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Caribbean Report 05-07-1990
No full textSpecial edition.In a special edition of the Caribbean Report, David Jessop, Executive Director of the West India Committee and Pat Thompson, Executive Director of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce express fears that the Caribbean region is unprepared for the challenges ahead. According to Jessop and Thompson, unless the Caribbean leaders and public and private sectors officials address the growing challenges of the region with a greater sense of urgency, the Caribbean will be left behind in the international arena. Developments that impact the sustainability of the Caribbean economies include the approach of 1992, the European Single Market, the events in Eastern Europe and the US free trade initiatives.1. Headlines (00:00-00:43)2. Is the Caribbean prepared for the economic challenges of the future? Hugh Crosskill interviews David Jessop, Executive Director of the London based West India Committee and Pat Thompson, Executive Director of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (00:44-15:00
Caribbean Report 26-05-1997
No full textA banana official from Guadeloupe comments on the importance of banana production to the country. However, these were the echoes across the islands when a fact finding mission of European MPs visited the Eastern Caribbean earlier this month. The Euro MPs meetings were fruitful as they were able to hear from the banana growers themselves who identified their problems. The mission coincided with the Barbados Summit between President Bill Clinton and Caricom Heads of Government. The matter of a WTO ruling against the EU’s banana import regime prompted by US featured at the Summit. However, President Bill Clinton did not give Caribbean leaders much hope over their banana concerns. President Clinton said that in pursuing the winning of our case at the World Trade Organisation our target was a discriminatory European system not the Caribbean nations. Trinidad and Tobago and St Vincent’s Prime Ministers commented on President Clinton’s speech. The EU would make an appeal against the WTO ruling. Next, Executive Director of the European Council for Europe, David Jessop and Gordon Myers, the European Representative of the Caribbean Bananas Exporters Association are interviewed on the banana issue with the World Trade Organisation. Next, in a debate in Strasburg, the Commissioner Franz Fischler says the Commission wants to investigate the implication of an appeal to the WTO ruling before taking further action. Finally, OECS Ambassador Edwin Laurent has the last word on ACP cooperation and the Caribbean stand on bananas.1. Headlines (00:00-00:20)2. The case to appeal a WTO ruling against the EU banana regime is the focus of today's programme. Dennis Duflo, Guadeloupe Banana Official, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Sir James Mitchell, President Bill Clinton, Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock, Terry Wynn are interviewed (00:21-05:05)3. Executive Director of the European Council for Europe, David Jessop and Gordon Myers, the European representative of the Caribbean Bananas Exporters Association are interviewed(05:06-12:04)4. Commissioner Franz Fischler looks at the implications of an appeal to the WTO ruling. Tim Gibbons reports (12:05-14:27)5. OECS Ambassador Edwin Laurent has the last word on ACP cooperation and the Caribbean stance on bananas. Ambassador Edwin Laurent is interviewed (14:28-15:22
Caribbean Report 13-03-1992
No full textWhile Jamaicans await the official retirement announcement from Prime Minister Michael Manley, speculations over the issue of succession are debated. Labour Minister Portia Simpson and former Deputy Prime Minister P. J. Patterson are strong contenders for the position. David Jessop Executive Director of the West India Committee in London, fears that Mr. Manley’s retirement comes at a time that is critical to Caribbean foreign relations with Europe and North America. In St. Lucia, General Secretary of the National Farmers Union Darnley La Bourne expresses concern over the lack of intensity displayed by Caribbean leaders in safeguarding the preferential treatment of Caribbean bananas on the European market. Although the European parliament has asked European commissioners to ensure the exclusion of bananas in the GATT negotiations, it maintains that the final decision rests with the commissioners. St. Lucia’s Minister for Women Affairs, Stephenson King defends his absence from the “Women in the Media” symposium calling criticism from participants unfair. Jamaica is left uncertain about a bauxite trading arrangement it had with the former Soviet Union now that Russia and the Ukraine are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)2. While Jamaicans await retirement announcement from Prime Minister Michael Manley, the issue of succession is on the table. Political scientist Trevor Munroe comments (00:26-03:59)3. Executive Director of the West India Committee David Jessop shares his concern over the imminent retirement of Prime Minister Michael Manley (04:00-05:54)4. St. Lucian banana farmers think Caribbean leaders are not exerting enough pressure to safe guard the Caribbean European banana market. Correspondent Sandra Baptise interviews Darnley La Bourne, General Secretary of the National Farmers Union (05:55-09:01)5. The European Parliament calls on the European Commissioners to ensure that bananas are not included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations (09:02-09:15)6. St. Lucia’s Minister for Women Affairs, Stephenson King says criticism of his failure to attend the symposium on Women in the Media is unfair. President of the island’s media association Earl Bousquet responds to the minister’s claim (09:16-11:37)7. The break-up of the Soviet Union has created uncertainty for Jamaica regarding their bauxite trading arrangement. Correspondent David Thomas speaks with Jamaica’s Moscow Ambassador Arthur Thompson (11:38-14:04
Caribbean Report 22-06-1992
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:32)2. The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has voted to accept Cuba and Mexico as members. Chairman of the CTO Charles Maynard comments on the decision (00:33-03:21)3. At a meeting of the CTO it has been decided to place special emphasis on encouraging cruise liners to purchase more goods and services in the Caribbean (03:22-05:43)4. Officers are selected at the formal launching of the Caribbean Council for Europe (CCE) in London. David Jessop, the Executive Director for the CCE as well as Pat Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce comment on the purpose for its formation (05:44-11:01)5. The Windward Islands banana farmers are today rapping up the UK leg of the European tour designed to give them a firsthand account of the challenges facing them. Correspondent Mike Jarvis interviews Renwick Rose, the Program Officer with the Windward Islands Farmers Association to find out what impressions the farmers formed on their tour (11:02-14:44)6. Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is set to consult with government and opposition officials during his visit to Jamaica (14:45-14:55
Caribbean Report 25-05-1993
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)2. The Caribbean private sector has to be ready to play by a different rule in its trading relationship with the EC. David Jessop of the Caribbean Council for Europe says negotiation for the next Lome agreement will not simply be a technical discussion on financing. Jessop noted that the new conditionalities may include the need for structural adjustment, aid for the poorest, human rights and democracy, and an emphasis on regional integration. Speaker, David Jessop. (00:32-02:04)3. In Guatemala, President Jorge Serrano has suspended the constitution and says he will rule by decree until a constitutional Assembly is formed. President Serrano said that he was acting because of a string of protest in the past week. The rising political tension has caused concern across the border in Belize, especially in the wake of Britain’s withdrawal of troops in Belize. David Reid reports (02:05-04:24)4. A new round of talks between the military regime in Haiti and the UN over the return of Aristide have broken down. The de facto authority continued to oppose a plan to send a five hundred strong police force to Haiti. Interview Andre Vainquere, Board Member of the Washington Office on Haiti (04:25-08:14)5. The Chairman of B.W.I.A. International, Joseph Esau has suggested a timetable for a proposed merger of B.W.I.A. and L.I.A.T. as a precursor to the creation of a regional airline. His plans call for controlling shares to be held by the regional private sector, a partnership with an international carrier and minimum government involvement. Sandra Baptiste reports. Speaker, John Esau (08:15-11:31)6. A long running dispute at the Grenadian port which affected banana exports has put the government and trade union at loggerheads over new labour legislation. The lower house of the Grenada Parliament passed a law which prohibit industrial action in vital services. The law which has to be ratified by the island’s senate seeks for compulsory arbitration. Alister Hughes reports (11:32-14:04)7. The United States has said that there is no justification for Guatemala’s President, Jorge Serrano suspension of constitutional rule and expressed its strong opposition to the power grab (11:05-14:40
Caribbean Report 17-09-1990
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:44)2. The West India Committee calls for the establishment of a Caribbean Council for Europe in order to heighten the profile of the Caribbean in Europe through the use powerful lobbying methods. Hugh Crosskill interviews David Jessop, Executive Director of the West India Committee (0045:04:32)3. Pat Thompson, Executive Director of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce advises Caribbean governments and exporters to improve trading conditions in order to capitalize on trade concessions in Europe after 1992. Sandra Baptiste’s report features comments from Pat Thompson, Evelyn Greaves, Barbados’ Minister of Trade and Industry, and Edwin Carrington, former ACP Secretary General (04:33-07:18)4. Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting begins tomorrow in Trinidad and the main agenda item is likely to be debt control. Debbie Ransome reports and interviews Selby Wilson, Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister (07:19-09:54)5. A public rally for free and fair elections in Georgetown, Guyana was disrupted and attacked by a group of thugs. Sharief Khan’s report include an interview with a Roman Catholic nun, Doreen Rowtie, who was among the injured (09:55-12:43)6. Lancashire County Cricket Club announced the release of Jamaican fast bowler, Patrick Patterson at the end of the season. In an interview with Hugh Crosskill, Patrick Patterson states that he was not surprised by the club’s decision and discusses his future plans (12:44-14:47
Caribbean Report 06-12-1990
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:44)2. Eleven days before elections, violence returns to Haiti as suspected Duvalist thugs threw a street bomb that killed five and injured 53 people in Port-au-Prince. Michael Norton reports (00:45-03:10)3. At the Miami Conference, Hugh Crosskill reports that the influence of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean nations has increasingly replaced that of the English-speaking Caribbean countries. Pat Thompson, Executive Director of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce, comments on the relevance of the conference to the Caribbean; whilst David Jessop, Executive Director of the West India Committee suggests a tighter conference agenda to facilitate better results. Pat Whitehorne interviews Mickey Browney, Managing Director of the Belize Sugar industry and Parks Shackelford, US consultant of cotton, rice and sugar. The segment concludes with comments from Courtney Blackman, former Governor of Barbados’ Central Bank, on the need to devaluate the dollar in order to reverse the economic decline in Barbados (03:11-12:16)4. In Antigua, the recently published Blom-Cooper arms scandal report is sold at a price of one hundred EC dollars. Dr. Ivor Heath of Antigua’s United Democratic Party and an Antigua academic question the motives behind the high price of the report and its inaccessibility to the public (12:17-14:10
Caribbean Report 21-09-1992
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:24)2. Debbie Ransome reports on the support given by the French overseas territories in the vote on Europe’s Maastricht Treaty. However, Jean Crusol, Martinique’s former representative in the European parliament says that residents in these territories have always been apathetic to European issues. (00:25-03:29)3. David Jessop, Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe says there are clear lessons to be learnt from the European experience with regards to the formation of a single Europe. (03:30-06:08)4. Dr. Terrence Farrell comments on the effect the turmoil in the European market may have on Caribbean attempts at monetary union as recommended by the West Indian Commission in its final report. (06:09-09:46)5. The board of regional airline LIAT will meet at month end in an effort to break the deadlock between management and the pilot’s union over new wage contracts. Apart from the deadlock, Rawle Brancker LIAT’s Chairman, comments on the pilots’ letter to Vincentian Prime Minister expressing support for the privatization of the airline. (09:47-13:06)6. Jamaica’s Prime Minister P. J. Patterson’s address to the 54th annual conference of his ruling People’s National Party fuels speculation about early general elections. (13:07-14:45
Caribbean Report 27-01-1994
No full textThis report looks at the reactions to the conference in Georgetown Guyana; Monsterrat's implementation of a common external tariff; Caribbean rum producers and their lobbying for an increase in import quotas; a Jamaican born businessman pledges to support the classic Saint Ledger race; and Barbadian horse trainer Michael Stoute shows form in a game of cricket.Headlines (00:00-00:29)Day one of the two day conference of the Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development in Guyana, opened to mixed reactions. By the end of the conference, Guyana is hoping for pledges of aid. Meanwhile, different interest groups protest at the opening of the conference. Correspondent Orin Gordon reports and interviews Pat thompson, Executive Director of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce and Asgar Ali, Guyana's Finance minister are featured (00:29-04:14)Montserrat has become the 12th CARICOM country to implement the common external tarrif. The chief minister comments on why the country is only now implementing the tariff when the CARICOM Heads had agreed to submit by January 1991 (4:15-5:54)Caribbean rum producers are hoping to lobby for an increase in the quota levels for European rum importers and the eventual removal of all quota limitations on rum imports from 1996. The reports discusses what would happen to Caribbean rum quotas if the quotas are not lifted. David Jessop talks about the issue.Michael Pryce takes a look at the arguments presented in a report which makes a case for better access to the European market for Caribbean rum. (08:57-11:10)A Jamaican born businessman in London Geoffrey Addison, the Chairman of Teleconnections UK will inject half millions pounds in the classic Saint Ledger race. Addison talks about his success as a businessman (11:10-14:03)Barbadian born Michael Stoute showed his form playing for the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Cricket Club 14:04-14:44)Theme music (14:45-15:00
Caribbean Report 23-10-1990
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. Mayor of French St. Martin, Ian Flemming, announces that France has decided against the establishment of a customs administration in St. Martin. Paris will instead set up a special force to combat drug trafficking and money laundering, and remove the three French offices already stationed on the island by the end of the week. Eddie Williams reports on this contentious free port issue in St. Martin (00:29-01:56)3. The international community, through the United Nations, has thrown its support behind the electoral process in Haiti. Interview with Joao Baena Soares, Secretary General of the OAS (01:57-03:58)4. Following Desmond Hoyte’s concession to electoral reforms, potential international investors are taking another look at Guyana. David Jessop, Executive Director of West India Committee comments that free and fair elections is the natural prerequisite for long term economic investments (03:59-07:50)5. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago recently published its second quarterly report for April-June 1990 which shows a significant improvement in economic activity. Dr. Terrance Farrell, Manager of Research and Information of the Central Bank is interviewed by Debbie Ransome on the impact of the attempted coup on positive economic projections (07:51-10:33)6. Jamaican-born nurse, Lurline Champagnie, will become the first black woman to contest a parliamentary seat for the Conservative Party at the next general elections in England. Leslie Goffe interviews Lurline Champagnie on the reputation of the Conservative Party being anti-black and anti-immigration (10:34-14:56
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