Browsing by Author "Rushdie, Salman (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 14-02-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-14) Patrick, Soraya (anchor); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Rushdie, Salman (interviewee); Samaroo, Brinsley (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Humphrey, Chester (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Naughtie, James (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The controversy of book “The Satanic Verses” by Indian born, British author Salman Rushdie continues with the death sentence passed by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeni. There are strong reactions from Muslims in the Caribbean region. Brinsley Samaroo, Minister in the Trinidad and Tobago government does not support this response as he wishes to see people commenting on the book after having themselves read it. Grenada Deputy Prime Minister, Ben Jones who was in London and participated in the Independence Day celebrations speaks on developments for the island's next election. Jones rejects accusations that the Grenadian government is weakening the trade union movement. On other trade issues, an emergency meeting was called by the International Cocoa Organization to settle the mounting debts encumbered by producers. In Haiti, President Prosper Avril invites twenty-three organizations to discuss the setting up of an institution that will organize and supervise a free elections.
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    Caribbean Report 26-01-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-01-26) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Rushdie, Salman (interviewee); Esau, Ishmael (interviewee); Murthy, Tennia (correspondent); Ali, Nazir (interviewee); Partridge, Frank (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Sharp differences over trade policies arose yesterday at the ACP/EEC Meeting in Barbados. Speaking on behalf of the twelve EEC governments, the Spanish Minister for External Co-operation, Senior Youssef rejected several of the key demands made by the ACP States. The French-speaking Caribbean have voiced their desire to co-operate more with the ACP countries as they feel they have similiar concerns. The book, Satanic Verses by novelist Salman Rushdie has deeply offended Muslim communities around the world, including Britain and the Caribbean. In cricket, a small right wing pressure group in Britain known as the Freedom Association has announce a worldwide fund raising campaign to take legal action against the International Cricket Conference decision for players playing in South Africa.