on winning the fourth consecutive mandate at the polls. The opposition United National Democratic Party is to challenge the results of the elections in as many as five constituencies (04:11-06:20)4. Financial news (06:21-08:08)5. Security row over dummy bombs at the Queen's visit to Barbados. Interview with Orville Durrant, Barbados' Commissioner of Police (08:09-10:07)6. Interview with Ken Gordon, Trinidad and Tobago's Minister for Tourism on his European visit to attract tourists to the islands(10:08-12:08)7. Angela Taylor-Issajenko testify at the Canadian enquiry on drug use by amateur athletes (12:09-15:00
Caribbean Report 23-10-1998
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)2. More tremors in Dominica set a new challenge for disaster preparedness officials. Head of CDERA Jeremy Collymore is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (00:26-04:31)3. Family of a Cuban baseball star Orlando Hernandez get the red carpet treatment. Rosie Hayes reports from Cuba (04:32-08:23)4. Welch couple, the Buftons, at the centre of the controversial Guyana Islands Project are to seek compensation from the Antigua and Barbuda government within the next few weeks. Bonnie Bufton is interviewed and Warren Gordon reports (08:24-10:31)5. Fifteen years on Grenada prepares to mark the American led intervention. An interview of President Reagan speaking in 1983, Maurice Bishop speaking in 1979, Jamaica Edward Seaga and Eugenia Charles of Dominica are interviewed. Bryan Martin reports (10:32-15:22
Caribbean Report 23-09-1997
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)2. Another warning from Montserrat's scientist to the people of Salem -- leave by the weekend. Simon Young, Head of the Volcano Observatory is interviewed and James White, Jr reports (00:36-03:16)3. What is life like for the people of Salem? According to Calypsonian Arrow, it is one day at a time. James White, Jr reports (03:17-05:24)4. Europe warned not to stand in the way of the banana trade ruling. Charlene Barskefsky, United States Trade Representative, Jack Cunningham, Britain's Minister of Agriculture are interviewed and Debbie Ransome reports (05:26-08:12)5. The gap between the rich and poor nations is getting some attention at the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Hong Kong. Chief Finance Minister, Gordon Brown and James Wolfensohn, Head World Bank are interivewed. Ken Richards reports (08:13-10:52)6. In Britain, the Commission for Racial Equality has found that black pupils are six times as likely as white children to be expelled from school and for Afro-Caribbean school children it is worst. They are also more likely to drift into crime and eventually prison. Guyanese born Sir Herman Ouseley of the Commission for Racial Equality is interviewed (10:53-12:20)7. Literary license or a licence to offend, a new book on slang criticised for including racist terms. Moya Thomas reports (12:21-15:26
Caribbean Report 24-02-1989
No full textThe United Nations' first ever report on the human rights situation in Cuba listed hundreds of allegations of gross violations which included torturing and subjecting prisoners to cruel and degrading treatment. Almando Valladares, U.S Ambassador to the United Nations and former Cuban political prisoner welcomed the report and felt that more was to be done in Cuba. On the labor front, Chester Humphrey , Secretary of the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union spoke on the success of his visit by lobbying his British counterparts in London. Ken Gordon, Minister of Tourism in the Trinidad and Tobago's government outlined plans to develop the islands' tourism industry in Europe and in particular, Milan. On the eve of the Tyson/Bruno fight for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship in Las Vegas, interviews are held with Glenn McCrory, Tyson's sparring partner; Terry Lawless, Bruno's Manager; and Boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson. In Britain, the press coverage of events for the past week of interest to the Caribbean includes an increase of black MPs for political representation; Ben Johnson's coach, Charlie Francis evidence before a Royal Commission of Enquiry into Drug Abuse in Sports; the Bruno/Tyson fight in Las Vegas; and, where crooks get a ticket to hide.1. Headlines: Cuba's claims to a clean human rights record was rejected by the United Nations; a Grenadian trade unionists hits back at government's criticism; and, on the eve of the Tyson/Bruno encounter, the experts shout their odds (00:00-00:48)2. The United Nations' first ever report on the human rights situation in Cuba listed hundreds of allegations of gross violations and included torturing and subjecting prisoners to cruel and degrading treatment (00:00:49-02:42)3. Interview with Chester Humphrey, Executive Secretary of the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union on the success of lobbying with his British counterparts in London (02:43-06:36)4. Financial News (06:37-07:27)5. Ken Gordon, Minister of Tourism in the Trinidad and Tobago's governmnet outlined plans to develop the islands' tourism industry in Europe and in particular, Milan (07:28-10:00)6. Interviews with Glenn McCrory, Tyson's sparring partner; Terry Lawless, Bruno's Manager; and Boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson on the eve of the Tyson/Bruno fight for the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas (10:01-12:08)7. The Britsh Press coverage of events of interest to the Caribbean: increase black MPs for political represenation in Britain; Ben Johnson's coach, Charle Francis was to give evidence before a Royal Commission of Enquiry into Drug Abuse in Sports; the Bruno/Tyson fight in Las Vegas; and, where crooks get a ticket to hide (12:09-15:05
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