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Caribbean Report 17-09-1998
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:24)2. OECS States are to examine their economic position ahead of the international trade negotiations. Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Dwight Venner is interviewed (00:25-03:01)3. Fast track legislation on the United States agenda. World Trade Business Editor for the London Financial Times Newspaper Guy de JonquiA is interviewed and Roy Osana reports (03:02-07:36)4. Confusion continues over Miami's alleged Cuban spy ring. Prime Minister Alejandro Gonzalez and Miami Herald Manny Garcia are interviewed. Rosie Hayes reports (07:36-10:47)5. Dominican Leader Edison James responded in Parliament today to criticism over the Christopher Skase case. Prime Minister Edison James is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (10:48-14:08)6. Ato Boldon nearly breaks the world record in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the 100 men's meters final. Mike Cousteau reports (14:09-15:16
Caribbean Report 13-06-1995
No full textThis report looks at the election victory of the United Workers Party (UWP) led by Edison James, has pulled off in Dominica. Dr. Brian Alleyne and Rosie Douglas comment on who will hold the position of Opposition Leader. Prime Minister designate, Edison James talks about the priorities of the in-coming government. Sir Stanislaus James, Governor General of St. Lucia believes cooperation would be increased by political union within the Windward Islands. In St. Lucia, the Opposition boycotts the current budget presentation and the subsequent budget debate. Trinidad and Tobago is to propose the removal of LIAT Chairman William Rapier after he compromised his position. Low key events were held in Guyana on the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Dr. Walter Rodney. In London, the jury has failed to reach verdicts in the case of two officers accused of the manslaughter of Jamaican deportee Joy Gardner.1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome, anchor (00:00-00:29)2. In Dominica, a new political party comes into power (00:30-09:44)3. St. Lucia's Governor-General states that increased cooperation would result from political union (09:45-11:44)4. St. Lucia's budget debate gets on the way, despite an opposition boycott (11:45-13:36)5. LIAT Chairman faces removal from his post (13:37-14:17)6. In Guyana, low key events mark the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Dr. Walter Rodney (14:18-14:37)7. The jury, trying two officers accused of the manslaughter of Joy Gardner, has failed to reach verdicts (14:38-14:59)8. Recap of top stories (15:00-15:20
Caribbean Report 07-05-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)2. Caricom countries working on a strategy to fight the drug trafficking trade. Prime Minister of Barbados and Minister of Defence Owen Arthur and General John Chin Commander and Chief of the US Atlantic Command are interviewed. Bertrand Niles reports (00:28-02:56)3. Major industrial unrest today returned to the campus of the University of Guyana. University Regisrar Albert Butters is interviewed (02:57-03:55)4. Montserratians awaiting words from the scientist about ending a month long evacuation prompted by the volcano there. Governor Frank Savage interviewed and James White, Jr reports (03:56-05:30)5. Locally and overseas-based groups are urging the Dominican government to abandon its controversial Mines and Mineral Act passed by parliament recently. Lawyer Bernard Wilshire and Prime Minister Edison James are interviewed (05:31-09:30)6. The Americas set to have its first black saint (09:31-11:24)7. The cash strapped Jamaica Council for Human Rights continues to call for the abolition of the death penalty. Commissioner John Prescott is interviewed. Sir Paul Hill replorts (11:25-15:14
Caribbean Report 30-09-1998
No full text1. Headlines with Warren Gordon (00:00-00:26)2. CARICOM is in a compromising mood as vital ACP/EU talks begin. Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed and Electra Naismith reports (00:27-04:10)3. Prime Minister of Dominica, Edison James has warned of the threat facing the Caribbean banana industry in a speech to the United Nations in New York. Prime Minister Edison James is interviewed (04:11-06:40)4. As the victims of Hurricane George attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives, the relief effort is gathering momentum. Canada is the latest country to respond to appeals pledging more than half a million Canadian dollars in aid. Public Relations Manager, World Visions, Canada Steve Matthews is interviewed and Darryl Dean reports (06:41-08:50)5. Montserrat takes a big step on the road back to normality. Businessman John Wilson is interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (08:51-11:30)6. Antigua and Barbuda is to make another bid to go it alone in regional cricket. President of the Antigua Cricket Association. President of the Antigua Cricket Association Colin Derrick, former Captain Richie Richardson are interviewed (11:31-15:21
Caribbean Report 03-05-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. A suggestion that Caribbean states give up their sovereignty for US protection. Journalist Rickey Singh and Caribbean Development Bank President Neville Nicholls are interviewed (00:29-04:49)3. Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Isabel Allende says the European Union holds a strong position in its efforts against the US and the Helms-Burton law. A British Foreign Minister Ian Taylor said today that the UK's retaliation against the Helms-Burton law would depend on how America applies it. Ian Taylor is interviewed (04:50-07:54)4. Three Dominicans are missing following the disappearance of a commander twin engine aircraft in the area of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (07:55-08:31)5. Dominica's Prime Minister Edison James today joined protesting farmers on the island to demonstrate against US led moves against the European Union's banana regime. Prime Minister Edison James is interviewed (08:32-09:18)6. The Caribbean Development Bank is considering membership for China. Caribbean Development Bank President Sir Neville Nicholls is interviewed. Ken Richards reports (09:19-10:40)7. A Nigerian student has been granted asylum by the Guyana government. Home Office Minister Ann Widdecombe is interviewed (10:41-12:12)8. West Indies cricket fans are today reflecting on the two match series against New Zealand which the West Indies won one nil. Sports Commentator Tony Cozier reports (12:13-14:41)9. Grenada's Press Association has called for a meeting of Caribbean media practitioners . The Association believes that press freedom in Grenada and the region could be under threat (14:42-15:28
Caribbean Report 04-01-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)2. Four Caribbean governments embroiled in a war of words over airline routes rights. Prime Minister James Mitchell and Prime Minister Lester Bird are interviewed. Hugh Crosskill and Bertrand Niles report (00:28-07:45)3. Political wrangling from Britain to Dominica over a Saudi dissident. Liberal Democrat Lord Avebury, Former Prime Minister Eugenia Charles, Dominica Opposition Leader Rosie Douglas, Prime Minister Edison James and Opposition Dominica Freedom Party Leader Brian Allen are interviewed. Carol Orr reports (07:46-13:54)4. The independence of the judiciary in the region is called into question. Ronald David, President of the Dominica Bar Association is interviewed and Jewel Forde reports (13:55-17:17
Caribbean Report 01-07-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. Leonel Fernandez is the next President of the Dominican Republic but Joaquin Balaguer remains the power behind the throne. He is to be sworn in on August 16th 1996. James Hodgins and Jean-Michel Cairot report (00:31-06:38)3. Dominica's Prime Minister is confident of real progress of the Caricom Summit. Prime Minister Edison James is interviewed and Caribbean Report sought the opinions of Barbadians on the 17th meeting of Heads of government (06:39-11:54)4. A number of Guyanese deportees convicted of drug related offences is rising sharply and is causing considerable concern to the Guyana government. Colin Smith reports (11:55-13:52)5. Two Cuban boxers defect to the United States in the run-up to the Atlanta Olympics. Greg Gross, Border Affairs Reporter with the San Diego Union-Tribune is interviewed (13:53-15:24
Caribbean Report 04-06-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. Dominica's Economic Citizenship Programme criticised its passport for sales as it runs into further criticism. Prime Minister Edison James, Opposition Leader Rosie Douglas, Grace Towne, Oriental Hotel Project and Anthony Martin, Critic of the Dominica Economic Citizenship Programme are interviewed (00:29-03:52)3. A failed grade for the OAS at its Panama Assembly. Larry Burns, Head of the Centre, Council on Hemispheric Studies and OAS spokesman Wesley Curtin are interviewed (03:53-08:35)4. Dominica's Opposition Leader Rosie Douglas is warning of the consequences of what he sees as racist politics in the Dominican Republic. Opposition Leader Rosie Douglas is interviewed (08:36-10:16)5. Despite a last minute appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee prison authorities in Guyana today executed condemned murderer Rodcliffe Ross. Colin Smith reports (10:17-11:46)6. A failed grade for the OAS at its Panama Assembly. Yvette Colllymore reports (11:47-12:57)7. How marijuana could give lows instead of highs. Author of a report on sexually transmitted diseases Dr Donald Simeon is interviewed and David Wood reports (12:58-14:24)8. Seconds after takeoff from French Guiana Europe's biggest and most expensive rocket was exploded by scientist (14:15:17
Caribbean Report 26-01-2000
No full text1. Headlines: (00:00-00:272. The Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday expects the President A.N.R. Robinson to remove the Tobago Senators and put two others in their place. Mr. Robinson has refused to do so and has brought the country into what can be described as a constitutional crisis. Mr. Robinson is of the view he is acting to keep the union of Trinidad and Tobago because revoking the appointment of the two Senators could endanger that union. (00:28-07:39)3. In the middle of a tense election campaign in Dominica, the Prime Minister Edison James links the Opposition Leader Rosie Douglas to the unification church known as the Moonies. Prime Minister James indicated that police investigations have revealed a connection the authorities could not ignore. (07:40-10:49)4. The Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has been giving reasons for explaining publicly what he believes is a lack of American support for CARICOM countries. He wants Washington’s attention to be drawn to the fact that countries like Grenada do need US support in specific areas. (10:50-12:53)5. Hangings will not be resumed in Antigua this week as they were initially scheduled. High death row prisoners who were to be hanged tomorrow and Friday have been given a stay of execution to appeal to the Privy Council. Four of the men were given 21 days to sort this out. (12:54-13:33)6. The EU Trade Commissioner has called on the World Trade Organisation to launch new rounds of talk this year. The request comes weeks after the failed Seattle Summit. They are also proposing a package of concessions for developing countries. (13:34-15:29
Caribbean Report 15-08-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:24)2. Controversial list and Caribbean mission to Libya will go ahead without Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Dominica's Opposition Leader Edison James are interviewed (00:25-04:42)3. Jamaica's political leaders agree to meet as violence erupts again in West Kingston. Conrad Hamilton reports from Kingston, Jamaica (04:43-06:18)4. Trinidadian Prime Minister Basdeo Panday tones down the rhetoric. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Senior Cabinet Minister Trevor Sudama are interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (06:19-08:06)5. Caribbean countries have made clear that as part of the group of developing nations they are not keen on a new rounds of global trade talks. Economic Consultant and Former Head of Economics at the Commonwealth Secretariat Bishnodat Persad is interviewed (08:07-11:26)6. Dozens of police officers on the US Commonwealth of Puerto Rico could be on their way to jail following an investigation by Federal and Local Authorities. FBI spokesman in San Juan, Puerto Rico Eric Rivera is interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (11:27-13:16)7. Non-governmental organisation in the United States are divided on whether the US should be a willing partner on this month's United Nations conference on racism. Barbados Representative David Commissiong and William Spriggs of the National Urban League are interviewed. Bertrand Niles reports (13:17-15:20
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