Browsing by Author "Jones, Owen Bennett (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 25-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-25) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Birns, Larry (interviewee); Jones, Owen Bennett (correspondent); Payne, Clifford (interviewee); Jarman, Brian (correspondent); Pack, Chris (analyst); Van Volen, William (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program focuses on Haiti with the announcement by General Prosper Avril, Haitian President to lift the state of siege and his intention to hold elections this year. The United States adopts a new attitude towards Haiti with the expulsion of the opposition leaders and the censorship of the Haitian media. The US State Department refers to the current Haitian situation as a blatant assault on the basic civil liberties of the country. Haiti also emerges as a top priority for Caribbean church leaders as they attempt to draw up an agenda of concerns for the next World Council of Churches meeting. Following the Financial Market news, a Brazilian correspondent reports that a large number of gold prospectors are crossing the border into Guyana. This assertion is denied by the Guyanese government who dismisses claims of the presence of Brazilian prospectors in the country, as well as the collection of royalties from miners by the authorities. In the final segment, the Cuban government announces the suspension of the withdrawal of its troops from Angola due to the death of four Cubans attacked by anti-government UNITA forces whilst guarding a water treatment plant. The Cubans lay the blame on the US since the Americans continue to support the UNITA forces with weapons and military advice.
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    Caribbean Report 27-03-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-03-27) Orr, Carol (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Joseph, Theophilus (interviewee); Jones, Owen Bennett (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    When Caricom leaders meet President Clinton in May, the deportation from the United States of Caribbean born people with a criminal record will be a major item for discussion. Next, investigators today began trying to identify the bodies of 39 cult members who apparently committed suicide in San Diego, South California. There are parallels with the Jonestown Massacre in Guyana. Next, in Bermuda the swearing in of the new premier took place today. She is the youngest and first female premier in the island. Next, in St Lucia a leading churchman has called on politicians to keep politics out of lent. He has expressed concern that political campaigning is going on during this time. Next, in Haiti, in order to avoid greater social unrest in the country the government may have to adopt a different approach to its privatisation programme. Next, still in Haiti, the United Nation’s independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti has compiled a report for the United Nation Human Rights Commission. The report gives recommendations on how to better protect human rights in the impoverished Caribbean state. Next, Peru’s President has confirmed that talks with the rebels holding seventy two hostages in Lima have progressed toward a solution. Proposals include asylum for the hostages in Cuba or the Dominican Republic, freedom for some imprisoned MARTA members and payment of a war tax to the hostage takers. The concluding segment ends with Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press