Browsing by Author "Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 07-02-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-02-07) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Croskill, Hugh (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Alan, Gary (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Adams, David (correspondent); Sampson, David (interviewee); Miller, Billie (interviewee); Pindling, Lynden (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Haiti’s new President, Rev. John Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haitians celebrate the beginning of a second independence. The new President has gained widespread praise as this is the first time Haiti has had a properly elected Head of State since it gained independence from France in 1804. President Aristide has received endorsements from President Jimmy Carter and Jamaican President Michael Manley. The major priorities for the new President are the setting up a Cabinet and the appointment of a Prime Minister as the country sets to celebrate its Carnival activities over the weekend. The Governor General of Barbados, Dame Nita Barrow, made her first throne speech at the official opening of both houses of Parliament. She unveiled the government‘s policies for the next 5 years and outlined a number of proposals to get the economy moving and to tackle the social problems in the island. Whilst she announced the setting up of a broad based commission to tackle youth problems one researcher explains that specific research is necessary before the concerns of youth can be addressed. Jamaica is caught in the debt servicing trap although it has become eligible for more loans from the IMF after meeting the targets set for the fund. However, Mr. P.J. Patterson, Minister of Finance admits that the country will be borrowing money to pay off borrowed money used to discharge the present debt obligations. He adds that the net inflows from the multi-lateral institutions are below the country’s net outflows to these institutions. The Prime Minister of Bahamas, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling responds to the recent statements made by Dr. Timothy Ashby that the Bush administration had taken the Caribbean off its agenda as a region of strategic importance. Sir Pindling believes that the Caribbean was never high on Washington’s agenda and does not see it happening in the future. Sir Pindling provides his some views on the economic prospects for the Caribbean.
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    Caribbean Report 01-04-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-04-01) Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Reis, Clifford (interviewee); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Morgan, James (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014-07-24) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Nimvalle, Pete (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Mallet, George (interviewee); Jordan, Frankie (interviewee); Beache, Vincent (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Mitchell, Mario (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-07-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-01) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Abu Bakr, Yasin (speaker); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Wiltshire, Faith (speaker); Sandiford, Erskine (speaker); Compton, John (speaker); Bird, Lester (speaker); Mitchell, James (speaker); Esau, Joe (Joseph) (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Carr, Winston (interviewee); Esquival, Manuel (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Kiely, Gerard (interviewee); French, Joan (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-10-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-10-01) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Robinson, A.N.R. ; Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Rampersad, Frank (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Martin, Sam (interviewee); Berrios, Ruben (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-10-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-10-01) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Richmond, Makepeace (interviewee); Murray, Winston (speaker); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Thomas, Clive (speaker); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Berhane, Ghebray (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Matheson, James (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-01) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Trotman, Leroy (speaker); Delph, Yvette (speaker); Goddard, John (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Aronson, Bernard (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Dodwell, David (interviewee); Caputo, Dante (interviewee); Morris, Robert Bobby (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Rotberg, Robert I. (interviewee); Spock, Benjamin McLane (interviewee); Core, David (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); Osborne, John (interviewee); Tuitt, Noel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Caribbean and other developing countries have been increasingly marginalized by foreign investors. A report from the OECD states that there was a fall from 25% - 19% in the past ten years, with dwindling access to bank lending - causing developing countries to increase their reliance on foreign investment. Mike Jarvis interviews David Dodwell – World Trade Editor with Britain’s Financial Times newspaper, who expresses his economic predictions of the results of the OECD report for the Caribbean region. UN envoy Dante Caputo received a less than warm welcome into Haiti by anti Aristride supporters. In an interview with Debbie Ransome, Robert I. Rotberg - US Observer of the 1990 elections in Haiti - expresses his views on the consequences of military action in Haiti, and the protest towards Dante Caputo’s visit to Haiti. There is mounting speculation in Barbados that the British company Booker Tate could take over the country’s problem plagued sugar industry. This has raised much anxiety among sugar workers and signs of resistance by local companies bidding for the job. David Thompson – Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance announced that an interim arrangement has been proposed to coincide with the transfer of assets and management to two newly formed – government companies. The Barbados Sugar industry - Dr. Anthony Brathwaite - Chairman of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company said that no firm arrangements have been put into place for the interim management of the sugar industry. The Barbados Worker’s Union President - Robert Bobby Morris told Caribbean Report that the union is pressing for severance payment for workers by the end of March - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. World renowned pediatrician - Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock has joined a campaign aimed at getting the 30 year US Trade embargo against Cuba lifted. Dr. Spock has taken a shipment to medical supplies to Cuba to highlight what he said was an unjust US policy towards Cuba and was politically unsound, since Cuba presented no threat to the US. The American Religious Organization - Pastors for Peace has also mounted another shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The Jamaican Foreign Minister – David Core on a visit to Cuba said that his country was hoping to improve its trade and ties with Cuba. In an interview with correspondent Debbie Ransome, Dr. Wayne Smith – Head of Cuban Studies at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, expresses his views on the negative socio-political and economic impact of maintaining the embargo. Former Montserrat Chief Minister - John Osborne and his Agriculture Minister - Noel Tuitt were acquitted of corruption charges in the local High Court. They were both charged with misconduct in public office and conspiring to obtain money for a land license – correspondent Debbie Ransome reports.
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    Caribbean Report 02-04-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-04-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Luchmon, Jagernath (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Williams, Philip (interviewee); Clarendon, Hannah (interviewee); Chand, Kamal (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Clarke, Lorna (correspondent); Hubert, Peter (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Concerns arise in Suriname over the increase in drug trafficking after the recent capture of a batch of cocaine with an estimated street value of over US$20 million. Comments are expressed on Suriname becoming an important factor in international drug trafficking from South America to Europe, and the disruption of the ongoing peace process in the light of the recent drug events. Following the Financial News, questions are posed over the preparedness of the Caribbean countries to penetrate the highly competitive trading block of the future European Single Market. At a meeting in London, constraints are identified by export promotion officials as ranging from a lack of adequate infrastructure to inefficiency in the Caribbean manufacturing sector. The next segment reports that the sugar industry in Guyana could experience further crisis after a decision by the major sugar union to hold a two-day strike. The industrial action is in response to a collapse of talks with Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over wage claims. The report concludes with the voicing of concerns by black lawyers in Britain over the failure of the government to effectively tackle racism within the criminal system. The Society of Black Lawyers is calling for an anti-racism strategy to be implemented before the enactment of the new amendment outlawing legal discrimination against black barristers and offenders.
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    Caribbean Report 02-07-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Meade, Reuben (speaker); Brathwaite, Nicholas (speaker); Charles, Eugenia, Dame (speaker); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); De Leon, Sherrie-Ann (correspondent); Kirby, Alex (correspondent); Renard, Yves (speaker); Joseph, Davin (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Leyne, Jon (correspondent); Best, Lloyd (analyst); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Savarin, Charles (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-10-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-10-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Harris, Reuben (interviewee); Heath, Ivor (interviewee); Rainford, Roderick (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); King, Stephen (interviewee); Odlum, George (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-10-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-10-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Peterson, David (speaker); Jagan, Cheddi (speaker); Hoyte, Desmond (speaker); Nadir, Manzoor (speaker); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (speaker); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-04-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-04-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Soares, João Baena (interviewee); Rowe, Lawrence (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Wilkinson, Efebo (interviewee); Yuille-Williams, Joan (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-07-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Rainford, Roderick (speaker); Holder, Jean (interviewee); Esau, Joseph (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Sangster, Alfred (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-10-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-10-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Soares, Joao Baena (interviewee); Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (speaker); Benoit, Francois (interviewee); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Gillette, Terrence (interviewee); Miller, Luther (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-01-04) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this segment, Guyanese born, British Labour Party MP, Mr. Bernie Grant speaks about his recent visit to Iraq and explains the serious implications that the Caribbean regions face should a war occur in the Gulf. A report from Suriname explains the ‘coup by telephone’ which was conducted by the military and how one of the biggest floods in 50 years is seen in Suriname as a washing towards a fresh start. The impact of the Suriname coup on a neighbouring country,Guyana, is also featured. Finally, a report is given on the implementation date of CARICOM’s Common External Tariff and the appointment of a CARICOM Commissioner.
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    Caribbean Report 04-06-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-06-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Regan, Jane (interviewee); Duval, Robert (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Blades, Hayden (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-06-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Matton, Angela (analyst); Wetherspoon, Russell (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Scott, Orlando (interviewee); Vincent, Joyce (interviewee); Thomas, Clive (interviewee); Howell, Calvin (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation