Browsing by Author "Thiessen, Marc (interviewee)"

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    Caribbean Report 19-05-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-05-19) Greaves, Keith Stone (anchor); Castro, Fidel (interviewee); Doole, Clare (correspondent); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Thiessen, Marc (interviewee); Shribman, David (interviewee); James, Edison (interviewee); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Venner, Dwight (interviewee); Balaguer, Joaquin (interviewee); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Morgan, Kendell (interviewee); Peart, Harry (correspondent); Dickson, David (interviewee); Zahuri, Achmed (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 22-01-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-01-22) Thomas, Moya (anchor); Gordon, Pamela (interviewee); O'Neal, Ralph T. (interviewee); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Hughes, Hubert (interviewee); Chuck, Delroy (interviewee); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Thiessen, Marc (interviewee); Smith, Wayne (interviewee); Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Chief Ministers of Britain's dependent Caribbean territories meet in Bermuda to plan a united front for their upcoming conference in Britain. Additionally, there is a mid-February meeting planned with the British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. Anguilla's Chief Minister Hubert Hughes argues that London should devolve more power to the political representatives and deliver more economic development. However, Jamaican politician Delroy Chuck disagrees on the issue of more control. The US has criticised proposals put forward by the EU to change its rules on banana imports from developing countries. As tens of thousands of Cubans attend the first ever mass by a Pope in Cuba, Pope John Paul II calls for religious education in schools in Cuba. Ironically, the US is well-represented in Cuba during this visit as Senator Jesse Helms, co-author of the Helms Burton legislation sent a delegation. Marc Thiessen comments on why Helms put a stamp of approval on the papal visit since he is an ardent proponent of the isolation of Cuba. In Guyana, CARICOM Chairman Dr. Keith Mitchell met with the political parties and spoke to the media about exercising sensitivity and responsibility when reporting about events in Guyana.
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    Caribbean Report 26-01-1998
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998-01-26) Thomas, Moya (anchor); Naysmith, Electra (correspondent); Brandt, David (interviewee); Russell, Tom (interviewee); Barnett, Carla (interviewee); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Hylton, Anthony (interviewee); Francis, Patricia (interviewee); Gibb, Tom (correspondent); Thiessen, Marc (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Gordon, Orin (correspondent); Singh, Rickey (interviewee); Chevannes, Barry (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The British government remains tight-lipped on whether it will grant full British citizenship to its dependent territories. Montserrat's Chief Minister David Brandt states that there was consensus among the Caribbean dependent territories on the issue of British citizenship. In Guyana, the list of auditors proposed by CARICOM has still not been finalized. However, Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr. Carla Barnett comments on the delay of this process. A major CARICOM investment mission to South Africa has been joined by a trade mission from Jamaica. In Cuba, the lasting legacy of the visit of Pope John Paul II is discussed. The world looks on with high hopes that the media coverage of a more open Cuba will lead to a relaxation of US policy towards Cuba. However, Marc Theissen, the spokesman of US Senator Jesse Helms, states that no such slacking is in order. Meanwhile, a sex scandal in Washington has shifted attention as President Bill Clinton has emphatically denied that he ever had sexual relations with White House volunteer Monica Lewinsky. Rickey Singh comments on whether marital infidelity can end political careers in the Caribbean.