Browsing by Author "Arthur, Owen (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-01-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-01-02) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Morton, Martin (correspondent); Golden, Lauren (interviewee); Carr, Lee (correspondent); Downes, Richard (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Caribbean Media Association hopes to achieve two goals in 1997 – greater freedom of movement for journalists in the Caribbean and the establishment of a Press Complaint Commission. Owen Arthur discusses the need for freedom of movement of nationals in the Caribbean region. Secondly, the request to remove Haiti’s Prime Minister Rene Preval has greeted the Preval’s government in the New Year. US President, Bill Clinton is to visit St. Thomas on a family vacation and the Clinton’s unofficial visit is highlighted. The cardinal representing the Italian clergy is visiting Cuba and the cardinal’s visit is discussed in detail. The next segment covers the coloured of South African celebrating a unique festival, the Coon Carnival and the history and description of the carnival is given. On New Year’s Day a ferry load of tourists visited the notorious Robben Island Prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his sentence. The report concludes with the new Secretary General of the UN, Kofi Annan beginning his new term by promising reform of the world body and he further discusses how this reform could be achieved
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    Caribbean Report 02-05-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-05-02) Richards, Ken (anchor); Gonzalves, Ralph (interviewee); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Williams, Colin (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Rodriques, Manual (interviewee); Weir, Karen (correspondent); Miller, Billie (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Agnew, Jonathan (correspondent); MacLaurin, Lord; The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-07-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-07-02) Orr, Carol (anchor); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Huggins, Jasmine (interviewee); Brabant, Michael (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Lesher, Fritz (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-07-2002
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-07-02) Richards, Ken (anchor); Carrington, Edwin (analyst); St.Clair, Ruth (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Ellis, David (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Charles, Richard (interviewee); Glover, Edward (interviewee); Fredericlaus, Stephen (interviewee); Mills, Theresa (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-07-2002
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-07-03) Meade, Ben (anchor); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Niles, Bertrand (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Voss, Gary (interviewee); De Pena, George (interviewee); Gomes, Caroline (interviewee); Bland, Susie (correspondent); Forstmayr, Josef (interviewee); Prior, Cornelius (interviewee); Norton, Michael (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-08-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Castro, Fidel (interviewee); Smith, Lou (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Bishop, Alimenta (interviewee); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); John, Cindi (correspondent); Niles, Bertrand (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Dean, Darryl (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-11-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-11-03) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Smith, E. (correspondent); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-07-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-07-04) Richards, Ken (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Ingraham, Hubert (interviewee); Gonsalves, Ralph (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Bray, Nicholas (interviewee); McKinnon, Nicholas (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Trotman, Raphael (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-12-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-11-05) Orr, Carol (anchor); Lewis, Rupert (interviewee); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Brabant, Malcolm (interviewee); Osbourne, Bertrand (interviewee); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Waters, Maxine (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 06-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-06) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Lynch, Noel (interviewee); Moreau, Gordon (interviewee); O'Neal, Ralph T. (interviewee); Fletcher, Pascal (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: In Antigua, John Baughman, an American once acquitted of murdering his first wife in the US, now faces the same charge. After two years of turmoil in the tourism industry, Prime Minister Owen Arthur appoints his Deputy Billie Miller as the new Minister of Tourism. Bertram Niles examines the recent troubled history of Barbadian tourism. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning, Cletus Springer gave evidence at the on-going commission of inquiry in St. Lucia. In Dominica with the general election five days away, local opinion pollster and accountant, Gordon Moreau discusses whether the political parties are tackling the major issues facing Dominica in any in-depth manner. The new man at the helm of the British Virgin Islands is Ralph T. O'Neal. Mr. O'Neal took over as Chief Minister following the death of former leader Lavity Stoutt. Just days after the official start of the 1995 hurricane season, Cuba is hit with a blast from the first hurricane, Allison. The British police Constable Colin Whitby accused of manslaughter of the deportee Joy Gardner, gave his account of the incident. Trinidad and Tobago's Christopher Thomas has been re-elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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    Caribbean Report 06-07-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-07-06) Stone Greaves, Keith (anchor, correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Thomas, Bret (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 07-05-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-05-07) Richards, Ken (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); White, James (correspondent); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Wilshire, Bernard (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Prescott, John (interviewee); Hill, Paul (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-01-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-01-08) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Charles, Pierre (interviewee); Fleming, Oswald (interviewee); Cousins, Roger (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Ramotar, Donald (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); McKinnon, Donald (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-03-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-03-08) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Narcisse, Carol (interviewee); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-06-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-06-08) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Charles, Henry (interviewee); Finley, Mike (correspondent); Annan, Kofi (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Wijdenbosch, Jules (interviewee); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Willey, David (correspondent); Piet, Harry (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 09-07-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-07-09) Naismith, Electra (anchor); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Foulkes, Arthur (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Brandt, David (interviewee); Duncan, Neville (interviewee); Worley, Frank (correspondent); Greaves, Keith 'Stone' (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 09-10-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-10-09) Naismith, Electra (anchor); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Rozenberg, Joshua (correspondent); Joseph, Francis (interviewee); Caroit, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Aninat, Eduardo (interviewee); Ortiz, Guillermo (interviewee); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-07-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-07-10) Naismith, Electra (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Narendoorp, Harvey (interviewee); John, Candi (correspondent); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Nadir, Mansoor (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Peart, Harry (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-11) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Corrie, John (interviewee); Cash, Bill (interviewee); Greenidge, Carl (interviewee); Clinton, Bill (interviewee); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Bryan, Anthony (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, plans for European aid cuts against the backdrop of separate British aid cuts were severely criticized. The Secretary-General of the ACP Group Carl Greenidge comments that this means the Caribbean would be dealt a double body blow. In the US there are plans to slash in half the US contributions to the International Development Agency (IDA), a World Bank affiliate that lends money to the poorest countries. However, US President Bill Clinton promised that the US will not turn its back on the rest of the world and its poorest citizens. Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur spoke on behalf of CARICOM and appealed to these lending institutions to understand the needs of developing countries. EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler continues to press for changes to the controversial EU import rules although they have worked well. In Trinidad, the opposition parties are keeping all their options open for a possible electoral arrangement. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets paid the first ever visit to Cuba and called for the restoration of close trade and economic relations between the two countries. In cricket, the West Indies slip to a dramatic six run defeat against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. West Indies manager Andy Roberts praised Sri Lanka's performance. In Bermuda, residents are convinced that the Los Angeles police officer Mark Fuhrman has been holidaying on the island.
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    Caribbean Report 13-01-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-01-13) Richards, Ken (anchor); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Laszlo, Jennifer (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Rubin, James (interviewee); Brandt, David (interviewee); Lee, Chelston (correspondent); Abbott, Tony (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation