Browsing by Author "Bruney, Mike (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 01-02-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-02-01) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); James, Edison (interviewee); Douglas, Rosie (interviewee); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Josephs, Emma (correspondent); Munroe, Trevor (interviewee); Costello, Mike (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-05-01) Goffe, Leslie (anchor ; interviewer); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Charles, Pierre (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Goddard, Joseph (interviewee); Theodore, Karl (interviewee); Nelson, Dwight (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-09-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-09-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Moore, Nick (analyst); Pastor, Robert (interviewee); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Auguiste, Irvince (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-05) Richards, Ken (anchor); Bordonado, Jean Louis (interviewee); Thomas, Norman (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Yearwood, Robin (interviewee); Larry, Victor (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this special edition of Caribbean Report, the Regional Security System, PAHO and disaster response teams prepare to fly into Antigua to help clean up after hurricane Luis. So far, there are no reports of fatal injuries although there are many reports of extensive damages to some buildings and roads. Jean Louis Bordonado, who is in charge of PAHO Disaster Project for the Eastern Caribbean, comments on plans to send a team into Antigua and gives an assessment of the situation. In Antigua, Norman Thomas, the station manager of Antigua ABS, reports on the hurricane damages sustained and how Antiguans are bearing up. The scenes of the hurricane affected areas from Antigua to St. Martin are described. Antigua and Barbuda's Aviation Minister Robin Yearwood expresses concern about the storm and appeals to his CARICOM colleagues for immediate assistance. Meanwhile, meterology officials in the region are keeping close tabs on the movement of hurricane Luis.
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    Caribbean Report 09-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-09) Orr, Carol (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Alleyne, Brian (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Douglas, Rosie (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Trevena, Claire (correspondent); Shelly, Christine (interviewee); Laurent, Edwin (interviewee); Fortuna, Silvana (interviewee); Dookeran, Winston (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Gration, Harry (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Campaigning for the general elections in Dominica moves into top gear. The island's rival three political parties comment on what they think are the major issues for Dominica. In Grenada, unemployment is the major issue as the island goes to the polls. In the Canada provincial elections, Jamaican Alvin Curling was the only success story among the three Caribbean-born candidates. Robert Vesco, an American fugitive financier has been arrested by Cuban authorities. Washington remains interested in Vesco who fled the US twenty-three years ago to avoid fraud charges. Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, Edwin Laurent expressed concern and intends to press for a re-consideration of proposed changes to the EU banana protocol. Winston Dookeran, now an economist at the Harvard Institute, states that CARICOM as an integration movement is obsolete. Tony Fraser reports that Dookeran makes his comments on regionalism in the context of globalization. In cricket, the West Indies move into a 37-1 lead on the second day of the first test at Headingley.
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    Caribbean Report 12-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-12) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Moreau, Gordon (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Dos Santos, Bernard (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Shelly, Christine (interviewee); Short, Peter (interviewee); Florence, Chris (correspondent); Croft, Colin (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    At the close of Dominica's general elections, Mike Bruney comments on voter turnout and possible outcomes. Gordon Moreau, political commentator in Dominica reports on the uncertainty of the election outcome. The Opposition, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) calls for a boycott of by-elections in Jamaica. On the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Dr. Walter Rodney, Guyana's Attorney General Bernard Dos Santos recommends a full commission of inquiry into Dr. Rodney's death. The US announced that Cuban authorities have arrested American fugitive, Robert Vesco. US State Department spokeswoman Christine Shelly states that the US is interested in his return following an offer from Cuba to send the fugitive back. In cricket, the West Indies gained a nine wicket victory over England in the opening test. The return of fast-bowler Ian Bishop played a significant part and earned him the Man of the Match award. The President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control, Peter Short praised the whole team for its performance.
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    Caribbean Report 14-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-14) Richards, Ken (anchor); Larry, Victor (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Dominica, St. Lucia and Martinique are threatened by hurricane Marilyn. Meterological official Victor Larry comments on whether hurricane Marilyn could end up being as powerful as Luis. St. Lucia braces for the impact of hurricane Marilyn which has constantly defied prediction and has an erratic course. Dominica is also bracing itself while still recovering from hurricane Luis. Martinique continues to be on full alert for the effects of the hurricane. The Dutch-French St. Martin deals with the new threat of hurricane Marilyn which has interrupted post-Luis mopping up operations. Victor Larry comments on how many more hurricanes can be expected and when last the region experienced such an active season. Meanwhile, the European Commission has announced humanitarian aid for Caribbean countries hit by hurricane Luis. In a meeting with the American President Bill Clinton, Jamaica's Prime Minister P.J. Patterson emphasized the importance of Caribbean banana access to the European market after the devastation caused by hurricane Luis. The Jamaican leader insisted that now it was more vital that the US drops its opposition to Europe's banana regime.
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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.
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    Caribbean Report 24-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Cadasse, Noel (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Shapiro, Henry (interviewee); Parker, Howard (interviewee); Blum, Jack (interviewee); Davidson, Winston (interviewee); Cozier, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines Dominica where voters in the capital city of Roseau may have to go back to the polls following a High Court decision to declare Charles Savarin's victory null and void. American Airlines appears set to deliver a major blow to St. Lucia's tourism industry with the cancellation of two weekend flights to the island. Also, there is concern for the future of Hewanorra Airport which is currently underutilized. British teenagers are succumbing to the drug culture according to a report by Professor Howard Parker. Prof. Parker calls for a radical review of schools' drug policies and is pessimistic that much can be done to reduce drug use. Dr. Winston Davidson, former Chairman of Jamaica National Drug Abuse Council comments on the extent the schools in the Caribbean suffer from the intrusion of drugs. The first defense policy summit of the hemisphere takes place in Williamsburg, Virginia with thirty-four Defense Ministers and officials in attendance. Participants would look at cooperation between regional armies. In cricket, the West Indies take the lead on the final day of play in the tour match against Middlesex at Lords. In Trinidad and Tobago, a bill to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives was laid in the country's Lower Chamber and is expected to be debated.
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    Caribbean Report 25-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-25) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Coffey, Kendall (interviewee); Chuck, Delroy (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Watson, Gillian (interviewee); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Bruno, Felicity (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report over one hundred Jamaicans and other nationals arrested in a sting operation in the US appeared before the US courts on charges of drug trafficking. US Attorney Kendall Coffey explains the exercise that induced traffickers to part with cocaine in exchange for green cards. However, Jamaican legal expert Delroy Chuck argues that this a classic case of entrapment for those arrested. St. Lucia's Prime Minister John Compton expresses concern about the recent upheavals in the banana industry in the Windward Islands. These concerns follow an Ecuadorian bid to takeover Geest, the US challenge to the Europe's banana regime at the WTO and the extensive hurricane damage sustained. Meanwhile, the dreaded pink mealybug poses a major threat in the Caribbean as scientists work on a way to identify and breed a natural predator. Dr. Gillian Watson, of the British Natural History Museum states that the best option for controlling the mealybug is to bring in a natural enemy in the form of a Chinese wasp. A British tabloid newspaper criticised the World Heavyweight Champion Frank Bruno because his grandmother lives in poverty in Dominica. Felicity Bruno states she was horrified that the journalist used the article to attack Frank Bruno.
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    Caribbean Report 27-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-27) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Legg, Paul (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Gardner, Myrna (interviewee); Grant, Verne (interviewee); Haynes, Rosie (interviewee); Ambrose, Curtley (interviewee); Lamb, Alan (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 28-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-28) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Ambie, William (interviewee); Lobe, Jim (correspondent); Lara, Brian (interviewee); Yorke, Dwight (interviewee); Smith, Weston (interviewee); Webb, Rene (interviewee); Douglas, Colin (interviewee); Watson, Hector (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 28-06-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-06-28) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); John, Patrick (interviewee); Gunness, Chris (correspondent); Paquin, Lionel (interviewee); Dunn, Roland (analyst); Islam, Shada (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    After serving five years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the government of Eugenia Charles, Patrick John, former Prime Minister of Dominica, states that his prison record should not prevent him from resuming his political career. Secondly, the UN Secretary Council is holding consultation on Haiti following the receipt of a letter from the Haitian president calling on the UN to provide logistical assistance for the upcoming elections in Haiti. Following the Financial News, the ACP ambassadors are meeting in Brussels to discuss the post of Director for the Centre for the Development of Industry. Two weeks ago the former Secretary General of the ACP, Edwin Carrington, received the backing of a Special ACP Ministerial group in his bid to secure the Brussels-based job. However, several African nations in the ACP do not agree with this decision and the EEC is also insisting that a European candidate should fill the position.
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    Caribbean Report 29-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-29) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:24); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 29-05-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-05-29) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor ; interviewer); Mitchell, Carlyle (interviewee); James, Canute (correspondent); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Leyne, Jon (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation