Browsing by Author "Stainer, Robin (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 03-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Pierre, Eric (interviewee); Ingram, Simon (correspondent); Webster, Rudi (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); Ras, Blue (interviewee); Ras, Kassa (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Trade unionists in London have pledged support with Grenada’s trade union movement to shut down the country over stalled wage negotiations with government and the private sector. An investigation is being called into claims that Senior EC Commissioner Abel Matutes has business interest in Hotel Dominicana Fiesta which was the venue for a major ACP-EC meeting. The pressure mounting from the World Cup cricket match between West Indies and South Africa is being viewed as a psychological clash with the focus on the skills of Captain Richie Richardson. Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Jamaica answer the call by London based commodities analyst Robin Stainer for Caribbean cocoa growers to upgrade the quality of cocoa to make its mark on an already slumping market. Finally, Ras Blue of the Centenary Committee for Rastafari and Ras Kassa of the London branch of the Ethiopian World Federation plan events in celebration of the birth of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
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    Caribbean Report 03-07-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-07-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Clyde, Susan (interviewee); Caroit, Jean-Michel (correspondent); Nightingale, Nicholas (analyst); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); Gunn, Richard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The issue of proper security by the Haitian army during the upcoming November 4th elections is addressed by Susan Clyde, US Embassy spokesman, in response to comments by Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Secondly, a student is killed and three others seriously injured in violent clashes between the police and demonstrators over social and political discontent in the Dominican Republic. Following the Financial News, the Executive Board of the International Coffee Organization met in London to discuss the prospects of a new coffee agreement to assist in stabilizing the fluctuating prices of coffee. In the final segment, the ACP Working Group on Bananas meets in Brussels on Friday to formulate a common position for the regulation of the banana trade in Europe after 1992. The Caribbean countries hope that consideration will be given to the Caricom position which was drafted after the controversial proposals of the British government did not meet the expectations of the Caricom banana producers.
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    Caribbean Report 12-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-12) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Cash, Thomas (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Holding, Michael (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program is a bit of a 'mixed bag' in terms of content, in that it reports on a broad range of activities and topics in the Caribbean, in Central America and in Great Britain. Topics include the dangers of using mercury-based soaps, and the growth of this trend in the Caribbean; The targeting of Haiti as a new haven for drug smuggling activities; and a report on Mother Teresa's visit to Central America.
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    Caribbean Report 16-05-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-05-16) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Mathur, Ira (correspondent); Narine, Rudy (interviewee); Douglas, Easton (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); Langton, John (interviewee); Kinsley, Lord (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 23-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-23) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Genzman, Robert (interviewee); Simmonds, Kennedy (interviewee); Hagan, Pat (interviewee); Pipe, Roger (interviewee); Cassell, Alphonso (Arrow) (interviewee); Stainer, Robin (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation