Browsing by Author "Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Bhar, Robin (analyst); Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Colon, Rafael Hernandez (interviewee); Barcelo, Carlos Romero (interviewee); Martinez, Ruben Berrios (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Guyana government hopes to reach an agreement with the IMF on a support programme by the end of the month. Secondly, the government of Suriname holds a top-level meeting with Ronnie Brunswick, the jungle commando leader to finalize the peace accord which ends four years of fighting. Following the Financial News, the political future of Puerto Rico is discussed at the congressional hearings in Washington. The people of Puerto Rico are offered three options: continued status as a Commonwealth dependency; become the 51st state of the US; or total independence. The report concludes with on a celebratory note with the victory of the English cricket team against the West Indies at Sabina Park, Jamaica.
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    Caribbean Report 04-04-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-04-04) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Lloyd, Clive (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Bobb, Euric (interviewee); Islam, Shada (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    President Fidel Castro broke his silence on the subject of TV Marti, the US backed propaganda television station which began broadcasting to Cuba last week. At a press conference in Havana, President Castro condemned TV Marti and the motives of the US in supporting the station. Secondly, after a victory over England yesterday, the West Indies cricket team prepares for the fourth test match in Barbados. Clive Lloyd comments on the condition of the pitch, the reaction of the British press, the morale of the WI team and the fitness of captain Viv Richards. Christopher Martin-Jenkins provides an update on the English team selection with additional comments from the acting English captain, Allan Lamb. The Financial News includes an interview with Euric Bobb, Deputy Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) on the recently concluded meeting of the bank’s governors in Montreal. The next segment follows with the announcement that the Caribbean member countries of the IADB can expect to receive up to one thousand million dollars in loans over the next two years. Euric Bobb outlines that the funds will be used for specific projects, including primary education in Guyana, the Social Impact Amelioration Program in Guyana, health care in Bahamas and Barbados, and secondary oil recovery and improvement of oil refineries in Trinidad and Tobago. The final segment provides a brief report on the failure of the recently concluded ACP Council Meeting to appoint a new director-general for the Brussels-based center.
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    Caribbean Report 06-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-06) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Bazin, Marc (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Baron, Tony (analyst); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Fraser, Jeffery (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the shooting to death of an eleven-year-old Haitian girl by soldiers during anti-government demonstrations in Haiti. Opposition groups are working with the business sector to shut down activities in the country and issues a joint statement which outlines the setting up of an interim civilian president after President Avril vacates office. Following the Financial News, the finalization of the peace agreement is discussed at a meeting with Surinamese President Shankar, Desi Bouterse and the armed rebel forces led by Ronnie Brunswick. The report concludes with tomorrow’s fourth one-day international between England and the West Indies at Bourda Oval, Guyana. The weather forecast and the conditions of the pitch are points of interest in the report.
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    Caribbean Report 07-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-07) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Gonzalez, Fernando (interviewee); Bromfield, Faridah (analyst); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Lush, Peter (interviewee); Le Gendre, Robert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on an organised bombing campaign in Guyana after the bomb squad detonated an explosive device on the compound of the Supreme Court. Secondly, the intentions of the Dominican Republic remain unclear on the subject of banana exports to Europe. The ACP Secretary General and Dominica’s ambassador to Brussels met with the Republic’s European representative, who was awaiting instructions from Santo Domingo. Following the Financial Market news, the Haitian opposition leaders threaten to boycott the planned elections unless the government releases the jailed opponents, changes the electoral timetable and allow the exiled leaders to return to Haiti. The removal of General Prosper Avril is demanded by the exiled leaders before they agree to participate in the planned elections. The report ends with the arrival of the English cricket team in St. Lucia and an update on the fitness of Ricardo Elcock who sustained a back injury.
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    Caribbean Report 08-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-08) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Jenkins, Garth (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (analyst); Douglas, Roosevelt "Rosie" (interviewee); Trent, William (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Stewart, Micky (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the insistence by the Dominican Republic that the export of bananas to Europe does not violate their agreement with the ACP banana producing countries in the Caribbean. Secondly, Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, introduces tighter controls on the rationing of bread in Cuba as the Soviet Union falls behind in the shipment of grain to Havana. In turn, Cuba’s failure to send promised supplies of citrus to the Soviet Union has led observers to speculate that the Soviet Union is attempting to force Cuba to retract its criticism of Perestroika. Following the Financial Market news, the representatives of the current European colonies in the Caribbean voice concerns of being inundated by European settlers with the formation of the single European market in 1992. The next segment outlines the results of a 1988 survey in Britain showing the increase in the number of people returning to the Caribbean from Britain. The report concludes with Chris Lewis, Guyanese-born cricketer who is preparing to join the English cricket squad in the Caribbean.
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    Caribbean Report 08-08-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-08-08) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Butcher, Roland (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Caroit, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Gairy, Eric (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 09-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-09) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Ricardo, Joaquin (interviewee); Thomas, Clive (interviewee); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); O'Toole, Pamela (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Elcock, Ricardo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the decision by the Dominican Republic to abandon their plans to export bananas to Europe, the result of opposition from the Caricom countries. Following the Financial Market news, the economic future of Suriname is of concern to Surinamese politicians in their quest to attract foreign investments. The next segment covers the clash between Cuba and the United States in the UN Security Council, with each accusing the other of violating international laws and conventions over a recent attack on a Cuban freighter by the US Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico. In the sporting segment, English cricketer Ricardo Elcock prepares to return to England due to a back injury. The report concludes with the stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press, including the visit of Rev. Jessie Jackson to London and racism in Russia.
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    Caribbean Report 09-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-09) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Dupree, Jack (analyst); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Haiti, the military government of General Prosper Avril unleashes a campaign of terror against demonstrators who are demanding his departure. Yesterday, three civilians were killed by the Haitian soldiers and today a group of demonstrators comprising of 250 university students were fired on by soldiers of the presidential guard. Following the Financial News, the stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press are aired. The report concludes with the possible delay of the start of tomorrow’s second test match between the West Indies and England due to rain.
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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 14-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-14) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Stalinski, Otto (interviewee); Mathur, Ira (correspondent); Humphrey, John (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Holding, Michael (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program features the agreement on the second phase of the Caribbean Basin Initiative designed to enhance trade between the Caribbean and the United States. In its final stage, the agreement faces major challenges including the Caribbean’s demand for improved sugar quotas and issues in the textile industry. Secondly, according to Otto Stalinski, a banana marketing consultant in the Dominican Republic, unless the Caricom banana producing states cut costs and improve the production quality, they will be unable to compete in the united European market after 1992. Following the Financial News, the report focuses on the massive demonstration of the Summit of National Organisations in Port of Spain against the government’s enforcement of the IMF and World Bank conditionality. It also covers stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press. The report concludes with the second one-day international cricket match between the West Indies and England scheduled to be played in Port of Spain following the abandonment of the first one-day match due to rain.
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    Caribbean Report 14-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-14) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Anderson, Fiona (analyst); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The National Democratic Congress’ victory in the yesterday’s general elections in Grenada, capturing seven of the fifteen seats was marred today by speculations of a coalition by the three contesting parties. Following the Financial News, Haiti’s archaic ownership land structure led to a major incident on Monday in Piate in which eight people were killed and two thousand left homeless after landowners, backed by security forces, clashed with the local peasants. The report concludes with another day of rain for the West Indies and England cricketers in Guyana as the second test match was officially cancelled.
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    Caribbean Report 15-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-15) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Basdeo, Sahadeo (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Horne, Earline (interviewee); Pack, Chris (analyst); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Ramphal, Shridath (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Gooch, Graham (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program reports on the banana battle between the Dominican Republic and the Caricom producing states. Despite the announcement of the Dominican Republic last week to abandon the plan to export bananas to Europe, it is now clear that the Republic will export bananas to Switzerland, Austria, Poland and Czechoslovak. Although these countries are outside of the EEC and the agreement under the Lome Convention, the motives of the Dominican Republic are questioned. Secondly, the Caribbean banana producers are also warned not to be caught in the banana trap and are encouraged to diversify in 1992. Following the Financial News, the Commission of Eminent West Indians, set up to promote the goals of the treaty establishing Caricom, announces the creation of a Secretariat in Barbados. The report concludes with a reflection on the performance of the English cricketers at the first one-day international and comments on the condition of the pitch.
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    Caribbean Report 16-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-16) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Thompson, Pat (interviewee); Stalinski, Otto (interviewee); Mathur, Ira (correspondent); Humphrey, John (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); Holding, Michael (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The program features the agreement on the second phase of the Caribbean Basin Initiative designed to enhance trade between the Caribbean and the United States. In its final stage, the agreement faces major challenges including the Caribbean’s demand for improved sugar quotas and issues in the textile industry. Secondly, according to Otto Stalinski, a banana marketing consultant in the Dominican Republic, unless the Caricom banana producing states cut costs and improve the production quality, they will be unable to compete in the united European market after 1992. Following the Financial News, the report focuses on the massive demonstration of the Summit of National Organisations in Port of Spain against the government’s enforcement of IMF and World Bank conditionality. It also covers stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press. The report concludes with the second one-day international cricket match between the West Indies and England scheduled to be played in Port of Spain following the abandonment of the first one-day match due to rain.
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    Caribbean Report 20-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-20) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Espinal, Emmanuel (interviewee); O'Toole, Pamela (correspondent); Core, David (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    A public poll published in the Dominican Republic puts the left-wing party of Juan Bosch 10 points in the lead for May elections. In the next segment, Bahamas and Jamaica calls for closer international cooperation in the worldwide fight against narcotics and adequate funding to ensure its success at the first day of the United Nations Special Assembly on Drugs. Cuba announces its resumption of Cuban troops from Angola by mid 1991. Following the Financial News, the Surinamese government continues efforts to end the rebel insurgency despite the setback last week when Desi Bouterse withdrew from the peace talks. In the sporting segment, the second day of a three-day cricket match between England and Jamaica is featured. The report concludes with an apology of the BBC’s inability to air the report of the return of three Haitian exiled opposition leaders Antoine Izmery, Max Montreuil and Max Bourjolly.
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    Caribbean Report 21-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-21) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Jemmotte, Roosevelt (interviewee); Handfield, Llewellyn (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Hindell, Keith (interviewee); Mills, Therese (interviewee); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In an effort to speed up the restoration process in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo, the government of Montserrat is establishing a Rehabilitation Unit to assist the residents without proper shelter. The authorities acknowledges that the existing government departments have not been equipped to offer assistance to everyone in need and the new project is also affected by the high cost of labour on the island. Secondly, the Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands visits Britain to explore a four-year programme to develop the ailing fishing industry. Following the Financial News, Britain celebrates Anti-Racism Day with reports that very few people in the country are aware of the significance of the day. The final segment highlights England’s victory against the West Indies in the President’s XI.