Browsing by Author "Jones, Ben (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 08-02-2000
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2000-02-08) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Rodriquez, Dwayne (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Baksh, Sadiq (interviewee); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Forde, Jacqueline (interviewee); Musa, Said (interviewee); Josephs, Emma (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); 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 12-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Thompson, Alan (correspondent); De Ronceray, Hubert (interviewee); Bell, Stephen (analyst); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Gairy, Eric (interviewee); Emmanuel, Patrick (interviewee); Saunders, Nick (interviewee); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Deposed military leader, General Prosper Avril flew into exile this morning aboard an American military plane after days of violent unrest and demonstrations. The toppled government clears the way for the appointment of the country’s first woman president, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot of the Haitian Supreme Court. Irate protesters call on the United States to deport General Avril back to Haiti to face a trial. Following the Financial News, the Grenadians go to the polls tomorrow and the report explores the possibility of a coalition government if no one party wins a majority. The final segment addresses the future coaching and political plans of Nick Sauders, Bermuda’s high jumper who won the men’s high jump title at the British National Indoor Championships.
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    Caribbean Report 14-02-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-14) Patrick, Soraya (anchor); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Rushdie, Salman (interviewee); Samaroo, Brinsley (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Humphrey, Chester (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Naughtie, James (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The controversy of book “The Satanic Verses” by Indian born, British author Salman Rushdie continues with the death sentence passed by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeni. There are strong reactions from Muslims in the Caribbean region. Brinsley Samaroo, Minister in the Trinidad and Tobago government does not support this response as he wishes to see people commenting on the book after having themselves read it. Grenada Deputy Prime Minister, Ben Jones who was in London and participated in the Independence Day celebrations speaks on developments for the island's next election. Jones rejects accusations that the Grenadian government is weakening the trade union movement. On other trade issues, an emergency meeting was called by the International Cocoa Organization to settle the mounting debts encumbered by producers. In Haiti, President Prosper Avril invites twenty-three organizations to discuss the setting up of an institution that will organize and supervise a free elections.
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    Caribbean Report 26-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-26) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Taylor, Philip (analyst); Ford-Smith, Honor (interviewee); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights issues of succession and leadership in Genada's New National Party, in the run up to the country's next general elections. It also examines social conditions and US/Grenada foreign relations in the wake of the Cuban/Angola war and the US trade embargo against Cuba. Dissatisfaction over working conditions in the Free Trade Zone in Kingston Jamaica is looked at, and finally, the programme features highlightts of the fourth test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley, and the scathing comments in the British press in reaction to England's loss of the match and the test series.