Browsing by Author "Compton, John (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 01-04-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-04-01) Orr, Carol (anchor); White, James (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Reid, Janice (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Al-Massari, Mohammad (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); O'Connor, Flo (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Regis, Ausbert (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Campos, Ruben (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Waldron, Michael (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The death of Jamaican prisoner Ivan Morgan continues to raise questions about his medical care whilst in prison. Flo O'Connor of the Jamaican Council on Human Rights expressed concern about the circumstances surrounding the death. The Saint Lucian Opposition plans a protest march against the UN funds scandal and the government's industrial policy. Britain's beleaguered national health service, once the envy of the world, is sending its managers to Cuba for advice on how to run the organization. Belize's Minister of Health and Sport, Ruben Campos comments on how Belize has, so far, taken advantage of Cuban medical expertise. Bertram Niles reports on the findings of Dr. R. Wiseman's study on whether doubles in Trinidad are a national delicacy or a national disaster. At the Scientific Meeting of the Caribbean Medical Research Council there were concerns that Caribbean governments may be ignoring valuable medical research in the region. In cricket, the West Indies will start an uphill struggle when they respond to the Australians mammoth score.
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    Caribbean Report 01-12-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-12-01) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Nimval, Pete (correspondent); Weir, Karen (correspondent); McKnight, Ian (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-03-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-03-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Compton, Petrus (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Rousseau, Pat (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-03-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-03-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Bufton, Thomas (interviewee); Derrick, Foster (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Foulkes, George (interviewee); Rohee, Clement (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-05) Orr, Carol (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Mullings, Seymour (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Crichlow, Harold, Dean (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Saint Lucia's Prime Minister John Compton has spoken out to try and offset a national strike by the country's most powerful trade unions. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has difficulties accepting the allegations which seek to implicate the St. Lucian government in the misappropriation of UN funds. Jamaica's Foreign Minister Seymour Mullings is in Washington meeting with US officials and members of the Congress to discuss US-Jamaica trade relations. In Bermuda, the government is still to announce the date on which the referendum on independence will be held. A high ranking Barbadian Church official is calling for whites to join the country's police force. Dean of St. Michael's Anglican Cathedral, Harold Crichlow suggested that whites were needed to combat harassment against mainly white visitors. Countries worldwide are preparing to celebrate Victory in Europe Day and the end of World War II.
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    Caribbean Report 06-12-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-12-06) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Johnson, Peter (correspondent); James , Canute (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Spencer, Baldwin (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Cozier, Tony (correspondent); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-02-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-02-08) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Maharaj, Ramesh Lawrence (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Procope, Bryan (interviewee); Mendelson, Jack (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-08) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); John, Velon (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Newman-Williams, Marjorie (interviewee); Trevena, Claire (correspondent); Gration, Harry (correspondent); Bairstow, David (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Roycroft-Davis, Chris (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report looks at the Opposition in St. Lucia which is seeking to file a writ of prohibition against the national budget. UNICEF publishes its annual report, The Progress of Nations and the Caribbean Director Marjorie Newman-Williams comments on how the region measures up against the international trends. UNICEF's findings indicate that structural adjustment has seriously undermined the quality of care of children in the Caribbean. Three Caribbean nationals contesting the poll at Canadian provincial elections. In Jamaica, the Minister of National Security and Justice, K.D. Knight suggests the introduction of a night court system to tackle the severe backlog in the justice system. In cricket, the West Indies is on top after day one of the first test against England in Headingley. Meanwhile, the British press is interested in the claims of a voodoo curse against West Indies batsman, Brian Lara. Tony Fraser reports on what is the truth behind the story.
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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 08-09-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation) Greaves, Keith "Stone" (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Naismith, Electra (correspondent); Brandt, David (interviewee); John, Elias (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Engels, Diane (interviewee); Pearce, Harry (correspondent); Stevens, Barrymore (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 09-11-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-11-09) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-01-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-01-10) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Burton, Larry (interviewee); Nash, Debbie (correspondent); Richardson, Wycliffe (correspondent); Chapman, Chris (correspondent); Nimval, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Pierre, Philip (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-02-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-02-10) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Chastenet, Allen (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Brandt, David (interviewee); Waddington, David (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-02-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-02-11) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Foulkes, George (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); De Coste, Sarah (interviewee); Dasey, Jason (correspondent); Harry, Curtis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-05-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-05-11) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Ali, Asgar (interviewee); Richardson, Richie (interviewee); Croskill, Hugh (correspondent); Alexis, Francis (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    St Lucian police officers could be sent to Haiti if a US proposal to deploy an international police force is accepted by the UN John Compton, St. Lucian Prime Minister gave that commitment. In Suriname local radio stations went off the air after an arson attack over a bitter dispute about who should be chief of the army. At the international whaling commission meeting in Japan – four Caribbean IWC members have sided with Japan, Norway, Chili and North Korea to vote against the establishment of the whale sanctuary in Antarctica. St Lucia and Guyana are calling on the international donor community to pay more attention to the region’s economic problems. Guyana’s Finance Minister - Asgar Ali said that he was expecting a more generous debt write off by the Paris club than what was announced. West Indies Captain Richie Richardson made his debut for English County team- Yorkshire. Richardson. Richardson speaks about his new role in this new club contract from a well-attended press conference. Senior police officers in Trinidad and Tobago have joined their junior counterparts in support of their embattled commissioner Jules Bernard – the police commission wants him to retire; he has been cited with not being cooperative with a Scotland Yard investigation.Hubert Alexander Ingraham, Bahamas Prime Minister says that he hopes that the Clinton administration will embrace free trade in the Caribbean, as well as Mexico.
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    Caribbean Report 11-12-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-12-11) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin-Stein, Lyn (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Duvain, Osbert (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Joseph, Theo (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-01-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-01-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Singh, Richard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Taylor, Philip (analyst); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Ben Jones, Prime Minister of Grenada announces that general elections will be held on March 31st, the 11th anniversary of the Grenada Revolution. He further comments on the political forecast of a low voter turn-out and the importance of Eric Gairy not returning to power. Secondly, the Prime Minister of St. Lucia, John Compton, reacts to the promise by the Dominican Republic to stay out of the banana market in Europe. In the next segment, Fidel Castro attacks the policies of the United States during the closing day of a four-day conference of educators and teachers in Cuba. The report concludes with insights into the fitness and preparedness of the English cricket team for the upcoming tournament with the West Indies.
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    Caribbean Report 12-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-12) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Wade, John (correspondent); Todd, Graham (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Little, Cheryl (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The EC plan for new banana import controls from Europe in July seems in danger of being unraveled. The Dutch presented a proposal for increased Latin American quotas annually, while reducing tariffs and the EC Agricultural Council resumed its work resulting in ministers being increasingly divided. Luis Davalos is interviewed on his thoughts on the matter. Correspondents Shada Islam and John Wade reports. The Caribbean is now regarded as the world’s prime cruise sector. Graham Todd of the EIU comments on the Caribbean cruise sector - higher cruise passenger tax issue controversy – correspondent Yvette Rowe reports. The Dutch government will take over the handling of the island of St. Maarten. The Dutch government described the island as a centre of corruption of drug smuggling – “crime racked and unruly,” and aims to make the islands of St. Maarten, Saber and St. Eustatius a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – correspondent Eddie Williams reports. HIV infected Haitians continue their hunger strike in Guantanamo bay in Cuba, despite President Clinton’s decision to lift the ban on people infected with AIDS traveling to the US - Cheryl Little speaks to correspondent Yvette Rowe on the issue. Trade Unions in Trinidad and Tobago were protesting their dissatisfaction over talks with the government, and are threatening to shut down public utilities if the government persists with its retrenchment plan.