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Caribbean Report 03-10-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)2. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday sacks another Minister, Trevor Sudama. Trinidadian constitutional expert Ellis Clarke says the Prime Minister has no option but to call a general elections. Minister Trevor Sudama, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Former President Ellis Clarke are interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (00:27-06:09)3. Business leaders in Jamaica are pleading with the government and police to do something about the rise in violence (06:10-08:04)4. Caricom leaders are to meet next week to discuss the effects of the attacks on the United States. Secretary General of Caricom Edwin Carrington is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (08:05-10:15)5. Legislation is before the United States Congress to tighten money laundering controls in the aftermath of last month's attacks on New York and Washington. Daniel Mitchell of the Heritage Foundation is interviewed (10:16-13:27)6. European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy has urged developing nations to present a common front during the World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting next month. Emma Joseph reports (13:28-14:18)7. Former Dominican Republic President Juan Bosch was being kept alive on a respirator for the sixth day today (14:19-15:21
Caribbean Report 28-08-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:36)2. Eastern Caribbean leaders are on their way home from Libya. Trinidad and Tobago is on its election alert as Prime Minister Basdeo Panday gets ready for battle on the campaign trail. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is interviewed and Tony Fraser reports (00:37-03:08)3. Eastern Caribbean leaders on their way home from Libya. Prime Minister Pierre Charles is interviewed (03:09-06:40)4. Libya has approahed Antigua and Barbuda with a view for establishing diplomatic relations (06:41-07:22)5. United States decision not to send a high level delegation to the upcoming conference against racism in Durban, South Africa is causing some consternation among the African American Community. Afro-American Political Analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Malcolm Hoenlien of the New York-Based Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations are interviewed (07:23-10:54)6. Amnesty International says that Caribbean police do not always live up to its expectations of human rights. Pierre Bannister of Amnesty International is interviewed (10:55-14:17)7. Body of an American R & B Singer Aaliyah was due to be flown home from the Bahamas to the United States today (14:18-15:1
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
Caribbean Report 25-03-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)2. University students in Guyana return to classes after last weeks protest. Colin Smith reports (00:26-01:50)3. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has launched another attack on the press as he questions the meaning of a free press at a meeting of his United National Party. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is interviewed (01:51-04:35)4. Haiti's President Rene Preval makes privatisation a priority. President Rene Preval and Anthony Bryant, Director of the Caribbean Programme in the North-South Centre in Miami are interviewed (04:36-06:58)5. A ban on beef produced in Britain is in effect in several countries due to the BSC or mad cow disease following scientific evidence suggesting a link between infection in cattle and a similar human disease. Is there a risk of the disease being introduced into the Caribbean with the region importing beef from several countries and the production of beef in Guyana and Jamaica. Gerald Proverbs, Caribbean Research and Development Institute, Barbados is interviewed (06:59-09:57)6. The new US immigration bill which was approved last week is not going to be tough as expected on those wanting to migrate legally to the United States but for those ilegally in the US the bill will be the toughest ever. Leslie Goffe is interviewed (09:58-11:42)7. Another incident involving the West Indian batsman Brian Lara has reopened the question of his suitability for the captaincy. Psychologist Rudi Webster is interviewed (11:43-15:21
Caribbean Report 03-09-1990
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:37)2. Efforts to get Haiti on the road to justice and democracy have led the Electoral Board to postpone the general elections carded for 4th November. Michael Norton assesses the implications of this decision in his report from Port-au-Prince (00:38-04:01)3. Veteran Trinidadian politician, Basdeo Panday of the UNC party, is awaiting word from the country’s president on his appointment as the leader of the official opposition. Debbie Ransome’s interview with Basdeo Panday also focuses on the race element in the UNC and his opinions on the attempted coup (04:02-09:07)4. Financial News. Martin Webber of the BBC Financial Unit comments on the rise in the price of crude oil (09:08-10:51)5. As the 1991 referendum approaches in Puerto Rico, the arguments for the retention of Commonwealth status is gaining momentum over the option of statehood. The plebiscite will offer the Puerto Ricans three options: independence, to become the 51st American state or maintain the current status. David Adams reports on the general mood of the population, the issue of language barrier and the inclusion of Puerto Ricans in the US military (10:52-15:08
Caribbean Report 27-06-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. Kittesian Prime Minister Denzil Douglas fights to ensure that the Caribbean gets its fair share of United Nations funds for HIV/AIDS treatments. Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan are interviewed (00:31-02:16)3. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday defends his claims of a plot to destabilise his country. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is interviewed (02:17-05:02)4. St. Lucia's Prime Minister Kenny Anthony is casting doubts over a meeting between the Leader of the Opposition National Alliance George Odlum and two Libyan officials. George Odlum of Opposition National Alliance and Prime Minister Kenny Anthony are interviewed (05:03-08:06)5. Caribbean historian Hilary Beckles is opposed to the United States plans to keep the issue of reparation for slavery off the agenda of the United National conference on racism in Durban, South Africa. Professor Hilary Beckles, UWI, Mona is interviewed and Bertrand Niles reports (08:07-10:37)6. West Indies cricket legend Wes Hall is being tipped to become the next president of the West Indies Cricket Board. Julius Gittens reports from Barbados (10:38-12:25)7. Tourism Chiefs in Martinique have drawn up an emergency rescue plan for the island's holiday industry after all cruise operators but one agreed to boycott the island. John Sopel reports from Fort-de-France (12:26-15:39
Caribbean Report 31-07-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)2. Haitian police arrested thirty-five people in connection with the attacks on police stations. Ambassador Sergio Romero is interviewed (00:30-03:10)3. Opposition claims a major election case victory in the Trinidad and Tobago Courts in the Ministers Winston 'Gypsy' Peters and William Chaitan case. Attorney-at-Law Devish Maharaj and Minister William Chaitan are interviewed. Raymond Edwards reports (03:11-06:04)4. Short while ago the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday addressed supporters of his UNC and accused the Opposition People's National Movement of trying to sieze power through the Courts and not through the ballot box. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is interviewed (06:05-06:56)5. American Airlines and other US airlines have resumed normal flights to the North Eastern Caribbean after the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Sunday (06:57-07:32)6. Caribbean Tourism Organisation agrees that it needs to do more for its smaller member nations. Jean Holder is interviewed (07:33-10:41).7. Caribbean diplomats in Washington are hopeful that their intense lobbying to prevent changes to American trade legislation will bear some fruit before Congress goes in recess on Friday. Emma Joseph reports (10:42-12:25)8. European Union and the United States have teamed up in a bid to launch a new rounds of trade talks in November. European Commission Director General for Trade Peter Carl and Caricom's Chief Negotiator Sir Shridath Ramphal are interviewed. Emma Jane Kirby reports (12:26-14:42)9. In Antigua, three men who were involved in protest against the expansion of an Irish owned hotel, Carlisle Bay Hotel were granted bail on charges of malicious damage to property (14:43-15:26
Caribbean Report 05-09-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. Hundreds of Bahamians lose their livelihood as a fire ravages a street in Central Nassau. Jerome Sawyer reports (00:29-02:47)3. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Basdeo Panday threatens to deal with non-performing ministers. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Attorney General Ramesh Maharaj are interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (02:48-06:17)4. Civic group is calling on both the Montserratian and British governments to re-examine the list of options for an airport in Northern Montserrat. Chairman of the Citizens for the Redevelopment of Montserrat Jim Bart is interviewed. Keith Stone Greaves reports (06:18-08:49)5. Caribbean dependent territories forge a united front ahead of a crucial meeting with Britain. Chief Minister Ralph O'Neal is interviewed (08:50-11:39)6. Delegates attending the World Conference Against Racism in the South African City of Durban will have the opportunity to attend a round table discussion on the links between racial discrimination and the AIDS epidemic. Head of the UN/AIDS Programme Dr Peter Piot is interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (11:40-14:26)7. Meanwhile differences at the United Nations conference over the issue of slavery has deepened (14:27-15:07
Caribbean Report 20-08-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. Eight deaths lead to angry Corriverton protestors awaiting a meeting with the Guyanese President. Andrew Carmichael reports (00:29-03:36)3. United States has not yet formally responded to a Jamaican Commission recommending that marijuana be decriminalised. Still in Jamaica, the two main political parties have agreed to on a committee to promote a national approach to the thorny issue of crime fighting. Attorney General Adrian Nicholson and Peter Moses of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica are interviewed. Conrad Hamilton reports (03:37-08:37)4. European victory against America at the World Trade Organisation in a complaint back by Jamaica. Orin Gordon reports (08:38-10:24)5. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday of Trinidad and Tobago says he will call fresh elections if the courts remove two members of his government from the Parliament. Opposition Leader Patrick Manning and Prime Minister Basdeo Panday are interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (10:25-13:10)6. Belize is bracing Tropical Storm Chantal. Carlos Fuller of the National Emergency Centre is interviewed and Rosie Hayes reports (13:11-14:55)7. Controversial black Civil Rights Activist Reverend Al Sharpton wants to make a bid for the United States presidency (14:56-15:40
Caribbean Report 01-11-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)2. Caribbean's Chief Trade Negotiator Sir Shridath Ramphal predicts failure for attemps to start a new round of world trade talks. Sir Shridath Ramphal is interviewed (00:28-03:54)3. Windward Islands leaders force the region's banana exporting company to rescind the price reduction for farmers. Prime Minister Anthony Kenny is interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (03:55-05:40)4. In Trinidad and Tobago, it was the turn today for Prime Minister and political leader of the governing United National Congress Basdeo Panday to meet with the country's Election's Commission to put the case for his fraction of the party to use its name and symbol in next month's general elections. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday is interviewed (05:41-06:54)5. Grenada has become the latest Caribbean nation to have an Anthrax scare. Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance Patricia Antoine is interviewed. Lou Smith reports (06:55-08:17)6. In the Dominican Republic, the government has declared three days of national mourning following the death earlier today of former President Juan Bosch at the age of ninety-two years. Jean-Michel Cairot reports (08:18-11:15)7. Weather experts are closely monitoring tropical storm Michelle which dumped heavy rainfall over Honduras before going out into the Caribbean Sea. Emma Joseph reports (11:16-13:00)8. America's Continental Airline flies into Cuba. Thomas Cooper is interviewed and Daniel Schreiber reports (13:01-15:28
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