Browsing by Author "Smith, Gregory (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-02) Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Williams, Rodney (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Thomas, James (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Richardson, Rene (interviewee); Vance, James (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Gregory Smith a key figure in the investigation of Dr. Walter Rodney's death outlines his conditions for testifying in any inquiry; hospitality ministers have been installed along the Antigua and Barbuda coastline after the murder of four foreginers; the British press continues to speculate on the reasons for the murder ;Antigua ad Barbuda's High Commissioner to London discusses how he has been dealing with the press on the matter and; a commission recommends that the supervision of St. Maarten be extended.
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    Caribbean Report 13-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-13) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); De Santos, Gregory (interviewee); Douglas, Rosie (interviewee); Saudy, David (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Pantin, Janice; The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 15-03-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-15) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Sammy, Allen (interviewee); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Richards, Ken (correspondent); Carlson, Carole (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    As a team from the International Commission of Jurists investigates the 1980 death of the Guyanese historian and political leader, Dr. Walter Rodney. Former Guyanese Defence Force Sergeant Gregory Smith states that unless his safety can be guaranteed he would not return to Georgetown to give evidence. Haiti has formally asked the US to extradite Emmanuel Constant, the leader of a right-wing military organization. Dr. Allen Sammy, a member of the Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development comments that CARICOM states have lost out by failing to mount a united official delegation at the UN Social Summit. Guyana's President Cheddi Jagan warns that tensions between the North and South could explode if the UN Summit proposals were not taken on board. President Jagan also faces allegations of corruption within the country's police force. Whale watching could soon form an important part of Dominica's growing eco-tourism industry. Cuban President Fidel Castro has tentatively agreed to allow an international fact finding mission to visit his country to investigate human rights abuses.
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    Caribbean Report 17-06-1996
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1996-06-17) Richards, Ken (anchor); Morris, Chris (correspondent); Grant, Jennifer (correspondent); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Singh, Doodnauth (interviewee); Driscoll, Jenny (interviewee); Gordon, Warren (correspondent); Dench, Geoff (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 20-07-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-07-20) Richards, Ken (anchor); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Savage, Frank (interviewee); Straker, Louis (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report: former Guyanese Army Sergeant and bomb expert Gregory Smith remains extremely reluctant to return to Guyana to give evidence in the inquiry into the death of Dr. Walter Rodney. In Montserrat, a British guard ship docked as part of contingency plans in the event the volcano at Chances Peak erupts. Governor Frank Savage comments on the situation following a series of explosions. Caribbean and Latin American leaders meet at the Defense Ministerial of the Americas to discuss hemispheric security issues. However, both regions are bringing their own agendas to the meeting. The question linking stability in the banana industry to security of banana-producing states appears to have united government and opposition in the Caribbean. The Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago states the government's bill to amend the constitution can turn the Speaker into the puppet of the government. Independent senators have indicated they will not support the bill in its present form. In Venezuela, the government plans to set aside parts of the State of Bolivar to allow small scale independent operators to mine for gold.