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Caribbean Report 10-02-1994
No full textThis reports looks at the outcome of Dame Eugenia Charles' visit to Europe to represent the banana producers in the Windward islands; Guatemalean Foreign Minister speaks about the proposal for put forward on behalf of the Latin American banana producers; the banana issue is high on the agenda of the political parties campaigning for elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Working People Alliance's co- leader, Rupert Roopnarine states that they want charges to be laid against Gregory Smith as a conspirator in the death of Dr. Walter Rodney; and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection(BUAV) plans to campaign against Barbados for its abuse of the green monkey.1. Headlines (00:00-00:37)2. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles wrapped up her European visit which sought the speeding up of disbursement of price support funds to Caribbean banana farmers in two weeks(00:38-03:20)3. Guatemalan, Foreign Affairs minister Maritza de Vielman presented a new Latin American proposal to EU officials which suggests a tariff quota for all non-European banana producers, pooling imports from dollar banana producers and ACP traditional and non-traditional suppliers.de Vielman talks about how different the new proposal is from the original one of the Latin American producers (03:21-06:09)4. Eugenia Charles responds to the new proposal put forward by the Latin American producers (06:09-07:27)5. Turning around the fortunes of the of the banana industry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is becoming a major issues as campaigning for the upcoming General Elections picks up. Both the governing Democratic Party led by James Mitchell and the Opposition Unity Party all unveiled plans to provide assistance to farmers. Collin Williams reports (07:28-09:31)6. Looks at what the Guyanese people think about the possibility of reopening the investigation into Dr. Walter Rodney's death (09:32-11:17)7. Rupert Roopnarine, the co-leader of the Working People's Alliance, the party founded by the late Dr. Walter Rodney , met and agreed that they want charges laid at once against Gregory Smith and they want extradition procedures to begin. Hugh Crosskill reports (11:15-14:13)8. The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection(BUAV) plans to step its campaign against the mistreatment of green monkeys in Barbados. With the support of high profile British personalities their campaign will target the tourism industry in Barbados in order to encourage visitors to rethink travelling to that country (14:14-15:05)9. Wrap up (15:06-15:11
Caribbean Report 30-05-1989
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:46)2. Canadian Sprinter Ben Johnson admits to knowingly taking steriods. He was giving evidence at the Canada enquiry into drug use in sports. Richard Reynolds reports from Canada (00:47-04:00)3. Rupert Roopnarine, the co-leader of the Opposition Party in Guyana, welcomes the suggestion by President Hoyte to allow Caribbean Observers to oversee elections which are due in Guyana by the following year. Jerry Timmins interviews Rupert Roopnarine (04:01-07:22)4. Financial news - In London, a committee of the Sugar Futures Market alerts its members to expect Cuban origin white and raw sugar on the London Market. John Payne is interviewed by Jerry Timmins (07:23-09:14)5. Two delegations, one from Caricom and the other from the Caribbean Conference of Churches arrive in Haiti to find the country severly weakened by political and military unrest and economic decline. Michael Norton interviews Jean-Claude Bajeux, co-leader of Congress of Haiti's Democratic Movement (09:15-12:01)6. Jamaica's Minister of National Security, Mr. K. D. Knight describes the Cabinet Committee's talks regarding the death penalty in Jamaica as academic. Pat Whitehorne interviews Mr. K. D. Knight (12:02-15:10
Caribbean Report 28-09-1992
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. Sharief Khan reports on the special voting by the security forces taking place in Guyana. (00:31-02:21)3. Sandra Baptiste speaks with Rupert Roopnarine, leader of the Working People’s alliance about the barring of the party’s agents from polling stations during the voting of security forces. (02:22-04:51)4. Former Guyanese attorney general, Fenton Ramsahoye says that problems surrounding misprinted ballot papers should not affect the validity of the poll. (04:52-07:57)5. Author, Wayne Smith says that even though US attempts to tighten the embargo on Cuba won the support of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Torricelli bill flies in the face of international trading practise. (07:58-11:03)6. Dr. Marshall Hall, Chairman of the Jamaica Banana Association, says his organization is giving its full support to criticism of the US administration by the four prime ministers of the Windward Islands who claim that the US is bent on destroying their economies with proposed quota arrangements for their bananas. (11:04-14:48
Caribbean Report 11-01-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. St. Lucia's Tourism Minister Romanus Lansiquot describes Prime Minister Compton's successor as a hand picked friend. Timothy Paleon, Radio Caribbean Internatinal and Rufus Bousquet, United Workers Party, Eugenia Charles are interviewed (00:29-05:47)3. British Home Affairs Minister Michael Howard is insisting that Dominica has received nothing in return for agreeing to house Saudi's dissident Mohammed Al-Massari. Home Affairs Minister Michael Howard is interviewed and John Humphrys reports (05:48-08:22)4. Omai's plans for a quick reopening of its Essequibo Gold Mines is being described as obscene. Dr Rupert Roopnarine, Working People's Alliance is interviewed and Warren Gordon reports (08:23-10:47)5. Oranges imported into Europe from the Caribbean and elsewhere would temporarily lower terrace than originally intended for the European Commission in Brussels answered a plea by the British government by cutting the cost of imports (10:48-11:30)6. Voodoo is official in the African State of Benin. Voodoo is synonymous with Haiti and in the eyes of the Caribbean it is a mysterious practice which originated from Benin (11:310-15:22
Caribbean Report 21-03-1995
No full textSt. Kitts Prime Minister Dr. Kennedy Simmonds refuses to speculate on an election date and comments on the need to seek assistance to deal with the increase in drug trafficking and violent crimes. Bermuda's Parliament resumed a heated debate on the issue of independence. Bermuda's Education Minister Dr. Clarence Terceira argued that independence leads to debt problems. In Guyana, the Working People's Alliance (WPA) repeated its call for murder charges to be instituted against Gregory Smith in connection with the 1980 murder of Dr. Walter Rodney. A group of prominent Asian Councillors campaign against racism within the ranks of Britain's Opposition Labour Party. Secretary of the Association for Active Asians, Paramjit Singh Bahia, a Labour Councillor argues that racism within the Party is rampant. Jamaican born Desmond Douglas has been recalled to England's table tennis team to compete at the World Championships in China in May.1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:28)2. St. Kitts Prime Minister refuses to speculate on an early election date (00:29-05:04)3. Bermuda's Parliament resumed a heated debate on the issue of independence (05:05-08:15)4. WPA co-leader Rupert Roopnarine makes a call for murder charges to be instituted against Gregory Smith (08:16-12:20)5. A group of prominent Asian Councillors campaigns against racism within the ranks of Britain's Opposition Labour Party (12:21-14:34)6. Jamaican born Desmond Douglas has been recalled to the English table tennis team (14:35-15:04
Caribbean Report 17-04-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. Overnight violence in Guyana as two main political parties initiate peace talks. General Secretary of the People's National Congress Oscar Clarke and Co-leader of the Working People's Alliance Dr. Rupert Roopnarine are interviewed and Colin Smith reports (00:31-05:42)3. Haiti's Convergence is pushing for dialogue but critics insist that the Opposition grouping has no mandate. Ricot Dupuy of Radio Soleil reports (05:43-08:48)4. Jamaica crack style on high society thief of electrical power. Manager of Corporate Security at the Jamaica Public Service Company Mark Mendel is interviewed and Emma Joseph reports (08:49-10:54)5. President of China Jiang Zemin is on the last leg of a visit to several Latin American countries. BBC/Latin American Analyst Nick Caistor is interviewed (10:55-13:15)6. Parliamentary candidates for Britain's main Opposition Conservative Party have been warned not to express racist views during a general election campaign which is expected to begin in a month's time. Mohammed Riaz Adviser to Conservative Leader William Hague is interviewed and Ken Richards reports (13:16-15:47
Caribbean Report 21-07-1997
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-29)2. What Bahamians call United States over reaction to an alleged treat angers the authorities in Nassau. Wendell Jones, Radio Manager of Love FM is interviewed (00:30-03:32)3. Finding houses for thousands of displaced Montserratians would be a primary concern for representatives of aid and other agencies when they visit Montserrat on Wednesday. Jeremy Collymore, Co-ordinator of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency is interviewed (03:33-05:07)4. The United Nations Development Programme has provided details of the UNDP’s help to bring Haiti into the Caribbean Community. Gillian Nanton, Head of the Caribbean Division of the UNDP is interviewed (05:08-07:50)5. A record number of political parties are seeking to contest Guyana's next general elections. Dr Rupert Roopnarine, Leader of the Working People's Alliance and Elections Commissioner, Doodnauth Singh are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (07:51-10:26)6. Cuba is projecting an 18% increase in tourism this year (10:27-10:51)7. Warnings that a reversal of a New York City order could lead to panic among emigrants there. Leslie Goffe reports (10:52-12:33)8. The Central Intelligence Agency of the United States is fifty years old this week (12:34-15:28
Caribbean Report 12-09-1990
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:43)2. Guyana’s opposition party, the Patriotic Coalition for Democracy, protests for the attention of the Commonwealth Planning Mission currently in Guyana to pave the way for a Commonwealth observer team in the next general elections. Sharief Khan interviews the Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth Planning Mission Sir Anthony Sigaro, co-leader of WPA Rupert Roopnarine and PPP member Clement Roohee (00:44-05:22)3. US Congressman, Bob Graham, says that if Nicaragua’s Sandinistas accepted a broad range of election observers then so too should the government of Guyana. He also purports the withholding of a portion of the economic aid to Guyana until the process of free and fair elections occurs. Interview with Bob Graham (05:23-08:33)4. Financial News (08:34-09:21)5. Thomson Holidays, a major British tour operator with business in the Caribbean, says that despite the present ease in the travel market, the future of the Caribbean region appears buoyant and islands, such as Barbados, need to become more competitive. Pat Whithorne interviews Leslie Andrew, Marketing Manager of Thomson Holidays who affirms that with the right policies and marketing, the Caribbean will be a popular choice for visitors in the 1990’s (09:22-12:27)6. The long awaited appearance of the leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, Yasin Abu Bakr, is expected to take place in a Trinidad court tomorrow. Debbie Ransome reports from Port of Spain (12:28-14:15)7. English football team under the new manager, Graham Taylor, defeats Hungary at Wembley Stadium (14:16-14:50
Caribbean Report 08-11-1991
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)2. Haiti’s provincial government issues a warrant for the arrest of ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristride on charges of being responsible for the death of trade unionist Sylvio Claude who was allegedly killed by his supporters on the day of the coup. At a press conference in Trinidad, President Aristide calls it another example of the ongoing campaign by the defector government in Haiti to discredit him (00:36-01:42)3. Guyana’s Patriot Coalition for Democracy stages a demonstration in Georgetown calling for the arrest of the chairman of the national registration, Ronald Jacobs and clean-up of the flawed voters list. Sharief Khan reports with an interview with the leader of the PPP, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine. In addition, US congressmen exert pressure on President Hoyte to follow the advice of the Cater Centre and postpone elections until the voters list is cleaned-up. Telephone interview with Democratic Congressman, Peter Kostmayer (01:43-07:25)4. Barbados Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford appears to be unmoved by the calls for his resignation. Six major private sector organizations passed a resolution calling for the prime minister to step down. Interview with John Stanley, a leading businessman. David Hamlet, manager of a tour operation in England, comments on the impact of the strikes and the economic crisis on the tourism industry in Barbados (07:26-13:00)5. Trinidad and Tobago has rebuff charges made by St. Lucia that under the Common External Tariff policy, the access to markets in the larger Caricom countries is difficult. Minister of Industry, Bhoe Tewarie says the fears are unfounded and there is a need to also diversify economy (13:01-15:01
Caribbean Report 06-03-1997
No full textDr. Cheddi Jagan has passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning at a Washington hospital. The news was broken in Georgetown this morning by acting President Sam Hinds who was sworn in this morning as Guyana’s new executive president. Next, in this 1963 interview obtained from the BBC World Service Archives, Dr Jagan talks about his early life and Warren Gordon traces the latter part of it. Next, Julia Thompson gives the reactions of some prominent Caribbean leaders and Caricom Heads of government following the death of Dr Cheddi Jagan. Next, tributes to President Jagan. In the following Caribbean journalist discusses Dr Jagan’s contribution to Caribbean politics. In the final segment, the President’s long terms successor is discussed.1. Headlines (00:00-00:21)2. Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean are coming to terms with the death of President Cheddi Jagan. Sam Hinds, acting President, Dr Rupert Roopnarine, leader of the Working People's Alliance and Freddie Kissoon, Political analyst are interviewed (00:22-03:48)3. In this 1963 interview obtained from the BBC World Service Archives, Dr Cheddi Jagan talks about his early life. Warren Gordon traces the latter of Dr Jagan's life. Dr Jagan is interviewed (03:49-06:53)4. Journalist,Julia Thompson gives the reactions of some prominent Caribbean leaders and Caricom Heads of Government following the death of Dr Jagan. Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Dominica, Edison James and Guyanese born Member of Parliament, Bernie Grant are interviewed (06:54-09:45)5. Tributes to the late President, Dr. Cheddi Jagan (09:46-10:32)6. Some Caribbean journalist views on Dr Jagan's contribution to Caribbean politics. Hugh Crosskill, Earl Bousquet, Rickey Singh are interviewed (10:33-14:00)7. Dr Jagan's long term successor is discussed (14:01-15:28
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