Browsing by Author "Thompson, Alan (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 12-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-12) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Thompson, Alan (correspondent); De Ronceray, Hubert (interviewee); Bell, Stephen (analyst); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Jones, Ben (interviewee); Brathwaite, Nicholas (interviewee); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Gairy, Eric (interviewee); Emmanuel, Patrick (interviewee); Saunders, Nick (interviewee); Edwards, Andy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Deposed military leader, General Prosper Avril flew into exile this morning aboard an American military plane after days of violent unrest and demonstrations. The toppled government clears the way for the appointment of the country’s first woman president, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot of the Haitian Supreme Court. Irate protesters call on the United States to deport General Avril back to Haiti to face a trial. Following the Financial News, the Grenadians go to the polls tomorrow and the report explores the possibility of a coalition government if no one party wins a majority. The final segment addresses the future coaching and political plans of Nick Sauders, Bermuda’s high jumper who won the men’s high jump title at the British National Indoor Championships.
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    Caribbean Report 13-03-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-03-13) Fraser, Sonia (anchor); Ferguson, James (interviewee); Pascal-Trouillot, Ertha (interviewee); Thompson, Alan (correspondent); Abraham, Herard (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Tippins, Mary (analyst); Pringle, Frank (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Grenadians go to the polls today for the second general elections since the US invasion in 1983 and the political analysts predict a high prospect of a coalition government. Secondly, the inauguration ceremony for the new interim Haitian president, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot takes place in Port-au-Prince with an acknowledgement that the principal task of the new government is to bring about general elections in the country. The report explores the Haitian government’s chances of meeting the electoral timetable and gaining the cooperation of the army. Following the Financial News, Frank Pringle, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism pledges to triple the financial support for marketing the island’s tourism industry in Europe.