Browsing by Author "Brenner, Philip (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-06-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-06-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Ashford, Mike (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-03) Orr, Carol (anchor); Gonsalves, Ralph (interviewee); Daniel, Theresa (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In St. Vincent, Deputy Leader of the Opposition United Labour Party, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has rejected the US State Department's allegation that election campaigns are funded by drug money. Theresa Daniel reports on the drug eradication efforts of the US and local forces in St. Vincent and whether there is the political and economic will to deal with drug trafficking. Dr. Philip Brenner, a Professor of International Relations at the American University in Washington, analyses what the US hopes to achieve with its drug eradication programme. In Jamaica, thousands of commuters are experiencing a third day of travel chaos on the streets of the capital. The OAS Human Rights Committee is urging the US to end restrictions on the shipping of food and medicines to Cuba. Meanwhile, French companies have wound up a trade mission to Cuba with the announcement of plans for a number of joint ventures. The body of a Canadian holiday maker, who was shot to death in Antigua, was flown home to Canada for burial. In the British Virgin Islands, the first Legislative Council, with both representatives of Districts and At-Large representatives, was sworn in. The Australian cricket team arrives in Barbados for the start of their series in the region. Bertram Niles reports on the atmosphere surrounding the approaching series. The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku has called on the European Union to quickly make up its mind on the level of aid to be made available to ACP states under the Lome Convention.
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    Caribbean Report 03-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-03) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Bousquet, Rufus (interviewee); Goddard, George (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    There are calls for the Saint Lucian government to step down over alleged misuse of UN funds. The latest criticism of the Compton Administration has come from within its own ranks. Financial Services Minister Rufus Bousquet questions whether the government could rise above these allegations. Also, the country's banana farmers and six of the most powerful trade unions have proposed a two-day national strike. In Jamaica, a coroner's inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of prisoner Ivan Morgan. A change in American policy clamping down on future Cuban immigration has received mixed reaction from Havana to Washington. Rosie Hayes speaks to Cubans waiting to apply for entry into America. Dr. Philip Brenner, Professor of International Relations at the American University comments on whether there is more to this decision. In cricket, the British press has already been predicting a serious defeat for the West Indies. Hugh Crosskill reports on the reaction of the West Indies captain and fans to this defeat.
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    Caribbean Report 03-11-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-11-03) Robertson, Jessica (anchor, correspondent); Bernal, Richard (interviewee); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); John, Stanley (interviewee); Boyer, Ken (interviewee); Beech, Vincent (interviewee); Anyaoku, Emeka (speaker); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Mohammed, Fazeer (interviewee); Davidson, Orin (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-08-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-08-05) Greaves, Keith 'Stone' anchor; Naismith, Electra (correspondent); Mayers, Guy (interviewee); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (corespondent); Henry, Mike (interviewee); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 06-04-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-04-06) Richards, Ken (anchor, correspondent); Burns, Larry (interviewee); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Peltier, Matthias (interviewee); Darroux, Simon (correspondent); Andrew Thomas, Kimberly (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 07-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-07) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Fairley, Ian (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Trotman, Charles (interviewee); Abraham, Ann (interviewee); Mackay, John, Lord (interviewee); Fookes, Martin (correspondent); Burki, Javed (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The White House has confirmed reports that administration officials are discussing the lifting of two US sanctions against Cuba. Philip Brenner, Professor of International Relations at American University in Washington discusses this move in light of the harden line against Cuba. Britain strengthens its diplomatic presence in the Dominican Republic with the decision to reopen an Embassy. The UN World Summit for Social Development opens in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss the eradication of poverty. Yvette Collymore reports on the Caribbean's part in the overall structure of the event. Caribbean nationals living in Britain could suffer under Britain's clamp down on visitors claiming welfare benefits. Charles Trotman, a British citizen of Caribbean origin speaks about his experience. The Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (B.C.C.P.) has sacked the national team captain Saleem Malik. Also dismissed was Intikhab Alam, team manager during the Pakistan tour of South Africa. Javed Burki, Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee said the dismissals from the recent visit to South Africa where there were violations of the code of conduct.
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    Caribbean Report 18-04-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-04-18) Orr, Carol (anchor); Eades, David (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Forsyth, Justin (interviewee); Savage, Frank (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The European Union has agreed to drop its dispute with the United States over an American law blocking foreign trade in Cuba. The EU will now suspend its appeal to the World Trade Organisation. In return Washington will end its block on visas for businessmen with interest in Cuba. Next, the Prime Minister of Grenada says he does not expect his visit to Cuba to create problems for Grenada/United States relations. He is scheduled to leave for Havana tomorrow on a visit he hopes will strengthen ties between St. Georges and the Fidel Castro government. Next, pro-government candidates in Haiti have been claiming that supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are rigging results from a recent legislative elections. Officials results from the April 6th election are due on the 2nd May. Next, the international aid group Oxfam, a World Bank and IMF plan to offer debt relief to around 20% of the world’s poorest countries is in danger of failing. It is claimed that new life ought to be breathed into the initiative. Next, Tony Abbott is the next governor for Montserrat. His first priorities would be to familiarise himself with the volcanic activity there and meeting the people on the island. Next, in Britain ten black candidates have been nominated to contest the United Kingdom general elections in less than two weeks times. The number of Afro-Caribbean and other black candidates taken as a proportion of all candidates is a revealing comment on the level of apathy reported among black voters. In the final segment, are stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press.
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    Caribbean Report 18-07-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-07-18) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); White, James (correspondent); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Wilson, Felix (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 22-11-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-11-22) Richards, Ken (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Jackson, Gustav (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Reid, Horace (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report EU officials met with representatives of the ACP group to discuss a future arrangement between the North and South and human rights issues. The United States remains defiant as the UN voted to end the US embargo against Cuba for the fourth straight year. Professor Philip Brenner comments on whether the UN vote makes a difference to US policy. Meanwhile, Cuban officials met with members of the exile community from Florida in an attempt to forge cooperation. On day six of the commission of inquiry into the Omai cyanide spill serious doubt has been cast on occupational health and safety in Guyana. Caribbean Report took to the streets of Georgetown to find out how much attention is being paid to the inquiry. In Montserrat, the two men charged with attempted murder of Trinidad-born Magistrate Anna Ryan were denied bail. In Dominica, an inquiry has been ordered into a clash between police and locals which left one man dead and several police officers injured. The Jamaican soccer team shows its strength against Zambia national team, the first such visit to Africa by a Caribbean soccer team.
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    Caribbean Report 24-07-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-07-24) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Bartlett, Edmund (interviewee); Carr, James (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Alexander, Allan (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Golding, Bruce (interviewee); Lister, Richard (correspondent); Martineau, Russell (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-25) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Schofield, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Exiled Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide reportedly criticized American President Bill Clinton for moving too slowly on the Haitian crisis. However, the Boston Globe newspaper quoted Aristide as saying he still supports Clinton in his attempt to find solutions to the Haitian crisis. Correspondent Hugh Schofield interviews Necker Dessables, Head of the Commission for Justice and Peace of Haiti. Rosie Douglas – Dominica’s Opposition Politician says inadequate local infrastructure and the state of the ports will hamper future banana exports to Europe and lead to damage of the fruits. Belgium considering joining Germany in challenging the proposed European Banana Regime in the European Court of Justice. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office after the cabinet meeting said that Belgium was also considering taking action by a review of the regulation at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) round in Geneva.
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    Caribbean Report 26-02-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-02-26) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Watson, Ron (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Iriondo, Silvia (interviewee); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Bernard, Jules (interviewee); Theodore, Joseph (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-30) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Sarandon, Susan (interviewee); Robbins, Tim (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Jamaica the 1993 general elections has been marred by violence and apparent malfunctioning of the election machinery. There have been widespread system problems both manual and mechanical with the flawed addendum to the voting process and late as well as no distribution of ballot boxes to the various polling stations. This has incited in alarming incidents of violence resulting in fatalities and serious injuries – correspondent Gary Allen reports. Correspondent Gary Duffy has also been monitoring the series of violent of events and reports from Kingston. Debbie Ransome interviews political scientist Dr. Brian Meeks who expresses his analysis of the situation and the dangerous election climate in Jamaica. The Jamaican community in New York has been following reports on the elections campaign in Jamaica. Michael Roberts – editor of New York’s Carib News correspondent and the is interviewed by correspondent Ransome regarding rumours of clashes between PNP and JLP supporters in New Your among the Jamaican community following the elections result in Jamaica – Michael Roberts that the New York Jamaican is taking it in stride contrary to their Caribbean community. Rikki Singh, a senior journalist based in Barbados in an interview with corespondent Debbie Ransome states that the Jamaican elections has not been given major media coverage in Barbados, since the media was at the time taken up with the coverage of West Indies cricket. Prof. Philip Brenner, Director, US Foreign Policy Field School of International Service, American University, Washington also gives Debbie Ransome his views on the effect of the violent events surrounding Jamaica’s elections, the media attention being paid to Jamaica in the US, and how the results would affect foreign relations between the two countries especially in respect to CARICOM. Barbados and Cuba saw alterations to their existing parliaments. In Barbados trade unionist Leroy Trotman carried out a threat to quit the party, this came as a result of his dissatisfaction over the new incomes policy announced by PM Erskine Sandiford. MP Trotman announced his resignation in parliament as an independent. And, in Cuba 37 year old Roberto Robina has been sworn in as Foreign Minister. He is the youngest person to be given that portfolio in Cuba. However, Cuban observers have noted that his relative lack of foreign policy experience and the fact that several other senior party member shave have been overlooked. The plight of HIV infected Haitians was addressed at the Oscar Awards as Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins just before announcing the awards called on the Clinton administration to release the 266 Haitians being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba because they were HIV infected. Both Sarandon and Robbins made a public appeal to the Clinton administration on behalf of the Haitian refugees, saying that HIV was not a crime and to please admit the infected refugees into the United States. Once again, the Jamaica elections and the violence situation resurfaces in this BBC Caribbean report, as correspondent Gary Duffy reports from Kingston to correspondent Debbie Ransome on the chaotic and violent election day in Jamaica. Duffy describes the day’s violent events, the general mood, climate in Jamaica on election day as it unfolds.
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    Caribbean Report 30-09-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-09-30) Thomas, Moya (anchor); Eaves, David (interviewee); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Foulkes, George (interviewee); Rattray, Courtenay (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Ellis, David (correspondent); King, Tony (interviewee); Jenkins, Gareth (interviewee); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Gardner, Nigel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation