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Caribbean Report 06-12-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)2. Growing United States concern over drug transhipment in the region. Caribbean Desk Officer of the State Department Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Beverley Amery is interviewed (00:30-03:17)3. A group of US Congressmen to bring the Caribbean banana issue to wider attention. Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Carrie Meeks, Chairman of the St. Lucia Banana Association Rupert Gajadhar and Ira D'Auvergne are interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (03:18-06:32)4. In Guyana an exercise involving non-combat American troops close to elections next year seems likely to go ahead despite objections to its timing from the Opposition. Minority Leader Desmond Hoyte is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (06:33-10:55)5. Grenada's Prime Minister warns of the effects of a dropping development assistance. Leader of Grenada National Democratic Congress George Brizan has accused the government of neglecting the banana industry. He, also, is concerned about the spread of the Pink Mealybug. George Brizan, National Democratic Congress is interviewed and Lou Smith reports 10:56-15:27
Caribbean Report 27-04-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)2. Several people are arrested as the United States Navy resumes bombing exercises in Vieques. Pete Agresta and Shannon Novak report (00:30-03:57)3. Antigua's Prime Minister Lester Bird argues his case for moving the OECS Secretariat and Lou Smith reports on the Summit in Grenada. Prime Minister Lester Bird is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (03:58-10:23)4. Environmental group Green Peace International is said that Eastern Caribbean Nations are in favour of the creation of a whaling sanctuary in the South Pacific. Emma Joseph reports (10:24-12:21)5. Six years on from the volcano how far has Montserrat come? Governor Tony Abbott is interviewed (12:22-15:43
Caribbean Report 28-08-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)2. Trinidad and Tobago Jamaat al Muslimeen is challenged to prove their claims of having received promises of compensation. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Muslim Leader Yasim Abu Bakr are interviewed (00:32-03:50)3. The cost of the EU's banana regime is questioned. Economist Brent Borrell and Renwick Rose, Co-ordinator of the Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) are interviewed (03:51-06:55)4. The Opposition St. Lucian Labour Party is called on the government to set an election date on or before November 30th 1996. Pete Ninvalle reports (06:56-09:36)5. Guyana and Venezuela make progress on their long standing land dispute. Colin Smith reports (09:37-11:41)6. In Grenada the Opposition National Democratic Congress plans to take court action to overturn suspension of its party leader from parliament. Member of Parliament Michael Andrew is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (11:42-13:22)7. In Britain African and Caribbean people are four times more likely to suffer from diabetes than other groups. Siobahan Pender, The British Diabetic Association is interviewed (13:23-15:30
Caribbean Report 18-12-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:29)2. Indusrial action in Martinique and Grenada involving the banana industry and other sectors. Martinique-based Maryse Gauteng is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (00:30-05:58)3. The Windward Islands is warned about poor quality bananas weakening their case in Europe. Dr Yankee also addressed the planned restructuring of the OECS Secretariat. Dr J.B. Yankee is interviewed (05:59-08:43)4. In Guyana the leaders of four unions representing more that twenty thousand public sector workers have signalled their intention to take industrial action. Public Services Minister George Foreman is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (08:44-10:16)5. Large numbers of pharmacies in Trinidad and Tobago were closed today in protest of a proposal by the Finance Minister to open the market for non-prescription drugs. President of the Pharmacy Board Pete Gibb Stanley is interviewed. Tony Fraser reports (10:17-11:53)6. Greenpeace is keeping up its Caribbean campaign against nuclear waste shipment. Spokesman for Greenpeace International Shaun Burnie, Nuclear Control Institute, Paul Leventhal and Professor John van Dyke are interviewed. Moya Thomas reports (11:54-15:33
Caribbean Report 08-02-2001
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:25)2. Archbishop Edmund Gilbert appears in a Grenadian court charged with murder. Director of Public Prosecutions Hugh Wildman is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (00:26-02:35)3. Pressure amounts on Europe to call off a plan that is meant to help the world's poor. Jamaican Foreign Trade Minister Anthony Hylton is interviewed (02:36-05:17)4. Latest survey of European Union citizens shows that public opinion remains deeply divided over the accession of new countires. A former adviser in Caricom's regional negotiating machinery says the Caribbean has to forge closer ties among themselves if they want to make greater impact on the world trade stage. Lead Technical Adviser of the RNM Dr Arnold McIntyre is interviewed (05:18-09:44)5. Now there are more Montserratians living abroad than there are at home. Many of the overseas Montserratians were hoping to exercise their democratic right to vote but the island government are refusing to bow to increasing pressure. Election Supervisor on the Island Howard Fergus and Lazelle Howes, Manager of the Montserrat Community Support Trust are interviewed (09:45-13:19)6. Why India could give a new lease of life to aids sufferers. A Spokesman for the Indian Drug Company Cipla and a Medical Doctor from CAREC are interviewed (13:20-15:28
Caribbean Report 29-12-1997
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)2. A shortened season of goodwill in Guyana as police break up opposition demonstration against Janet Jagan. Aubrey Norton, General Secretry of the People's National Congress, Mile McCormack, Guyana Human Rights and Informatin Minister Moses Nagoomootoo are interviewed. Colin Smith reports (00:27-06:41)3. Newly elected Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is to be sworn in tomorow for a second full term. Rupert Lewis, UWI, Mona is interviewed (06:42-09:39)4. Montserrat's volcano is showing signs of life. Last Friday's major eruption has virtually wiped out the south western coast. Professor Steve Sparks, University of Bristol, United Kingdom is interviewed (09:40-11:46)5. Grenadians vent their anger after a darkened Christmas. Workers of the electricity company went on strike on Tuesday as the company laid off thirteen casual workers. Lou Smith reports (11:47-13:51)6. For the first time in three decades the people of Cuba celebrate Christmas as a public holiday like the rest of the region (13:52-15:23
Caribbean Report 29-11-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:33)2. A French nuclear fuel firm says transhipments will take place but will not say if it will pass through the region. Mr Leatherman, French Nuclear firm and Damian Morgan of Greenpeace International are interviewed (00:34-05:14)3. In Guyana police and army officers are still working deep within the Interior investigating Wednesday's hijacking of a private ten seater plane. Home Affairs Minister Feroze Mohammed is interviewed (05:15-08:32)4. The Grenadian government squares off against unions demanding outstanding wages. Lou Smith reports (08:33-10:20)5. A less than encouraging assessment of the HIV situation in the Caribbean as the region prepares for World Aids Day. The International Development Agency (CIDA) has meanwhile given CAREC a grant of Canadian $3.7 million for its HIV and Prevention Programme. Dr Bilali Camara is interviewed(10:21-12:35)6. One day after being forced to make a qualified apology over remarks that were interpreted as being racist black British Member of Parliament Diane Abbot is insisting that those remarks were misrepresented. Member of Parliament Diane Abbott is interviewed (12:36-15:26
Caribbean Report 26-04-2001
No full text1.Headlines (00:00-00:28)2. OECS Director General Swinburne Lestrade is quitting his job as head of the Castries-based Secretariat. OECS Director General Swinburne Lestrade is interviewed and Pete Ninvalle reports (00:29-02:46)3. Guyana government has agreed to a number of Opposition PNC demands. President Bharrat Jagdeo is interviewed and Colin Smith reports (02:47-06:32)4. Nurses and teachers in Trinidad and Tobago are looking towards opportunities in the United States. The Education Minister in Port of Spain believes that risk and salary settlements for teachers should keep them at home but the Health Minister says that his government cannot compete with the attractions being offered to nurses. Tony Fraser reports (06:34-08:59)5. Jamaica Member of Parliament and talks show host Ronald Thwaites has been discussing the so-called brain drain problem on his radio programmes. Talk Show Host Ronald Thwaites is interviewed (09:00-11:22)6. In Grenada, two lawyers are taking issue with the authorities over the deportation of an American Grenadian Leon Alcantara. The man was deported while he had matters pending before the Supreme Court. Former Attorney General Francis Alexis is interviewed and Lou Smith reports (11:23-13:18)7. United States Navy prepares to resume military exercises. Shannon Novak reports (13:19-15:44
Caribbean Report 22-04-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:37)2. Caribe Express workers almost in tears as the airline battles to survive.Corporate Manager of Caribe Express Graham Bannister and Receptionist Bertina Thompson are interviewed (00:38-02:49)3. The United States could face retaliatory measures from the European Union because of the Helms-Burton legislation. Carol Orr and Warren Gordon report (02:50-05:20)4. Guyana's Opposition is questioning the involvement of former US President Jimmy Carter's involvement in a national development plan. PNC Party's General Secretary Malcolm Parris is interviewed. Colin Smith reports (05:21-07:22)5. Jamaica's Foreign Minister Seymour Mullings has acknowledgted that the Commonwealth's suspension of Nigeria has strained relations between Jamaica and the African country. Minister Seymour Mullings is interviewed (07:23-10:05)6. Almost three weeks after being evacuated from the volcano danger zone residents of Montserrat are being told that they should stay away from the threatened area. Seismic Expert Joe Devine, Brown University is interviewed (10:06-10:58)7. The election of a new leader of the Opposition St. Lucia Labour Party has fuelled speculations of an early general election (10:59-11:23)8. Former diplomat and trade unionist Charles Savarin wants to put the opposition Dominica Freedom Party back on the road to government. Charles Savarin, Dominica Freedom Party is interviewed (11:23-12:59)9. Grenada's hotel sector is under pressure from the lack of water. Lou Smith reports from Grenada (13:00-14:09)10. Honduras authorities are confirming that they have granted political asylum to two prominent members of Haiti's former military government (14:10-14:28)11. The finger prints of every asylum seeker who applies for refugee status in any European Union country could soon be held in a proposed wide refugee database (14:29-15:28
Caribbean Report 05-06-1996
No full text1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)2. The US State Department tells the OAS to cool it over opposition to Helms-Burton. US State Department spokesman Nick Burns and Canada's Ambassador Brian Dickson are interviewed. Claire Bolderson reports (00:31-04:16)3. St. Lucia's opposition is to take its case against the appointment of the new governor general to London. Labour Party leader Kenny Anthony and Pete Ninvalle reports (04:17-06:39)4. Republican opponents of US President Bill Clinton appear to be preparing to attack the administration over an alleged cover up of politically motivated killings in Haiti. Michael Norton reports (06:40-09:55)5. A call from Grenada's police chief for the death penalty stirs up debate. Dorothy Gittens of Amnesty International and Police Commissioner Nesta Oglivie are interviewed. Lou Smith reports (09:56-12:05)6. Societies based on christianity around the world have imposed the death penalty on criminals. Here in the region the death penalty remains the favourite form of punishment for violent crime. Reverend Theodore Taylor, Director of the Barbados Christian Council is interviewed (12:06-14:15)7. Just under two weeks to go before Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan arrives in Jamaica a charity organisation connected with the visit has had millions of dollars worth of donations withdrawn in protest to the visit (14:16-15:19
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