Browsing by Author "Martin, Lionel (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 01-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Bryan, Anthony (analyst); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Rowe, Clement (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-05-01) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Thornton, Peter (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); McCormack, Mike (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014-07-24) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Nimvalle, Pete (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Mallet, George (interviewee); Jordan, Frankie (interviewee); Beache, Vincent (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Mitchell, Mario (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-05-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-05-01) Goffe, Leslie (anchor ; interviewer); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); Charles, Pierre (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Goddard, Joseph (interviewee); Theodore, Karl (interviewee); Nelson, Dwight (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-09-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-09-01) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Barrett, Margaret (speaker); Maynard, Charles (speaker); Frechette, Myles (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 01-12-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-01-12) Orr, Carol (anchor); Sutherland, Peter (interviewee); Gonzales, Anthony (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Simmonds, Kennedy (interviewee); Laffoon, Greg (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Mason, Michael (interviewee)
    The Annual Miami, Caribbean and Latin American Conference came to a close and the NAFTA and its implications for the Caribbean were high in the agenda. United States and European negotiators meet in Brussels as part of an intensive effort to break the seven year deadlock holding talks on the general agreement on tariffs and trade. Peter Sutherland, GATT Director General stresses the urgent need for a conclusion. In St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Kennedy Simons has been sworn in as Prime Minister for a fourth time – this comes after Dr. Kennedy persuaded the Nevis Reformation Party to join them to form a coalition government . Cuba prides itself on its free universal health care, but because the country lacks hard currency – hospitals and clinics often lack medical supplies and equipment. However, supplies have been sent by many governments and individual groups. The World Health Organization estimates that there are 13 million people worldwide affected with HIV and expected to rise to 14 million by the year 2000.
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    Caribbean Report 02-01-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-01-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Anchor, Mike Jarvis and various correspondents explore a number of issues in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and Guyana. In Jamaica the withdrawal of P.J Patterson, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Michael Manley is reported. The report on Haiti explores the situation of ousted Presidnet Jean-Bertrand Aristide, while that on Cuba report on claims by the government regarding foreign help to dissidents. Guyana's election campaign and the position of President Desmond Hoyte on a democratic election process is reported on.
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    Caribbean Report 02-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-02) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Lindsay, Orland (interviewee); Hector, Leonard Tim (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Penfold, Peter (interviewee); Richardson, Richie (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The head of the Antigua Christian Council, Archbishop Orland Lindsay condemns the tear gassing of the 200 protestors outside parliament as unnecessary and in violation of human rights. He also hopes it will not detract attention from the allegations of financial impropriety against Prime Minister V. C. Bird. Also in Antigua, opposition leader of the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), Tim Hector plans to publicize documents to CARICOM leaders in support of his charge against the Prime Minister for misuse of public funds. Russia backs up its decision to join with other members of the UN Human Rights Commission in condemnation of Cuba’s human rights violations by hosting a reception for several Cuban dissidents. The Cuban official newspaper, Western News Agency reports that the Head of the Russian Delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission did not have the approval of all Russian diplomats in hosting the reception. Cuba is offended by Russian turn around but has withheld criticism of President Boris Yeltsin and still intends to do business with Russia. Due to a spate of shootings and a direct attack on police headquarters in the British Virgin Islands, Governor Peter Penfold is enlisting the help of law enforcement specialists along with existing and enhanced resources to combat the problem. Expectancy runs high as West Indies takes on South Africa in its next World Cup cricket game. Captain, Richie Richardson has to bring his leadership skills to bear on securing a victory against a nation that has been out of competition for the past 22 years. Finally, South Africa will return to the cricket test arena in a tour to participate in a ‘one off’ test as well as 3 international ‘one day’ cricket games against the West Indies.
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    Caribbean Report 02-04-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-04-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Hobson, Ted (interviewee); Soares, João Baena (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Witchie, Alfredo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-03) Orr, Carol (anchor); Odle, Peter (interviewee); Jefferies, Fiona (interviewee); Baxter, David (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Landau, Saul (interviewee); Dove, Frederick (correspondent); Gonzales, Domingo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Report opens with a commentary on the ranking of Caribbean as a top tourist destination. But things are not perfect in paradise as the first report highlights the New Year strike in Barbados by hotel workers. The report also looks at the reasons the Caribbean is seen as a top tourist destination. Another report looks at the high levels of crime in Jamaica. Following this there is a segment on the resignation of politician Senator Brian Kuei Tung in Trinidad and Tobago. After this report, there is news of the economic problems facing Cuba and the attempts by the government to curb crime in Puerto Rico by seizing control of housing projects. The programme ends with news of the murder of a Guyanese Roman Catholic priest in Jamaica.
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    Caribbean Report 03-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Thompson, Dudley (interviewee); Neckles, Margaret (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Ryan, Selwyn (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-06-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-06-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Short, Phillip (correspondent); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Pastor, Robert (interviewee); Cozier, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-07-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-07-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (interviewee); Norton, Michael (interviewee); Ramsamy, Sam (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-08-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Hunte, Julien (interviewee); Condon, Paul (interviewee); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Gibbons, Elizabeth (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 03-09-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-09-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Page, Sheila (speaker); Watkins, Kevin (speaker); Compton, John (speaker); Carrington, Edwin (speaker); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-10-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-10-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Harris, Reuben (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Goodwin, Mark (interviewee); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Wayne, Rick (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-01-04) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); International Health and Human Rights Group.; Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Spriggs, Michael (analyst); Menon, Rajiv (interviewee); Wilson, Andrew (interviewee); Wheeler, John (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the findings of a nine member delegation of the International Health and Human Rights Group visit to Haiti. The group investigated human rights abuses and health conditions of prisoners. Michael Norton, a BBC correspondent in Haiti, provides details of the group’s visit to the Haitian National Penitentiary, and reports on the health and abuse of four political prisoners. Secondly, the introduction of the US government owned television station, TV Marti, in Cuba generates strong protest from the Cuban government who threatens to stop the broadcast to Cubans by jamming the signals. In the Financial Market, Michael Spriggs, gold analyst, predicts the rise in gold prices in the midst of recent drops in the price of gold. In the next segment, a parliamentary support committee published a report outlining the rise of racial attacks in Britain with Scotland Yard recording more than 2500 attacks in 1989. Further comments and information on the racial assaults are provided by Rajiv Menon, Andrew Wilson of Scotland Yard and John Wheeler, Chair of Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee. The program concludes with Cricket News of the attempts by Surrey English County Team to persuade Barbadian fast-bowler, Ezra Moseley to join their team.
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Thorndike, Tony (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Report begins with an interview with Cheddie Jaggan which took a decision to open an investigation into the death of Dr Walter Rodney. The second news item looks at the political impasse in St. Kitts Nevis succeeding the election of the Kennedy Simmons government in November 1993. The final report discusses the attempts to revamp Cuba’s economy.
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    Caribbean Report 04-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Redhead, Brian (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Ingram, Simon (correspondent); Baxter, Peter (correspondent); Procter, Mike (interviewee); Murray, Deryck (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Jamaica’s sugar workers strike and call on Prime Minister Michael Manley and Agriculture Minister Seymour Mullings to intervene in stalled negotiations with employers. Barbados Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford has been asked to intervene in a wage stand-off between sugar workers and industry managers. Dominica’s Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles continues her tour of Europe to secure support for Caribbean bananas in European markets. The EC Commissioners are still to decide on the complex banana protocol which could put Caribbean banana producers at a disadvantage with its big Latin American competitors. Both the West Indies and New Zealand cricket teams meet in their first World Cup clash. In a first official visit to Havana the West Indian Commission chairman, Sir Shridath Ramphal and President Fidel Castro agree that there can be no Caribbean integration without Cuba. The Cuban News Agency lashes out against its former allies in Eastern Europe who sided with the US to achieve a resolution condemning Cuba before the UN Human Rights Commission, branding them as the new aligned imperialism.
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    Caribbean Report 05-02-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-02-05) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Joseph, Avon (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Enright, Derrick (interviewee); Boyd, Mark Lennox (interviewee); Brownie, Mickey (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Reported are the growing international concerns over United States policy towards Haiti; but while United States relaxes the embargo against Haiti, it is tightened against Cuba. Also reported is the call for the death penalty in Havanna for persons charged with the killing of 3 soldiers in an attempt to flee the island. There is a call in the British House of Commons for the British government to protect the Caribean's sugar industry from new world trade regimes. There is a second report on the legislation introduced by the United States to plug the holes in the 30 year trade blockade against Cuba and includes statements made by Dick Cheny against the Fidel Castro government.