1995 July-December CR

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Browsing 1995 July-December CR by Author "Alfonso, Miguel (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 20-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-20) Orr, Carol (anchor); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Alfonso, Miguel (interviewee); Lewis, Nicole (correspondent); Perez, Ninoska (interviewee); Sanchez Parodi, Milton (interviewee); Estupinan, Mercedes (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Bond, Julian (interviewee); Walters, Ron (interviewee); Powell, Colin (interviewee); Farrakhan, Louis (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Davies, Wyre (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the West Indies cricket team experienced a fifty run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah. As the US approved the watered-down Helms-Burton bill, Cuban Ministry spokesman Miguel Alfonso states that this was totally unacceptable. In Miami, Cuban exiles give their reaction to the anti-Cuba bill. In Trinidad and Tobago, an unconfirmed number of candidates signed nomination papers for the upcoming general elections as Prime Minister Patrick Manning exudes confidence in his party. After the Million Man March in Washington, one clear beneficiary is the controversial organizer Louis Farrakhan as fellow black leaders are forced to take a fresh look at him. Development consultant Atherton Martin comments on whether there should be a regional approach to encourage black leaders to at least be sensitive to the Caribbean agenda. The 11th Non-Aligned Summit was declared a major success with proposals to limit the scope of UN peacekeeping operations and for developing nations to be given a great say on the UN Security Council. In Britain, the Trade Union Congress has organized a march against racism to be held in Manchester.
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    Caribbean Report 26-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-26) Richards, Ken (anchor); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Roce, Olance Nogueras (interviewee); Alfonso, Miguel (interviewee); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Kirk, Charles (interviewee); Fletcher, Pascal (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Jamaica, one person is left dead and five injured after a television camera crew, filming a demonstration, became the focus of police attention. In Cuba, the independent journalist Olance Norgueras Roce spoke about his ordeal after his release from a high security jail. However, Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman Miguel Alfonso denies that the journalist was ever arrested. There are many reports of government interference of journalists in many parts of the Caribbean. Trinidad's Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday has invited the incumbent Prime Minister Patrick Manning to join his national front government if he wins the general elections. The Puerto Rico-based US Immigration Services has appealed to Caribbean countries to help deal with the flow of illegal Chinese immigrants to the US. Caribbean leaders came under criticism for their failure to put forward regional concerns at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the UN. Meanwhile, Cuba's President Fidel Castro main focus was the embargo and Cuban relations with the US. In Britain, Prime Minister John Major condemned reports of plans to tighten immigration procedures in the forthcoming Immigration and Asylum bill. At the Miami International Airport, Lazaro Sanchez, a 17 year old Cuban national soccer player defected to the US after a ten day visit to Philadelphia.