Browsing by Author "Trotman, Leroy (interviewee)"

Now showing 1 - 9 of 9
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 02-07-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-07-02) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Robinson, A.N.R. (interviewee); Goddard, John Stanley (interviewee); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Sanchez-Parodi, Ramon (interviewee); Sugden, David (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 04-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-04) Goffe, Leslie (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Haynes, Richie (interviewee); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Yearwood, Keith (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Ninvale, Pete (correspondent); Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (speaker); Pastor, Robert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 05-11-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-11-05) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Taylor, Theodore (speaker); Nickson, Anthony (interviewee); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Romero, Carlos (interviewee); Whitehorne, Pat (correspondent); Adams, Bridgett (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 12-02-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-02-12) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Coore, David (interviewee); Yohannes, Gebre (interviewee); Brenner, Phillip (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Jamaica's foreign minister, David Coore condemns the United States decision to relax the embargo against Haiti, as well as their repatriation of Haitian refugees. A Bill is introdcued in the United States Congress to further tighten the embargo against Cuba. Cuba and the United States are reciprocal in their treatment of each others media. There is disappointment in the less aggressive approach of the Barbados Coalition of Trade Unions in their criticisms of the structural adjustment plans of the Erskine Sandiford administration. The Guyana Elections Commission checks the accuracy of the voters list.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 16-09-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-09-16) Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Lilley, Peter (speaker); Mack, Connie (interviewee); Mallet, George (interviewee); Peterkin, Richard (interviewee); Smith, Clifford (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 18-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-18) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Sandiford, Erskine (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Rhymer, Elihu (interviewee); Penfold, Peter (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Joseph, Edmunds (interviewee); Gummer, John Selwyn (interviewee); Rainford, Roderick (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The new Incomes Policy announced by Barbados Prime Minister Erskine calling for a two year wage freeze for both public and private sector workers. Prime Minister Sandiford has been questioned by Labour Union Leader and Government MP- Leroy Trotman, who expressed reservation son how the government seems to be proceeding with the plan. The matter is up for discussion at a meeting between government and the social partners – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports. A report on complied by an independent commissioner on the Bank of Jamaica Scandal has been released following allegations that the Central Bank of Jamaica was involved in buying foreign exchange at inflated prices. The blame has been squarely out on three senior officials that have been deemed guilty of dereliction of duties and 4 foreign exchange agents as having operated in a way that was not in the best interest of the Central Bank. However, it has absolved the political Directorate and the major leadership i.e. Roderick Rainford - Governor of the Bank and his closest associates of any blame. This may become a political issue and affect the on-going election campaign - correspondent Gary Allen reports to anchor Mike Jarvis from Jamaica. The Caribbean’s banana battle in Europe could be far from over, the British Agriculture Minister - John Selwyn Gummer has indicated at a debate in Parliament to discuss the future of the Caribbean’s banana industry. He noted that there would be some uncertainty over whether the new agreement could stand up to scrutiny in the European Court of Justice – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports. Caribbean ambassadors in Washington are to meet with a group of congressmen to lobby for the retention of the 936 Progamme with Puerto Rico. The ambassadors say that they are also concerned about unclear signals from Puerto Rico, and this has the Caribbean many countries worried because many countries are now benefitting from the 936 Progamme. Correspondent Mike Jarvis reports from an interview with Joseph Edmunds - St. Lucia’s ambassador in Washington. Two British Virgin Islands MPs boycotted a special meeting of the territories at which the Duke of Edingborough was present. However, the protest was not directed at the Duke but actually at the Deputy Chief Minister- Ralph O’Neil who they want out of parliament and the Government. It is alleged that he has breached parliamentary Code of Ethics with Shell Antilles and Guyana’s Limited. Minister O’Neil has denied these allegations. BVI social commentator Elihu Rhymer and British Govenor Peter Penfold give their views to correspondent Yvette Rowe reports.OECS Private Sector Leaders meeting in Dominica hope to have a private sector action plan for the sub region - leading to an OECS private Sector grouping. Sheridan Gregoire – Conference Chairman and OECS representative on the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) reports from an interview with to correspondent Mike Jarvis. A new report on ethnic minorities in Britain says that a large proportion of black people of Caribbean origin who were born in Britain do not consider themselves as Afro Caribbean. The study was done by Peter Owen of the Ethnic Relations Centre at Warrick University and highlighted that 46 percent of the ethnic minority population was born in Britain and gives other comparative statistics in relation to the white population. The report was based on a detailed study of the 1991 UK census and was the first to include a question on ethnic origins – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports. News relating to the Foreign Exchange Scandal in Jamaica has just been published exonerating Roderick Rainford - Central Bank Governor, Jamaican and the political Directorate of any wrong doing – correspondent Mike Jarvis reports.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 20-10-1997
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1997-10-20) Gordon, Warren (anchor); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Short, Clare (interviewee); Wells, Bowen (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Thomas, Moya (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Randall, Charles (interviewee); Gonzalez, Fernando (interviewee); Stewart, Gordon 'Butch' (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 24-03-1993
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1993-03-24) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Martin, Atherton (interviewee); O’connor, Flow (interviewee); Dunkley, Carlyle (interviewee); Golding, Bruce (interviewee); Small, Hugh (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Trinidad and Tobago’s most wanted criminal and notorious drug lord Nankissoon Boodram (aka Dole Chadee) was captured on the south western coast of Trinidad by a team of soldiers. Dole Chadee has been featured prominently in the infamous 1986 Scott Drug Report, yet there seemed insufficient evidence to charge him. Despite a warrant for his arrest on a murder charge, he has been on the run for several years. After his arrest he was taken to see National Security Minister – Russell Huggins before being taken into custody – correspondent tony Fraser reports on Chadee’s arrest and the implications for Trinidad and Tobago’s sizeable drug trade. Speculation is rife in Barbados that senior regional trade unionist Leroy Trotman - General Secretary of the powerful Barbados Workers’ Union and also the leader of the Coalition of Trade Unions of the 1991 street protest plans to resign from the ruling Democratic Labour Party over government’s economic programme and sit in parliament as an independent. This decision follows his criticism of the region’s declining regional trade union movement - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. Regional leaders flew home at the end of their intercessional meeting in Dominica there is suggestion that they should open their regular discussions. Atherton E. Martin, NGO representative suggested creating an avenue to make these discussions more relevant to the man in the street. Heads of government concerns were centered around the environment, Democracy in Haiti, debt, relations with the United States and other recurring issues - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. Politicians getting a rough ride at the second election campaign debate in Jamaica, following a change in format from the last discussion local talk show hosts were given a chance to press Finance Minister – Hugh Small, his opposition counterpart Bruce Golding and their party colleagues. One of the issues which caused heated debate, was political violence in Jamaica. In an election campaign debate interview Human Rights Activists - Flow O’connor threw comments at the PNP Carlyle Dunkley and the JLP’s Bruce Golding - correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports. The pace of negotiations between the United Nations and Haiti’s de facto Authority have appeared to have slowed down, and UN Special Envoy Dante Caputo has returned to Haiti to negotiate a return to democracy - correspondent Michael Norton has been trailing him and reports from Port-au-Prince. A French newspaper carried an advertisement for the international clothing company – United Colors of Benetton, featuring Cuban leader Fidel Castro as an unwitting model reading a copy of the magazine published by Benetton. The ad. appeared in the L'Humanité daily newspaper linked to the French Communist Party (PCF). Benetton spokesperson admitted that the photo of Castro in full uniform posing from behind his desk had been published without his consent, and that President Castro was concerned that the photo had been taken out of context from an interview he had with the company’s president – correspondent Debbie Ransome reports.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 24-10-1991
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1991-10-24) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); Trotman, Leroy (interviewee); Delph, Yvette (interviewee); Ford, Henry (interviewee); Scanlon, Charles (correspondent); Powell, Christopher (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Parson, Robert (interviewee); Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation