Browsing by Author "Marshall, Hugh (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 11-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-11) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Clarkson, Lauret (interviewee); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Arnold, Keith (interviewee); Waldron, Michael (interviewee); Ellis, David (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Antiguan government Member of Parliament Hugh Marshall received word that he and Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird are next on a list of senior officials who have been the targets of arson attacks. Public service workers in Grenada feel neglected as Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite intervenes in the wage dispute between the private sector workers and their employers. They have given the government fourteen days to come to an agreement. Thirteen thousand sugar workers in Jamaica return to their jobs after agreeing to the daily rate and minimum wage settlements in the new contract with producers. In Jamaica, it is hoped that Prime Minister Michael Manley will announce his decision to step down at his party’s meeting on Sunday. Governor of the Belize Central Bank Keith Arnold believes that although the long term prospects look dim for Caribbean banana producers, Belize can hold its own even without preferential access to European markets. Barbadian doctors are exploring the possibility of a regional kidney bank to expedite matches between patients and donors. Finally, an OAS plan to restore ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power will be debated by Haitian lawmakers.
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    Caribbean Report 15-12-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-15) Richards, Ken (anchor); Milner, Alex (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Nairn, Allan (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Little, Rex (interviewee); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Bernal, Richard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The West Indies Cricket Board of Control discusses among other issues, the future of Brian Lara with the West Indies team. In Haiti, the country heads into Presidential elections with Rene Preval, candidate for President Aristide's Lavalas party, regarded as a favourite to win. American journalist Allan Nairn states that he has uncovered new evidence which further implicates the CIA in supporting the paramilitary gang FRAPH in Haiti. Police are investigating fires at two Cable and Wireless installations in St. Lucia which affected many cable subscribers and ran into millions of dollars in damages. In Antigua, there is a leadership crisis in the two months old People's Democratic Movement. Some Antiguans express skepticism about the new party and Mr. Hugh Marshall comments on the power struggle within the ranks. Jamaican Ambassador Richard Bernal urges small developing countries to vigorously pursue the process of preparation for participation in the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA). In cricket, the West Indies Cricket Board has taken a decision that its headquarters will be moved from Barbados to Antigua.
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    Caribbean Report 21-11-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-11-21) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Heyliger, Theodore (interviewee); Richardson, Dennis (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Wilfred, William (interviewee); Georges, Telford (interviewee); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Savarin, Charles (interviewee); Alexander, Norma (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report Dutch St. Martin rolls out the tourist welcome mat only two months after the devastation of hurricane Luis. The Lt. Governor of St. Martin, Dennis Richardson comments on the emphasis of getting the tourism stock back on track and how this affected the rebuilding of locals' homes. In Guyana, the hearing into the cyanide wastes spill of the Omai Gold Mines focused on the absence of environmental protection legislation in the country. Antigua and Barbuda's newest political party holds a series of meetings across the country as Hugh Marshall comments on how he is going to publicize the third party locally. Meanwhile in Dominica, Charles Severin, Opposition candidate for Roseau Central will sit in Parliament for the first time since being elected. Mr. Severin won an appeal against a previous High Court ruling which had disqualified him from taking up the seat. In Britain, black and Asian nurses find that they are remaining at the bottom of the pile in the health system.
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    Caribbean Report 26-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-26) Richards, Ken (anchor); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Daly, Dennis (interviewee); Cuffy, Victor (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Black, Richard (correspondent); Boucard, Francoise (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report Antigua and Barbuda's former Trade Minister Hugh Marshall prepares to launch a new political party. Mr. Marshall comments on why he has decided to form a new party. In Jamaica, the cash starved human rights council needs funding to keep the Council fully operational. The Jamaican Council for Human Rights (JCHR) Chairman, Dennis Daly, comments on where the Council will seek funding and the impact this would have on Jamaica's human rights situation. Victor Cuffy, Executive Secretary of Caribbean Rights states his organization will also be seeking funding for its Jamaican affiliate. A report on the workings of Europe's banana regime is to be presented to the European Commission. There is also the issue of how to share licenses after the damage by hurrianes to the Caribbean banana crops. In Haiti, the former Police Chief Michel Francois has been convicted in his absence for the murder of a businessman and supporter of President Aristide. A team of scientists is in Haiti to exhume the bodies of people killed in demonstrations following the 1991 coup. President of the Truth and Justice Commission, Francoise Boucard explains the scale of Haiti's human rights tragedy. The former Appeal Court Judge Telford Georges is to head a three-member commission of inquiry into the postponement of a referendum on independence in Bermuda.
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    Caribbean Report 30-05-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-05-30) Weir, Karen (anchor); Eustace, Arnhim (interviewee); Calderon, Sila (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Jones, Megan (correspondent); Bannister, Piers (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 31-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-31) Richards, Ken (anchor); Parizeau, Jacques (interviewee); Rickard, Colin (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Marshall, Hugh (interviewee); Alleyne, Vivien (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Amiss, Dennis (interviewee); Carew, Joey (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, the decision not to vote by Quebec could lead to a backlash against the country's immigrant community. Quebec's Prime Minister Jacques Parizeau blamed the province's immigrant vote for the defeat. In Trinidad and Tobago, political campaigning heats up and Tony Fraser reports on whether race is a major issue in the campaign. Former Trade Minister Hugh Marshall launches Antigua's third political party however this is being viewed with a level of skepticism by some Antiguan nationals. Meanwhile, in Bermuda a commission of inquiry into the postponement of the August referendum on independence has begun. The three member team is headed by Justice Telford Georges of Dominica. Residents in Montserrat have aired their grievances over the official handling of situation at the Chances Peak volcano. Vivien Alleyne, one Montserratian living in Britain appealed to officials to respond to the concerns expressed by residents. In cricket, West Indies batsman Brian Lara has decided not to return to the English county club Warwickshire next season. The Secretary General of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), Leo De Leon is to step down from office early in the new year.