Browsing by Author "Johnson, Andy (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 08-02-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-02-08) Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Holford, David (interviewee); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Persaud, Yesu (interviewee); Hunt, Conrad (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Eckert, Timothy (correspondent); Bhola, Ronnie (correspondent); Johnson, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    At the opening of a two day conference in Georgetown, Dr. Yesu Persaud Co-Chairman Guyana’s Private Sector Commission makes strong criticism about the region’s private sector being left out of trading negations. He noted that CARICOM needed less academic discussion and suggested that more power be given to the CARICOM Secretariat. Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan shares his sentiments as well– correspondent Yvette Rowe. The West Indies team has gotten a chance to view both white and black South Africa during its first official tour and charity match there. Conrad Hunt former Vice Captain comments and correspondent Timothy Eckert reports. Tougher sanctions are on the way for Haiti from the US and Canada to bring about a return to democracy, after failed diplomacy attempts by US Envoy Dante Caputo - correspondent Michael Norton reports. 300 public workers in Grenada are scheduled to be retrenched by mid-year by Prime Minister’s Nicholas Brathwaite administration. In an interview with correspondent Ronnie Bhola - PM Brathwaite discusses the possible impact of the retrenchment on the incumbent government - saying that he believes the government is stable enough to survive the execution of structural adjustment programme. The Manning administration faces massive trade union protest. It was undoubtedly the strongest worker force and solidarity that Trinidad and Tobago has seen since after the first 90 days of the ANR Robinson administration which began to feel the effect of unpopularity which eventually drove it from office in 1991 –correspondent Andy Johnson reports. Popular Guyanese born singer - Eddie Grant travelled to London for medical tests.
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    Caribbean Report 13-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-13) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Johnson, Andy (correspondent); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Moyer, Stacy (interviewee); Francis, Justin (interviewee); Casimir, Pierre (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 16-07-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-07-16) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Johnson, Andy (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Reid, David (correspondent); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Hrinnak, Donna (interviewe); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Allen, Ken (interviewee); Croskell, Hugh (correspondent); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    K.D. Knight, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security states that according to intelligence reports - the current urban crime wave is the work of twenty gangs comprising of deportees from the US and Britain. He also outlined the administrative measures being taken to monitor the movement of these deportees – correspondent Gary Allen reports. Ken Allen, Editor of the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper - reports in an interview with Debbie Ransome on the paper’s decision to run articles about the glaring and heinous crime situation in its overseas publications. Jules Bernard Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner is fighting calls for his resignation in the public interest through the Port of Spain High Court – Andy Johnson reports. The United States administration says it’s disappointed that Caribbean leaders decided not include stipulations on Human Rights and Democracy in the CARICOM Cuba Commission Agreement. The decision to establish the Commission was taken at the Heads of Government Conference in the Bahamas. Hugh Croskell interviews Donna Hrinak – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Inter-American Affairs in the US State Department who attended the conference as an observer. However, Nicholas Brathwaite, Grenada’s Prime Minister states that it was the right approach in the context of a trading relationship. Belize Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel wants to have Belize’s agreement with Guatemala reviewed and have the legislation suspended stating that the country has given up too much - journalist David Reid reports. The Roman Catholic Church has once again indicated its opposition towards Haiti’s President Jean Bertrand Aristide’s leadership.