Browsing by Author "Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 02-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-02) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Helm, Sarah (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Mitchell, Keith (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Matthew, Cyril (interviewee); Cowdrey, Chris (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features some of the findings of a leaked report on the operations of the Notting Hill Carnival Arts Committee. Among other criticisms contained in the report, it also accuses the committee of being unprofessional and open to charges of corruption. Also in the program, Caribbean airline LIAT comes under fire for what is seen as complacency in its operations due to its monopolistic position in the Caribbean’s airline industry. Cuba’s controversial strategies in its fight against the AIDS epidemic are featured, and the drop in banana prices in the British market is examined and analyzed. Finally, injured English cricket captain Chris Cowdrey speaks about his injury and his disappointment at not being able to play in the fifth and final test match between England and the West Indies
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-03) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Rosser, Neil (analyst); Gooch, Graham (interviewee); Hendricks, Jackie (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This edition of Caribbean Report features an update on the Geneva peace talks, and the Cuban delegation’s condemnation of a statement made by South Africa’s Foreign Minister. It also takes a look at Cuba’s response to tourism development in the wake of a foreign exchange crisis. The launch of a cellular phone in the Caribbean with special focus on ships and boats is highlighted. Finally, in news of cricket, brief interviews with the English Captain and the West Indies team manager set the tone for the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England.
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    Caribbean Report 03-08-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-08-03) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Holding, Michael (interviewee); Jefferson, Owen (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 04-01-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-01-04) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); McGreal, Chris (correspondent); James, Canute (correspondent); Chadwick, Tony (analyst); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Morrison, Andrew (interviewee); Hoyte, Hugh Desmond (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Cuban leader, Fidel Castro has released Diego Rivas, a political prisoner after 25 years. Diplomatic sources indicate an imminent release of up to 400 Cuban prisoners. In Jamaica, Prime Minister Edward Seaga goes to parliament to announce what he calls the time table to the general elections. In trade, the Ivory Coast has just completed a deal to sell 400,000 ton of cocoa to a French trade house. While the Guyanese government under Desmond Hoyte is trying to build the country through foreign investments and a deal with the IMF, the opposition is pressing for political reform to accompany the economic changes.
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    Caribbean Report 04-07-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-07-04) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Condé, Samuel (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Maney, Tim (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-07-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-07-05) Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); McGreal, Chris (interviewee); Clarke, Horace (interviewee); Robinson, A. N. R (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Timmins, Jerry ( anchor); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 05-08-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-08-05) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Cerna, Christina (interviewee); Roberts, John (analyst); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Lindsay, Orland Archbishop (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features news on Jamaica’s tough, new anti-drug smuggling measures, reports on a planned visit by an OAS mission to Haiti to investigate alleged human rights violations, and gives an update on the 1988 Lambeth Conference being held in Canterbury, England. The program winds up with cricket highlights of the 5th and final test match between the West Indies and England, featuring an interview with Hugh Crosskill and West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Jeffrey Dujon.
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    Caribbean Report 06-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-06) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Usher, Peter (interviewee); Bart, Sara (correspondent); Gunn, Richard (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crusoe, Jacques (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Canada's judicial enquiry into drug use in amateur sports continued with Ben Johnson's coach describing in detail how the disgraced sprinter took steroids and other drugs before the Seoul Olympics. In London, delegates from over 150 countries meet at a conference to express their concerns over the thinning of the ozone layer through the use of certain chemicals. The arrest of a suspected drug dealer in the U.S. Virgin Islands has caused a sensation in Washington where its black Mayor is being investigated. In Martinque, the people took to the streets to protest the coming of the single market in Europe in 1992. The report ended with Montserrat's Chief Minister who is in London to seek finances for infrastructure development including a deepwater harbor and an airport for the island.
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    Caribbean Report 06-07-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-07-06) Jenkins, Christopher Martin (interviewee); Avril, Gregory (interviewee); Martinez, Antonio (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 06-09-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 188-09-06) Whitehorn, Pat (anchor); Tarr, Michael (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Vargas Gomez, Andres (interviewee); Marshram, Marion (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Mootoo, Winston (interviewee); Thompson, Alexander (correspondent); Camacho, Stephen (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 08-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-08) Timmins, Jerry (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Halstead, Donald (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Coon, Tim (correspondent); Smiley, Doreen Wilson (interviewee); Bennish, Peter (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Queen Elizabeth II visits Barbados and is to address the island’s three hundred and fifty years of Parliament. The people of Antigua and Barbuda go to the polls tomorrow with the ruling Antigua Labour Party dominated by Vere Bird, Sr. predicting a victory. Opposition candidates are highly critical of the unfair poll leads by the government. Ministers from the European Community and Central America meet at a summit in Honduras to improve trade, particularly “dollar bananas”. In London, a new development agency was launched on International Women’s Day, Womankind. This agency would look at the needs and aspirations of women in developing countries, promoting and funding their initiatives. The Canadian enquiry into drug use by athletes continues with lawyers for Ben Johnson and Dr. Jamie Asterfan taking the stand.
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    Caribbean Report 09-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-09) Patrick, Soraya (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Johnson, Len (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Hunte, Julian (interviewee); Bennish, Peter (correspondent); Abbott, Diane (interviewee); Ali, Arif (interviewee); Darling, Alistair (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The people of Antigua and Barbuda vote today at what may be the last general elections contested by veteran Prime Minister, Vere Bird Sr. The Antiguan opposition parties complain of irregularities in voting procedures. St. Lucia’s opposition labour party leader, John Hunt is in London lobbying on behalf of the Windward Island banana producers for continued preferential treatment when Europe becomes a single market in 1992. At the Canadian enquiry into drug use by amateur athletes, Dr. Jamie Asterfan confessed to supplying drugs to the Canadian athletes. In Britain, three Black Members of Parliament announced the formation a Parliamentary Black Caucus with a focus on Black and Asian communities.
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    Caribbean Report 10-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-10) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Horn, Mike (interviewee); Bennish, Peter (correspondent); Brown, Maria Salandy (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Britain, some eight million plastic noses are sold to raise money for the charity “Comic Relief”. During the bid for this fund raising event, a group of students from King’s College, London set up a stall outside Bush House selling samples of what they say is the world’s biggest cocktail, some 1350 liters of Caribbean rum, orange juice and brandy. Ben Johnson’s coach, Charlie Francis wraps up his testimony at the Canadian enquiry into drug use in amateur sports. The report concludes with headlines in the British Press over the past week that is of interest to the Caribbean.
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    Caribbean Report 12-04-1990
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-04-12) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Chamberlain, Greg (correspondent); Matos, Rafael (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Hinds, Jeff (correspondent); Darby, Brian (correspondent); Barrero, Patricia (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Haiti is to receive more than six million dollars in aid and loans from the French Government. The United States also announced an aid package worth over forty million dollars to the Haitians. Secondly, Puerto Rico announces the sale of its telecommunication system to raise money for educational reforms and improvement of the country’s infrastructure. However, there is opposition to the sale from various trade unions and government politicians in Puerto Rico. This move to privatize the telecommunication company has already attracted bids from the United States, Spain, Japan and Germany. Thirdly, a high powered Soviet delegation arrived in Havana for a week of talks about the future of Cuba’s economic ties with the Soviet Union. The visit comes at a time of increased Cuban dependency on Moscow, as the island’s trading links with Eastern Europe are threatened by the collapse of communism. The Soviet is anxious to reduce its costly overseas commitments including the annual five to seven billion dollars of aid to Cuba. Following the Financial News, Bermuda hosts British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and the United States President, George Bush, as the two leaders meet to discuss arms control. Upon her arrival, the British Prime Minister received mixed reception from the Bermudians. The report concludes with coverage of the meeting between Cuba’s President, Fidel Castro and representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Cuba.
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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 12-07-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-07-12) Porter, Adrian (correspondent); Flay, Stephen ( correspondent); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Huitema, Klaas (interviewee); James, Norris (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (anchor); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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    Caribbean Report 12-09-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-09-12) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (analyst); Weinberger, Rob (correspondent); Gernhardt, Kenneth (correspondent); Thompson, Alexander (correspondent); Tudor, James (interviewee); Norton, Michael (freelance reporter); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program features updates on the devastating effects of hurricane Gilbert on the island of Jamaica. It also reports on the latest incidence of political violence in Haiti, where five persons are killed and more than sixty are injured in an attack carried out in the church of outspoken Roman Catholic priest Fr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Also highlighted is the plight of Surinamese refugees in the Netherlands, who face expulsion back to their homeland due to a reversal in the Dutch government's policy which allowed refugees to stay in the Netherlands without being granted asylum. The program also includes a brief interview with the B.B.C.'s Alexander Thompson and Sir. James Tudor, who discuss the role of small island states of the Caribbean within the context of the Latin American/Caribbean region. Sir Tudor makes a case for the small states having a greater say in the events that impact the region.
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    Caribbean Report 13-02-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-13) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Humphrey, Chester (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Patrick, Soraya (correspondent); Berchoff, Pamela (interviewee); Batchelor, Steve (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); Ottey, Merlene (interviewee); Jackson, Grace (interviewee); Edwards, Andrew (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In Jamaica, Michael Manley is to be sworn in as Prime Minister and the appointment of cabinet ministers is imminent. Interviews areto be held with two prominent Jamaicans living in Britain, Pamela Bechoff, lecturer and businesswoman, and Steve Bachelor, community worker and active PNP supporter on the future for Jamaicans. On the labor front, Chester Humphrey, Executive Secretary of Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union is in London to garner the support of British unions. He claims that the Grenadian government is weakening the island's unions. In sports, interviews are held with Jamaicans, Merlene Ottey and Grace Jackson on their participation at the forth-coming European Indoor World Championship in Budapest.
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    Caribbean Report 13-03-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-03-13) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Taylor-Issajenko, Angela (interviewee); Solely, Clive (interviewee); Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Bird, Lester Jr (interviewee); Durant, Orville (interviewee); Gordon, Ken (interviewee); Patrick, Soraya (correspondent); Bennish, Peter (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    New Labor MP, Clive Solely is sponsoring a motion in the British House of Commons saying that this house is appalled by the racist content of a statement by MP, Terry Dicks. In Antigua, the opposition United National Democratic Party says it will challenge the result of last week's general election in as many as five constituencies. The British tabloid, the Sun has written an article that claimed breaches in security at Parliament Building during the Queen's visit to Barbados. Barbados' Commissioner of Police, Orville Durrant denied such allegations. Trinidad and Tobago has begun a major thrust to attract tourists from Europe. Minister of Tourism, Ken Gordon who has visited Britain, Italy and Germany is impressed by the response. At the Canadian enquiry into drug use by amateur athletes, Ben Johnson's sporting colleague Angela Taylor-Issajenko admits to the use of steroids.
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    Caribbean Report 13-07-1988
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-07-13) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Jones, Wendy (correspondent); Sharma, Varenda (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Chadwick, Tony (correspondent); Tomlinson, Alan (correspondent); Blake, Byron (interviewee); Timmins, Jerry (correspondent); May, Chris (interviewee); Peach, Roger (interviewee); Jones, Wendy (correspondent); Fisher, Paul (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This program contains news coverage related to the Caribbean as well as Great Britain. the foci of atttention in this broadcast are the question as to whether Britain was headed towards black only or "ghetto" schools; the drmatic rise in the number of tourist arrivals in the Caribbean from the U.K.; and a row within the British Labour Party, sparked by the recent visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley to London.