Browsing by Author "Rush, George (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-04-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-04-02) Gordon, Orin (anchor); Rush, George (correspondent); Kissoon, Freddy (interviewee); Williams, Patrick (interviewee); O'Shaughnessy, Hugh (correspondent); Taylor, Derek (interviewee); Missick, Stafford (interviewee); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Hutchinson, Earl Ofari (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 03-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Ross, Alex (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Bell, John (interviewee); Taylor, Teddy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, both the US President Bill Clinton and Haitian Prime Minister Smarck Michel have been lobbying for continued aid to Haiti. In Bermuda, the government published a green paper about whether the British colony should seek independence. Meanwhile in St. Kitts, Carol Orr interviews the Scotland Yard officer, Superintendent Alex Ross who has led investigations into two mysterious deaths. Carol Orr asked Ross about the investigation and his opnion of the abilities of the local police force. Veteran Trinidadian trade unionist George Weeks passed away. Weeks had visited Cuba last year for a heart bypass operation. The island of St. Martin has become a victim of its own success due to the phenomenal growth in the tourism sector which was largely unplanned and uncoordinated. The EU is to discuss potentially controversial new proposals on European Development Fund (EDF) disbursements to ACP countries. The issue of Britain's deeper integration into the EU is heavily debated on the political agenda. Sir Teddy Taylor states his views on the EU and what it has to offer Britain. Sir Teddy quoted a Bob Marley song to refer to the government's policy on the EU.
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    Caribbean Report 03-07-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-03) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Rainford, Roderick (speaker); Holder, Jean (interviewee); Esau, Joseph (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Sangster, Alfred (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-10-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-10-04) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Anthony, Kenny (interviewee); Eustace, Arnhim (interviewee); Miller, Billie (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); Baku, Shango (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-05-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-05) Orr, Carol (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Compton, John (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Mullings, Seymour (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Crichlow, Harold, Dean (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Saint Lucia's Prime Minister John Compton has spoken out to try and offset a national strike by the country's most powerful trade unions. Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has difficulties accepting the allegations which seek to implicate the St. Lucian government in the misappropriation of UN funds. Jamaica's Foreign Minister Seymour Mullings is in Washington meeting with US officials and members of the Congress to discuss US-Jamaica trade relations. In Bermuda, the government is still to announce the date on which the referendum on independence will be held. A high ranking Barbadian Church official is calling for whites to join the country's police force. Dean of St. Michael's Anglican Cathedral, Harold Crichlow suggested that whites were needed to combat harassment against mainly white visitors. Countries worldwide are preparing to celebrate Victory in Europe Day and the end of World War II.
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    Caribbean Report 05-07-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-07-05) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Esquivel, Manuel (interviewee); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Augustus, Curtis (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Gordon, Pamela (interviewee); Bruno, Kenny (interviewee); Banfield, Alan (interviewee); Levy, Noel (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Brown, Stewart (interviewee); Ruddock, George (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-10-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-10-05) Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Grant, Bernie (interviewee); Fadipe, Charlotte (correspondent); George, Randolph (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Hinds, Merle (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent)
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    Caribbean Report 06-04-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-04-06) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Cabrisa, Ricardo (interviewee); Chiluba, Frederick (interviewee); Rose, Renwick (interviewee); Smith, Alistair (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Lara, Brian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    A Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman states that the US is considering the expulsion of a number of Cuban diplomats over an incident at the Cuban Mission to the UN. The European Union (EU) has warned the US that a bill extending the embargo against Cuba is in breach of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Cuba's Trade Minister, Ricardo Cabrisa comments on whether Cuba will pursue the protest against the US embargo through the WTO. Zambia's President Frederick Chiluba has criticised the North for demanding that developing countries open up their markets while the North's remain difficult to penetrate. Caribbean banana farmers want to have a greater say in determining the future of the industry. In Bermuda, the Opposition, Progressive Labour Party (PLP), has advised the electorate to boycott the referendum on independence due to be held in the summer. Brian Lara is named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in the 1995 Almanack published in London. Lara talks about the pressure of fame and fortune.
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    Caribbean Report 07-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-07) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Niles, Bertram (anchor); Procope, Bryan (interviewee); Bacchus, Earl (interviewee); Smith, Colin (correspondent); Luncheon, Roger (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); Bennett, Neil (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 07-07-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-07-07) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Lewis, David, Dr. (speaker); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Robertson, James (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 07-10-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-10-07) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Rush, George (correspondent); White, James (correspondent); Samuel, Kenneth (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Russell, Charles (interviewee); Greene, Ronald (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 10-01-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-01-10) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Yearwood, Robin (interviewee); Mardon, Clive (correspondent); Guilford, Peter (interviewee); Rohee, Clement (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Cole, Andy (interviewee); Ferguson, Alex (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report examines the draft proposal put forward by the Acker/Loeb Group on the privatization of LIAT. The governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua/Barbuda were given the mandate to upgrade the airline. The Antigua/Barbuda Aviation Minister Robin Yearwood was interviewed on the pending divestment. Clive Marden reports on Europe's response to US concerns about the banana regime. The US claims that Europe is discriminating against American banana companies by restricting imports which cost them millions of dollars. Peter Guilford, EU spokesman, indicated that any unilateral action on the part of the US would be viewed very seriously. Guyana's Foreign Minister Clement Rohee has revived interest in the Manning Initiative, inviting his counterparts from Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to renew talks on this three way confederation. The Manning Initiative was put forward as a step towards economic as well as political union among the three CARICOM states, Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Debbie Ransome interviews Mr. Rohee on Guyana's sudden enthusiasm on this idea and what this means for CARICOM relations. In Bermuda, the planned appointment of a new British Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner has provoked debate within the society. George Rush reports on the situation as a petition has been started to appoint a local candidate to the post. The Senate of Puerto Rico has joined with Caribbean states objecting to the transportation of nuclear wastes through the Caribbean Sea by a Japanese ship. They have called upon the United Nations to investigate the issue of global traffic in plutonium and other dangerous materials. Andy Cole became the most expensive player in the history of British football when he moved from New Castle to Manchester United. Both Andy Cole and Alex Ferguson, Manager of Manchester United were questioned on this move. The report ends with the announcement of the death of the former Principal of St. Augustine Campus, Professor Lloyd Brathwaite, in Trinidad.
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    Caribbean Report 10-02-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-10) Orr, Carol (anchor); Rush, George (correspondent); Sibaja, Marco (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Bermudian government has allowed a ship traveling from the US to Israel to dock on its shores after reports of a bomb aboard. American Trade Representative Mickey Kantor announced plans for a possible trade embargo against countries supporting Europe's banana regime. Finance Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Wendell Mottley and Jamaica's Junior Trade Minister, Anthony Hilton supported a bill to grant Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries parity with the NAFTA Agreement. Jamaica's Deputy Police Commissioner, Leslie Harper has declined the position of Head of the Royal St. Kitts Police Force. Following three weeks of violence in the Jamaican inner city of Rema, Gary Alleyne reports on the peace efforts of Ms. Olivia Babsy Grange, a Jamaican Labour Party candidate and Shabba Ranks’ Manager. In Bermuda, the judicial status of the seven Under-23 soccer players charged with drug possession by US Authorities remains in legal limbo. The players agreed to plead 'no contest' to the charges but this legal plead is unknown to Bermuda and Commonwealth law. Guy Delage's historic swim has made the front pages of the Barbados press, local radio and television. However, in France, a ferocious media storm has whipped up questioning Delage's achievement.
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    Caribbean Report 10-10-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-10-10) Fraser, Tony (anchor); Fergus, Howard (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Celestine, Alpha (interviewee); Josie, Peter (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 11-10-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-10-11) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Corrie, John (interviewee); Cash, Bill (interviewee); Greenidge, Carl (interviewee); Clinton, Bill (interviewee); Osana, Roy (correspondent); Arthur, Owen (interviewee); Bryan, Anthony (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Roberts, Andy (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, plans for European aid cuts against the backdrop of separate British aid cuts were severely criticized. The Secretary-General of the ACP Group Carl Greenidge comments that this means the Caribbean would be dealt a double body blow. In the US there are plans to slash in half the US contributions to the International Development Agency (IDA), a World Bank affiliate that lends money to the poorest countries. However, US President Bill Clinton promised that the US will not turn its back on the rest of the world and its poorest citizens. Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur spoke on behalf of CARICOM and appealed to these lending institutions to understand the needs of developing countries. EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler continues to press for changes to the controversial EU import rules although they have worked well. In Trinidad, the opposition parties are keeping all their options open for a possible electoral arrangement. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets paid the first ever visit to Cuba and called for the restoration of close trade and economic relations between the two countries. In cricket, the West Indies slip to a dramatic six run defeat against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. West Indies manager Andy Roberts praised Sri Lanka's performance. In Bermuda, residents are convinced that the Los Angeles police officer Mark Fuhrman has been holidaying on the island.
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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 13-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-13) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Drakes, Peter (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Junest, Jean (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Norris, Carl (interviewee); Castle, Christopher (interviewee); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Annis, Carlos (interviewee); Giacomelli, Giorgio (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, yet another storm threatens part of the Caribbean region. This time Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia are put on alert for tropical storm Marilyn. In Dutch St. Martin there are delays in the cleanup operations and the full details of the damages caused are slowly emerging. The hurricane caused the demolition of the shanty towns where illegal immigrants used to live and consequently, Dutch St. Martin is offering free passage home to these illegal immigrants. The very active hurricane season is impacting negatively on the insurance sector and could lead to increase premiums. Marine insurance could also rise ,this has implications for the tourism sector. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a different storm is brewing on the political future of the Attorney General Parnell Campbell who is expected to announce his resignation soon. In Jamaica, there is mounting speculation that the leading members of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) may be forming a third political party. Anti-drug units from around the world have been invited to a UN Conference in Havana, Cuba next month, to discuss ways to improve international cooperation. The Director-General of the UN Drug Control Program, Giorgio Giacomelli presented the Cuban Drug Commission with more than one million dollars worth of drug fighting equipment. In Bermuda, there is a storm of controversy about what to do with the American fast food chain McDonald's, as the US closes down its military bases there.
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    Caribbean Report 14-08-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-08-14) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Rush, George (correspondent); Swan, John (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Murphy, Pat (correspondent); Watkinson, Mike (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report highlights Bermuda as hurricane Felix charges towards it during the scheduled vote for independence. Despite this threat, Chief Minister John Swan states that the independence poll is still on and gives legal reasons as to why the referendum should go ahead. In St. Vincent, the Owens Bank which was named in an Opposition motion of no confidence against the government, has responded to a series of questions based on allegations made against the Attorney General. In Montserrat, a series of tremors from its active volcano have rumbled across the island. Caribbean Report interviewed some residents to find out how they dealt with the tremors. In Trinidad, the main Opposition United National Congress (UNC) has expelled the controversial MP Hussie Bhaggan and moved to have Ms. Bhaggan's seat declared vacant. This was the first use of Trinidad and Tobago's Crossing the Floor Act. In cricket, the fifth test between England and the West Indies ended with the series delicately paused at two all. The sixth and final test starts on the 24th August at the Oval.
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    Caribbean Report 14-08-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-08-14) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Dougan, Carlyle (interviewee); Pantin, Janice (interviewee); Vincent, Selwyn (interviewee); Maraj, Ralph (interviewee); Dasent, Almon (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); Fortrop, Tom (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 15-08-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-08-15) Richards, Ken (anchor); Rush, George (correspondent); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Campbell, Parnell (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); De Osuna, Sheelagh (interviewee); Evans, Omri (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Bermudians were busy cleaning up in the aftermath of hurricane Felix which briefly put a hold on the plans for a vote on independence for Bermuda. However, a political storm continues to brew over the referendum issue. In St. Vincent, the Attorney General Parnell Campbell states that he will not resign because of opposition pressure. Delegates from twenty-three member states of the ACS met to examine issues of cooperation and the development of regional policies on transport, trade and tourism. One of the first issue to be thrashed out was private sector participation in trade discussions. Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador for Trade Sheelagh De Osuna comments on this issue. In Jamaica, the value of the Jamaican dollar is under threat, once again and financial analyst Omri Evans comments on how this development is affecting the country.