Browsing by Author "Dark, Ian (correspondent)"

Now showing 1 - 7 of 7
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 08-09-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-09-08) whitehorn, Pat (anchor); Tomlinsin, Allan (correspondent); Jackson, Rashleigh (interviewee); Thompson, Alexander (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Cooper, Graham (analyst); Haynes, Roy (correspondent); Gill, Ken (Interviewee); Morris, Bill (interviewee); Barnes, John (interviewee); Bruno, Frank (interviewee); Dark, Ian (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 11-09-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-09-11) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Gorbachev, Mikhail (speaker); Brain, Mark (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Melendez, Ernesto (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Lipman, Jeffrey (speaker); Maynard, Charles (interviewee); Powell, Michael (interviewee); Dark, Ian (correspondent); Harding, Jeff (interviewee); Andries, Dennis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 12-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-12) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); King, Bob (correspondent); Mathur, Ira (correspondent); Jones, James (interviewee); Wilson, Tracy (interviewee); DeJean, Rob (interviewee); Russell, Lynsey (correspondent); Fortescue, Edna (interviewee); Shatner, John (interviewee); Humphreys, Hilroy (interviewee); Dark, Ian (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program focuses on the strengthening of ties between Haiti and Taiwan through the recent visit of President Avril to Taipei, resulting in the Taiwanese offering advisory assistance to the development of the Haitian economy and trade. Secondly, trade unions in Trinidad condemn its Government’s retrenchments in the transportation sector and are encouraged to be less reliant on government subsidies. Following the Financial Market news, Antigua’s government faces a lawsuit by the American owners of the surviving llamas awaiting transportation to the US. The round-up segment addresses the return of prisoners to St. Croix after Hurricane Hugo; the call by a Birmingham City Counsellor, Phillip Murphy, to provide Jamaican dialect translation over a public address systems in city halls; and TV Marti in Cuba. The program concludes with Nigel Benn, Barbadian boxer vying for the World Middle Weight title against Sanderline Williams.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 15-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-15) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Vincent, Justin (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Green, Chris (correspondent); Dark, Ian (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the response by the Haitian people to a call by the Opposition party for a national strike to prevent President Prosper Avril from returning to Haiti. The majority of Haitians did not answer the strike call. Secondly, a new Caribbean export agency, the Eastern Caribbean States Export Development Agency (ESCEDA) calls for free trade in the Caribbean in order to increase the effectiveness of the organization. Following the Financial News, the focus is on the recently concluded COMECON meeting in Bulgaria which was attended by Cuba’s Vice President, Carlos Rafael Rodrigues. Cuba’s stance against the proposed reforms at the meeting was addressed. Finally, the sporting segment centres on the first anniversary of the death of St. Kitts/Nevis cricketer Will Flack who died at the wicket in Gambia one year ago. The program concludes with the victory of Nigel Benn against Sanderline Williams and his upcoming fight against Roberto Duran as he vies for the World Middle Weight Title.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 21-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-21) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Markowitz, Arnold (correspondent); Robinson, A.N.R. (interviewee); Buxton, Neil (analyst); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Honeyghan, Lloyd (interviewee); Dark, Ian (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the address of A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago at the United Nations Special Assembly on Drugs. The proposal issued by Trinidad and Tobago includes the setting up of an International Criminal Court and an International Tribunal. Secondly, the nineteen year old brother of Bob Marley, Anthony Booker is shot dead in Miami after rampaging through a shopping precinct with a firearm. Following the Financial News, Haiti moves nearer to the start of the electoral timetable and a census is due to start in March. One of the members of the electoral council which drafted the electoral schedule is calling for it to be revised. The report also covers the return of three exiled opposition leaders to Haiti. The final segment explores the upcoming WBA Welter Weight Title between Lloyd Honeyghan and Mark Breland.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 27-06-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-06-27) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Lander, Steven (interviewee); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee); Tewarie, Bhoendradatt (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Dark, Ian (correspondent); Hall, Wes (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 30-04-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-04-30) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (analyst); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Mckenzie, L. (interviewee); Dark, Ian (correspondent); Benn, Nigel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The World Union of Guyanese for Democracy protests in support of the exile community of Guyanese concentrated in New York, London and Toronto. In St. George’s, Grenada a major fire destroys the financial complex of the government, including the buildings of the Treasury, Inland Revenue, the Post Office and the Government Printery. With damages estimated between fifteen and seventeen million dollars, Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite is seeking assistance in determining the cause of the fire and rules out the possibility of arson. Following the Financial News, sugar prices on the world market hits a nine-year high and ACP members will be meeting in London on May 9th to discuss measures aimed at safe guarding the sugar industry in the light of changing economic and political situations in Europe. The next segment covers the conclusion of a three-day conference on Natural and Alternative Medicine in Havana, Cuba attended by medical practitioners from over one hundred countries. Cuba is exploring ways to reduce the country’s existing health cost by returning to alternative medicine. The final segment focuses on the injuries of British Middleweight boxer, Nigel Benn, after his victory against American Doug Dewitt in the World Boxing Organization Title fight.