Browsing by Author "Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 15-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-15) Orr, Carol (anchor); Carle, Lee (correspondent); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); James, Edison (interviewee); Seon, Dennis (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Black, Richard (correspondent); Wigram, Sophie (correspondent); Chanderpaul, Indra (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report highlights the situation in both the US and British Virgin Islands as they prepare to bear the brunt of hurricane Marilyn. Officials in Dominica report on additional damage to the country's housing stock and Prime Minister Edison James assesses the effects of hurricane Marilyn. Martinique, St. Martin and Antigua report on the passage of hurricane Marilyn. In Haiti, the US Embassy has urged massive participation in the second round of legislative elections. However, several opposition parties plan to boycott as they claim there is alleged fraud in the first round. A team of forensic scientists will begin the task of exhuming the bodies from mass graves in Haiti to determine exactly who is buried there and how the people were killed. At the close of the UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, there were pledges to push for change but it was accepted that implementation would be difficult. The issue of poverty was a focal point at the conference and calls for an international commitment to resources dedicated to women's issues were made. In Trinidad and Tobago, the Public Service Association (PSA) claimed victory in its attempt to have workers stay off the job. The protest is against government's refusal to increase its offer to improve upon the terms of the back-pay settlement to the public servants.
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    Caribbean Report 18-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-18) Orr, Carol (anchor); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); Wildman, Sherman (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Hartley, David (interviewee); Campbell, Parnell (interviewee); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); McDonald, Trevor (interviewee); Benjamin, Ionie (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the US Virgin Islands are described as a war zone after the passage of hurricane Marilyn. The hurricane bypassed Puerto Rico but the islands of Vieques and Culebra, south of the mainland, suffered considerable damage. Meanwhile, in Britain Caribbean communities rally around their home countries following the damages done by both hurricanes. However, they felt that the British government could be doing more in aid relief for the Caribbean. Foreign Office spokesman David Hartley comments that disaster relief for all the Caribbean is placing a strain on Britain's Overseas Development Administration. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Attorney General Parnell Campbell announced his intention to step down from office by month's end following allegations of financial impropriety. Prime Minister James Mitchell states that Campbell's resignation raises wider concerns such as proper salaries for professionals in government. In Washington, Colin Powell, former US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, launched his autobiography amid speculation about his next step towards the Presidential chair. In London, a book on the history of black press in Britain was launched. Trevor McDonald wrote the foreword for the book and stated that there continues to be a niche for black media in Britain.
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    Caribbean Report 19-04-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-04-19) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Mitchell, James (interviewee); Yearwood, Robin (interviewee); Abbott, Diane (interviewee); Carl, Lee (correspondent); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 19-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-19) Richards, Ken (anchor); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); Mitchell, James (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Clinton, Bill (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Black, Richard (correspondent); Taylor, Ian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the authorities in the US Virgin Islands clamp down on looters in the wake of hurricane Marilyn. Meanwhile, Bermuda felt just a slap in the face from hurricane Marilyn as she now heads out into the Atlantic. The Windward Islands Prime Ministers are protesting strongly against plans by Geest which could prove harmful to the islands' banana industry. Prime Minister James Mitchell has written to the British government to express these concerns and the importance of not being put in any disadvantageous position. Haiti marks the first anniversary of the return to power of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. However, a coalition of groups instigate a protest against the privatization program outside the Presidential Palace. In Havana, Britain's Minister of Science and Technology, Ian Taylor has criticized the US sanctions against Cuba, as Britain seeks to expand its business interests in Cuba. In cricket, West Indies pace-man Ian Bishop has been ruled out of returning to play for Derbyshire next season.
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    Caribbean Report 21-12-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-21) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Gordon, Ken (interviewee); Josiah, Jocelyne (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines the US Administration plans to eliminate all tariffs on textile imports from CBI nations. However, a group of seventy-one Congressmen are threatening to vote against any final budget bill since they believe that Caribbean countries do not require additional trade preferences. The CARICOM Secretariat is looking to strengthen economic relations with Canada at a time when US-CARICOM relations appear to have wane. CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington refers to the US preoccupation with domestic politics and states that the region can not ignore other important parts of the world. In Dominica, the Parliament has passed the Caribbean Community Skilled Nationals Act which allows for qualified persons of other Caribbean countries to enter the island without restriction. In the Caribbean the problem of cultural penetration through the American media has received attention in the British Parliament. Trinidadian Ken Gordon agrees that there is a problem and comments on the issue. The program concludes with a look at Christmas celebrations in Dutch and French St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands following hurricane damages sustained earlier this year.