Browsing by Author "Moraes, Claude (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 09-02-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-02-09) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Manplaisir, Kenneth (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Brandt, David (interviewee); Atherton, Mike (interviewee); Lara, Brian (interviewee); Lloyd, Clive (interviewee); Naysmith, Electra (correspondent); Powell, Enoch (interviewee); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Healey, Denis (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-12-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-12-12) Richards, Ken (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Lansico, Romanos (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Smith, Lew (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Windward Islands Banana Development Exporting Company (WIBDECO) in partnership with Fyffes has submitted a bid for the Geest banana division. In St. Lucia, Tourism Minister Romanos Lansico sees himself as the candidate to succeed Prime Minister John Compton. However, there are growing reports that Dr. Vaughan Lewis may be the man to replace Mr. Compton. Britain and France are pushing for an European plan to tackle drug trafficking in the Caribbean. Britain's new asylum and immigration bill is receiving flack from organizations that feels the proposed legislation discriminates against the black community. MP Bernie Grant comments on the hardships ahead for refugees and asylum seekers. Meanwhile, Guadeloupeans continue strike action in solidarity with their counterparts in France. In Grenada, a commission of inquiry led by Dominican Justice Ashton Piper is formed to look into the part privatization of the solar electricity company (GRENLEC) and the use of a capital fund. In Guyana, questions surround the report on the environmental and economic effects of the Omai cyanide spill. Next, gunmen opened fire on the home of Leon Jeune, a leading presidential candidate in Haiti. Cuban President Fidel Castro called for Japan's support for achieving an end to the US economic sanctions against Cuba.
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    Caribbean Report 14-06-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-06-14) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Bremner, Juliet (correspondent); Simpson, Myrna (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In London, the acquittal of the two police officers accused of the manslaughter of Joy Gardner angers relatives and friends of the victim. The Director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Claude Moraes comments on the involvement of the police in deportations. The West Yorkshire police have ordered an internal inquiry into the events which led Asian youths to riot in the Manningham area of Bradford. An election date for St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Kennedy Simmonds. In Dominica, Edison James is sworn in as the island's new Prime Minister. Meanwhile, the ex-Prime Minister, Dame Eugenia Charles, assesses the elections and talks about her plans for retirement. Continuing violent crimes in Western Kingston and South St. Andrews have angered the business community. In the Dominican Republic, 10 persons were injured amid clashes between rioters and police in the the town of Villa Altagarcia. One of the victims is a 13 year-old who was injured by a bullet fired from a jeep owned by the Under-Secretary for Sports. The police chief ordered an investigation of the case. London's Evening Standard newspaper has paid substantial damages to Lady Colin Campbell, the biographer of the Princess of Wales.
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    Caribbean Report 17-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-17) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); James, Edison (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Howard, Michael (interviewee); Sherlock, Maeve (interviewee); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: Europe's Agriculture Council has postponed its sitting on the future of the banana protocol. CARICOM Chairman Prime Minister Edison James of Dominica just returned home after a visit to Brussels where he argued the case of Caribbean banana producers who benefit form the banana protocol in its current form. His goal was to get them to understand the Caribbean's position. Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell states that the two issues, the banana regime and security in the region, are linked. Haiti's newly elected Deputy Mayor Johnny Charles was attacked by knife wielding assailants on the streets of the capital. Haiti's President Aristide met with local voodoo priests as part of a series of meetings with prominent local groups. In Trinidad and Tobago, the government made a fresh bid to remove the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The administration laid a bill seeking to amend the constitution in the Senate. The British government is introducing new measures to clamp down on illegal immigrants. Home Secretary Michael Howard defends these new measures. However, the critics are still to be convinced that the scheme is fair and practicable or it will help foster good relations in Britain. Bermuda's independence referendum is due to be held in less than a month and a local group of entertainers have decided on new musical contributions to the otherwise quiet debate.
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    Caribbean Report 18-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-18) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Wright, Angela (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Chesney, Alan (interviewee); Francis, Agnes (interviewee); Cadasse, Noel (interviewee); Boothman, Chris (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Duncan, Emma (interviewee); King, Erskine (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 25-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-25) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Campbell, Parnell (interviewee); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Boyd, Mark Lennox (interviewee); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Wadsworth, Mark (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 27-12-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-27) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Ouseley, Herman (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Rodney, Shaka (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Jackson, Jessie (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Singh, Jack (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 29-09-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-09-29) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Foulkes, George (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Gajadhar, Rupert (interviewee); Cockland, Geraldine (interviewee); Smith, E. (correspondent); Abbott, Diane (interviewee); Moraes, Claude (interviewee); Atkin, Sharon (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation