Browsing by Author "Powell, Colin (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 01-10-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-10-01) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Black, Charles (interviewee); Matalin, Mary (interviewee); Macaulay, Fiona (interviewee); Bruno, Frank (interviewee); Lewis, Lennox (interviewee); Rawling, John (correspondent); Branford, Sue (correspondent); Nuttall, Chris (correspondent); Powell, Colin (interviewee)
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    Caribbean Report 09-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-09) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Mottley, Wendell (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Daly, Margaret (interviewee); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Powell, Colin (interviewee); MacGregor, Sue (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Major, John (interviewee); Erwin, Jack (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report Trinidad and Tobago's Finance Minister Wendell Mottley makes a personal decision not to seek re-election. A.N.R. Robinson is recalled to lead the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) and there are talks of an alliance between the NAR and the major opposition party, the United National Congress (UNC). British development agencies have launched a campaign to block proposals by the Overseas Development Agency (ODA) to cut bilateral aid. Hugh Crosskill reports on the implications for the Caribbean. American General Colin Powell comments that he is under a great deal of pressure to decide on whether or not to run as a Presidential candidate in the US. Sue MacGregor reports on the black/white divide in the US. Britain's ruling Conservative Party assemble to choose candidates for their general elections due next year. The chances of minority politicians on the Tory ticket are examined as the party leader John Major calls for greater ethnic representation. The former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was exposed as a racist, has incurred the anger of some Bermuda residents just by being on the island. A British bachelor Ian Jackson pocketed 3.1 million pounds after hitting the lottery jackpot.
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    Caribbean Report 10-08-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-08-10) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Robertson, Paul (interviewee); Munroe, Trevor (interviewee); Jarman, Brian (correspondent); Regis, John (interviewee); Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Grant, Dalton (interviewee); Powell, Colin (interviewee); Edwards, Andrew (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 19-08-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-08-19) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Lord, Richard (interviewee); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); Davies, Omar (interviewee); Smith, Alistair (interviewee); Powell, Colin (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Caesar, Joseph (interviewee); Wilson, Basil (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 20-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-20) Orr, Carol (anchor); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Alfonso, Miguel (interviewee); Lewis, Nicole (correspondent); Perez, Ninoska (interviewee); Sanchez Parodi, Milton (interviewee); Estupinan, Mercedes (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Bond, Julian (interviewee); Walters, Ron (interviewee); Powell, Colin (interviewee); Farrakhan, Louis (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); Davies, Wyre (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the West Indies cricket team experienced a fifty run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah. As the US approved the watered-down Helms-Burton bill, Cuban Ministry spokesman Miguel Alfonso states that this was totally unacceptable. In Miami, Cuban exiles give their reaction to the anti-Cuba bill. In Trinidad and Tobago, an unconfirmed number of candidates signed nomination papers for the upcoming general elections as Prime Minister Patrick Manning exudes confidence in his party. After the Million Man March in Washington, one clear beneficiary is the controversial organizer Louis Farrakhan as fellow black leaders are forced to take a fresh look at him. Development consultant Atherton Martin comments on whether there should be a regional approach to encourage black leaders to at least be sensitive to the Caribbean agenda. The 11th Non-Aligned Summit was declared a major success with proposals to limit the scope of UN peacekeeping operations and for developing nations to be given a great say on the UN Security Council. In Britain, the Trade Union Congress has organized a march against racism to be held in Manchester.