Browsing by Author "Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-01-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-01-02) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Kissoon, Freddie (interviewee); Seecharan, Clem (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (interviewee); Hoyte, Desmond (interviewee); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 02-11-1999
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1999-11-02) Ransome, Debbie (anchor, correspondent); Geoff, Leslie (correspondent); Moynihan, Patrick (speaker); Lodge, Junior (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Weir, Karen (correspondent); Hollings, Fritz (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 06-03-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-03-06) Richards, Ken (anchor); Hinds, Sam (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Kissoon, Freddie (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Thompson, Julia (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Douglas, Denzil (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (interviewee); Bousquet, Earl (interviewee); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Dr. Cheddi Jagan has passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning at a Washington hospital. The news was broken in Georgetown this morning by acting President Sam Hinds who was sworn in this morning as Guyana’s new executive president. Next, in this 1963 interview obtained from the BBC World Service Archives, Dr Jagan talks about his early life and Warren Gordon traces the latter part of it. Next, Julia Thompson gives the reactions of some prominent Caribbean leaders and Caricom Heads of government following the death of Dr Cheddi Jagan. Next, tributes to President Jagan. In the following Caribbean journalist discusses Dr Jagan’s contribution to Caribbean politics. In the final segment, the President’s long terms successor is discussed.
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    Caribbean Report 08-11-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-11-08) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Varsi, Mehdi (analyst); Brown, G. Arthur (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Richardson, Selwyn; Panday, Basdeo; Marshall, Morris; Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Perreira, Joseph 'Reds' (correspondent); Thatcher, Margaret; Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-08) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (speaker); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Kostmayer, Peter (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Goddard, John (interviewee); Hamlet, David (interviewee); Tewarie, Bhoendradatt (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-10) Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); de Vielman, Maritza (interviewee); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This reports looks at the outcome of Dame Eugenia Charles' visit to Europe to represent the banana producers in the Windward islands; Guatemalean Foreign Minister speaks about the proposal for put forward on behalf of the Latin American banana producers; the banana issue is high on the agenda of the political parties campaigning for elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Working People Alliance's co- leader, Rupert Roopnarine states that they want charges to be laid against Gregory Smith as a conspirator in the death of Dr. Walter Rodney; and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection(BUAV) plans to campaign against Barbados for its abuse of the green monkey.
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    Caribbean Report 11-01-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-01-11) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Lansiquot, Romanus (interviewee); Bousquet, Rufus (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Howard, Michael (interviewee); Humphrys, John (interviewee); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-09-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-09-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Rohee, James (interviewee); Sigaro, Anthony (interviewee); Graham, Bob (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Andrew, Leslie (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-12) Richards, Ken (anchor); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Walters, Ron (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); McCallion, Kathryn (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report the European Commission has approved changes to the controversial EU banana regime. These proposals are additional modifications to soften the criticisms against the regime. In the US, Federal and other officials are preparing for the planned Million Man March in Washington organized by the Nation of Islam. Professor Ron Walters of Howard University comments on the significance of the march. In Bermuda, there is a call for black men to stay away from work and form a march to coincide with the Washington action. In Guyana, there is growing complaints about the make-up of the commission of inquiry into the Omai Goldmine cyanide spill. The Working People's Alliance (WPA), Rupert Roopnarine expresses concern about the time table for the commission. CARICOM and Canadian officials meet to review issues of common interests and to bolster trade and economic relations between these states. In Washington there were continued attacks against Haiti's President Jean Bertrand Aristide during discussions on developments in Haiti. Russia is keen to complete an agreement with Cuba concerning its nuclear industry amidst US criticisms. Tinidadian-born broadcaster Trevor McDonald is to head a team set up by government to improve standards in spoken English.
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    Caribbean Report 13-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-13) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Anyaoku, Emeka (interviewee); Gunness, Christopher (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Tennassee, Paul (interviewee); Alonzo, Oscar (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Smith, John (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 14-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-14) Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, the President of Guyana Cheddi Jaggan comments on what his government is doing to investigate the death of Dr. Walter Rodney; the Leader of the Opposition in Barbados speaks about the Prime Minister's decision to assume the tourism portfolio; Cuban authorities are forced to increase security around the US diplomatic mission; a race relations bill gets a second reading in Parliament and; two relatively unknown calypsonians dethrone the Mighty Chalkdust as the Calypso Monarch of the world.
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    Caribbean Report 15-02-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-02-15) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Robinson, A.N.R. (interviewee); Griffin, Ann (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Wells, Bowen (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Snagg, Neville (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Election officials in Guyana will begin a three month house to house registration in preparation for the upcoming general elections due by the end of the year. Opposition parties in Guyana are calling for the appointment of a CARICOM team to observe the elections. St. Lucia’s Foreign Minister, Neville Snagg explains that whilst it is regrettable to have civilian causalities in the Gulf war, it is the inevitable price that Iraq must pay. More than 200 British MPs have given support to an urgent appeal by government to increase the level of oversees aid to reduce debt in third world countries. Hugh Croskill speaks to Ann Griffin, Legislative Director, of Trans Africa, an African American and Caribbean foreign policy lobby group, which is working on a proposal to get Congress to grant more than 100 million dollars in debt relief to the Caribbean. In Trinidad and Tobago the industrial scene is heating up as confrontation between the trade unions and government looks imminent.
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    Caribbean Report 17-04-2001
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 2001-04-17) Weir, Karen (anchor); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Clarke, Oscar (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Dupuy, Ricot (correspondent); Joseph, Emma (correspondent); Mendel, Mark (interviewee); Caistor, Nick (correspondent); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Riaz, Mohammed (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 19-12-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-12-19) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Edmonds, Joseph (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Singh, Doodnauth (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Patterson, P. J. (interviewee); Golding, Bruce (interviewee); Daniel, Louis (correspondent); Derrick, Foster (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 21-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-21) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Simmonds, Kennedy (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Terceira, Clarence (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Singh Bahia, Paramjit (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    St. Kitts Prime Minister Dr. Kennedy Simmonds refuses to speculate on an election date and comments on the need to seek assistance to deal with the increase in drug trafficking and violent crimes. Bermuda's Parliament resumed a heated debate on the issue of independence. Bermuda's Education Minister Dr. Clarence Terceira argued that independence leads to debt problems. In Guyana, the Working People's Alliance (WPA) repeated its call for murder charges to be instituted against Gregory Smith in connection with the 1980 murder of Dr. Walter Rodney. A group of prominent Asian Councillors campaign against racism within the ranks of Britain's Opposition Labour Party. Secretary of the Association for Active Asians, Paramjit Singh Bahia, a Labour Councillor argues that racism within the Party is rampant. Jamaican born Desmond Douglas has been recalled to England's table tennis team to compete at the World Championships in China in May.
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    Caribbean Report 21-07-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-07-21) Richards, Ken (anchor); Jones, Wendell (interviewee); Collymore, Jereny (inteviewee); Nanton, Gillian (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Singh, Doodnauth (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Smith, E. (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 21-11-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-11-21) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Smith, E. (correspondent); Blazer, Chuck (interviewee); White, James (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Lloyd-Roberts, Sue (correspondent); La Rose, Jean (interviewee); Sawh, Satyadeow (interviewee); Miller, Billie (interviewee); Adele, Alvita (interviewee); Tambo, Chris (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 28-09-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-09-28) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Ramsahoye, Fenton (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); Hall, Marshall (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 30-05-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-05-30) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Reynolds, Richard (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Johnson, Ben (interviewee); Roopnarine, Rupert (interviewee); Payne, John (interviewee); Knight, K. D. (interviewee); Bajeux, Jean-Claude (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); The British Broadcasting Corporation