Browsing by Author "Pooley, Peter (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-10-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-10-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Peterson, David (speaker); Jagan, Cheddi (speaker); Hoyte, Desmond (speaker); Nadir, Manzoor (speaker); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (speaker); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 06-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-06) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); Willabus, Ian (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Robertson, Paul (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Young, Janet Mary, Baroness (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Britain and Germany are opposing proposals for an increase in European Union aid to ACP countries. Peter Pooley, Deputy Director General of Development at the European Commission, speak about their objections and the main features of the revised trade offer. Suriname is set to become the fourteenth member of CARICOM later this month. CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington states some of the key elements yet to be ironed out with regards to Suriname's acceptance. Meanwhile, Jamaica has won concessions from CARICOM for the importation of pharmaceuticals and flour. Jamaica's Trade Minister Dr. Paul Robertson gives the details on this issue. Baroness Young heads a trade mission to Cuba to promote British interests. Rosie Hayes asked Baroness Young if she has had any encouraging signs from the Cuban government of future reforms. In Jamaica, Bob Marley day is celebrated to mark the 50th anniversary of his birth.
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    Caribbean Report 24-02-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-02-24) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Little, Cheryl (interviewee); O'Connor, Flo (interviewee); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); Murray, Deryck (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    An agreement between President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and lawmakers from Port-au-Prince granting a general amnesty to those who staged a coup in Haiti last September was reached at an OAS meeting. Secondly, the Supreme Court overruled legal submissions by Haitian advocates in favour of the US Government completing forcible repatriation of Haitian refugees. Thirdly, fears are voiced over renewed gang clashes after Lester Lloyd Coke, alias Jim Brown, was found burnt to death in his prison cell. Fourthly, the European Commission continues to pledge support for Caribbean and African banana producers stating that they will not lose any advantages so far gained in trade agreements. Lastly, concern is expressed for the recovery of Brian Lara, West Indian batsman, from a toe injury three days before World Cup clash with England.
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    Caribbean Report 24-12-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-12-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Franklin, Michael (interviewee); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); Lewis, Vaughn (interviewee); Daly, Margaret (interviewee); Marville, Orlando (interviewee); Vega, Bernardo (interviewee); Lalor, Dennis (interviewee); Jessop, David (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 25-02-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-02-25) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Izmery, Antoine (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Pooley, Peter (interviewee); McGowan, Michael (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide calls for the removal of Army Commander in Chief Raoul Cédras stating that amnesty agreements reached between the OAS and himself do not apply to Cédras. Jamaican authorities order a special coroner’s inquest into the death of gangster Lester Llyod Coke who was allegedly burnt to death in his prison cell. Meanwhile, Prime Minister, Dame Eugenia Charles is wary of attempts to include bananas in current GATT negotiations for fear that the European Commission will renege on its commitment to Caribbean bananas after 1992. British Caribbean dependencies, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla are set to sign programing agreements under the Lomé Convention concerning disbursement of funds for the next five years. A British sympathizer forecasts that Cuba must think of her future by steering a new course in democratic reform since she can no longer rely on backing from the former Soviet Union. Finally, CCN and Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) raise objections to NCC’s granting exclusive media rights to privately owned radio station Trinidad Broadcasting Company (TBC) as well as the accreditation fee being charged by TBC to newspapers wanting to cover NCC’s staged events.