Browsing by Author "Taylor, Philip (analyst)"

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    Caribbean Report 12-02-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-02-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Compton, John (interviewee); Taylor, Philip (analyst); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Ben Jones, Prime Minister of Grenada announces that general elections will be held on March 31st, the 11th anniversary of the Grenada Revolution. He further comments on the political forecast of a low voter turn-out and the importance of Eric Gairy not returning to power. Secondly, the Prime Minister of St. Lucia, John Compton, reacts to the promise by the Dominican Republic to stay out of the banana market in Europe. In the next segment, Fidel Castro attacks the policies of the United States during the closing day of a four-day conference of educators and teachers in Cuba. The report concludes with insights into the fitness and preparedness of the English cricket team for the upcoming tournament with the West Indies.
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    Caribbean Report 26-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-26) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Taylor, Philip (analyst); Ford-Smith, Honor (interviewee); Richards, Vivian (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program highlights issues of succession and leadership in Genada's New National Party, in the run up to the country's next general elections. It also examines social conditions and US/Grenada foreign relations in the wake of the Cuban/Angola war and the US trade embargo against Cuba. Dissatisfaction over working conditions in the Free Trade Zone in Kingston Jamaica is looked at, and finally, the programme features highlightts of the fourth test match between the West Indies and England at Headingley, and the scathing comments in the British press in reaction to England's loss of the match and the test series.