Browsing by Author "Roberts, Michael (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 04-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report hurricane Luis is heading towards the Leeward Islands and Antigua is expecting to take the full brunt. The residents of Montserrat and St. Martin are frantically preparing and bracing themselves for the full fury of the hurricane. Meanwhile in Dominica, residents are scrambling to get to a state of preparedness. Montserrat's Governor Frank Savage comments on the island's volcanic activity and the decision to allow people to return to some evacuated areas. In St. Lucia, the report by the government-appointed commission of inquiry into the UN funds scandal has been made public. Pete Ninvalle reports on the team's conclusions. The first day of the UN Women Conference in Beijing opened with a spectacular launch. Representatives from governments and women's organizations of the Caribbean are in attendance. Women of Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad are interviewed about their hopes for a concrete outcome from the conference.
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    Caribbean Report 05-09-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-09-05) Richards, Ken (anchor); Layne, Chester (interviewee); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); White, James (correspondent); Riley, Colin (interviewee); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); de Caires, David (interviewee); Ferretti, Mariella (interviewee); Haynes, Rosie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-11) Orr, Carol (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Bordonado, Jean Louis (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Blake, Byron (interviewee); Woolfall, Alex (interviewee); Williamson, Helen (interviewee); Estefan, Dwai (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, the Caribbean cleans up after hurricane Luis. In Antigua and Barbuda cleanup and restoration operations are in full swing. Meanwhile, both the Dutch and French side of St. Martin have been assessing the damages and residents speak about the cleanup efforts. In St. Kitts, PAHO's Jean-Louis Bordonado stated that a shortage of medical and educational equipment poses the largest problem after the hurricane. In Antigua, residents make insurance claims as rebuilding continues. Prime Minister Lester Bird criticises CARICOM for the failure to decide on a reinsurance scheme for the region. In response, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Byron Blake states that a report on regional reinsurance is expected by year-end. The Antigua government will have to address the long-term effects on tourism since holiday makers have been advised not to travel to the island. Airtours spokesperson Helen Williamson has indicated that all their holiday makers were relocated to Jamaica. Interviews with various travel agencies in London on booking a flight to Antigua revealed mixed responses as well as some confusion. In St. Kitts, the Minister of Tourism Dwai Estefan comments that the tourism sector has escaped serious damage.
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    Caribbean Report 20-10-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-10-20) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Rushe, George (correspondent); Dean, Darryl (correspondent); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 22-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-22) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 24-01-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Thompson, David (interviewee); Rossi, Rosia (correspondent); Segura, Alejandro (interviewee); Garcia, Victor (interviewee); Hay, Alastair (interviewee); Lloyd, Clive (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Antigua, Michael Roberts reports on the anti-tax demonstrations over government's plans to increase taxes. In the Barbados Parliament Chambers the controversial topic of casino gambling was debated. In Trinidad, Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday was arrested for a second time. Charges were laid following sexual offences allegations made by former members of staff at his Opposition United National Congress (UNC) party. In the Dominican Republic, children were found working in the agricultural sector as fumigators using banned pesticides. Dr. Alejandro Segura of the University of Maryland, reports on his findings of children in the Dominican Republic working with pesticides in the agricultural sector. Dominican Secretary of Public Health, Victor Garcia has completely denied that children were contracted for fumigation. However, Caribbean Report was able to track down two children working as fumigators and interviewed them. Chemical Pathologist, Dr. Alastair Hay of Leeds University spoke on whether children should be allowed to work with pesticides. In Cuba, a government reshuffle, one of the biggest in recent years, was clearly aimed at complementing modernization reforms being made to Cuba's state-run economy. Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain, speaks on the slow recovery of his son Jason Lloyd after he was diagnosed with the Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Clive Lloyd received moral support from his many friends and fans worldwide.
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    Caribbean Report 30-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-30) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Brenner, Philip (interviewee); Sarandon, Susan (interviewee); Robbins, Tim (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Jamaica the 1993 general elections has been marred by violence and apparent malfunctioning of the election machinery. There have been widespread system problems both manual and mechanical with the flawed addendum to the voting process and late as well as no distribution of ballot boxes to the various polling stations. This has incited in alarming incidents of violence resulting in fatalities and serious injuries – correspondent Gary Allen reports. Correspondent Gary Duffy has also been monitoring the series of violent of events and reports from Kingston. Debbie Ransome interviews political scientist Dr. Brian Meeks who expresses his analysis of the situation and the dangerous election climate in Jamaica. The Jamaican community in New York has been following reports on the elections campaign in Jamaica. Michael Roberts – editor of New York’s Carib News correspondent and the is interviewed by correspondent Ransome regarding rumours of clashes between PNP and JLP supporters in New Your among the Jamaican community following the elections result in Jamaica – Michael Roberts that the New York Jamaican is taking it in stride contrary to their Caribbean community. Rikki Singh, a senior journalist based in Barbados in an interview with corespondent Debbie Ransome states that the Jamaican elections has not been given major media coverage in Barbados, since the media was at the time taken up with the coverage of West Indies cricket. Prof. Philip Brenner, Director, US Foreign Policy Field School of International Service, American University, Washington also gives Debbie Ransome his views on the effect of the violent events surrounding Jamaica’s elections, the media attention being paid to Jamaica in the US, and how the results would affect foreign relations between the two countries especially in respect to CARICOM. Barbados and Cuba saw alterations to their existing parliaments. In Barbados trade unionist Leroy Trotman carried out a threat to quit the party, this came as a result of his dissatisfaction over the new incomes policy announced by PM Erskine Sandiford. MP Trotman announced his resignation in parliament as an independent. And, in Cuba 37 year old Roberto Robina has been sworn in as Foreign Minister. He is the youngest person to be given that portfolio in Cuba. However, Cuban observers have noted that his relative lack of foreign policy experience and the fact that several other senior party member shave have been overlooked. The plight of HIV infected Haitians was addressed at the Oscar Awards as Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins just before announcing the awards called on the Clinton administration to release the 266 Haitians being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba because they were HIV infected. Both Sarandon and Robbins made a public appeal to the Clinton administration on behalf of the Haitian refugees, saying that HIV was not a crime and to please admit the infected refugees into the United States. Once again, the Jamaica elections and the violence situation resurfaces in this BBC Caribbean report, as correspondent Gary Duffy reports from Kingston to correspondent Debbie Ransome on the chaotic and violent election day in Jamaica. Duffy describes the day’s violent events, the general mood, climate in Jamaica on election day as it unfolds.
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    Caribbean Report 31-12-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-12-31) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Roberts, Michael (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation