Browsing by Author "Espinal, Emmanuel (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 05-06-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-06-05) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Espinal, Emmanuel (interviewee); Cabral, Donald Reid (interviewee); Nunez, Philip (interviewee); Gibbs, Oswald (interviewee); Ramdial, Bal (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Smith, Philip (analyst); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Dominican Republic’s main opposition party, the Dominican Liberation Party, headed by Juan Bosch states that it has new evidence to substantiate claims that the May 6th general election was fraudulent. This follows a statement by the Head of the Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic announcing the suspension of the process of verifying the results and the condemnation of Jimmy Carter and his observer team. Following the Financial News, Philip Nunez highlights the urgency for the Caribbean leaders to agree on supporting the West Indies Shipping Company (WISCO), in light of a recent study showing that with proper economic support WISCO can become a viable operation. In the next segment, Grenada’s dismissed High Commissioner to London, Oswald Gibbs, attends his last official function and was locked out of his office. The report concludes with the Commonwealth Expert Group submitting a Joint Commonwealth Guyana Programme to manage one million acres of the country’s Amazonian rainforest.
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    Caribbean Report 20-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-20) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Espinal, Emmanuel (interviewee); O'Toole, Pamela (correspondent); Core, David (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    A public poll published in the Dominican Republic puts the left-wing party of Juan Bosch 10 points in the lead for May elections. In the next segment, Bahamas and Jamaica calls for closer international cooperation in the worldwide fight against narcotics and adequate funding to ensure its success at the first day of the United Nations Special Assembly on Drugs. Cuba announces its resumption of Cuban troops from Angola by mid 1991. Following the Financial News, the Surinamese government continues efforts to end the rebel insurgency despite the setback last week when Desi Bouterse withdrew from the peace talks. In the sporting segment, the second day of a three-day cricket match between England and Jamaica is featured. The report concludes with an apology of the BBC’s inability to air the report of the return of three Haitian exiled opposition leaders Antoine Izmery, Max Montreuil and Max Bourjolly.