Browsing by Author "Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent)"

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    Caribbean Report 10-03-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1992-03-10) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent); Murray, Deryck (interviewee); Fawcett, Tim (correspondent); Robinson, Claude (interviewee); Little-White, Lennie (interviewee); Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Although the retirement of Prime Minister Michael Manley was not on the agenda at the executive meeting of the PNP, speculation still abounds that it will be discussed at a meeting of the party’s executive, the National Executive Council and the Parliamentary Group on Sunday. In Guyana, Opposition Leader Dr. Cheddi Jagan charges Prime Minister Desmond Hoyte with underselling key sectors of state holdings. Although Britain’s labour party is fielding nine non-white candidates for the upcoming general elections, Guyanese born Member of Parliament Bernie Grant thinks more can be done to encourage the selection of Black and Asian candidates. West Indies Team Manager Deryck Murray is heartened over his team’s victory against India. The West Indies team is now fourth in World Cup standings. State owned Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation will soon have a rival when a new channel CVM starts broadcasting later this year. Finally, participants at a two day conference on women in the media in St. Lucia express disappointment after the Minister for Women’s Affairs, Stephenson King failed to show up to address and formally open the conference.
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    Caribbean Report 11-08-1992
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1-08-11) Jarvis, Mike (anchor); Rensch, Stanley (interviewee); Caroit, Jean Michel (correspondent); Suárez, Luis (interviewee); Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Bryan, Anthony (speaker); The British Broadcasting Corporation
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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 23-02-1989
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-02-23) Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Patrick, Soraya (correspondent); Satin, Morton (interviewee); Whitehead, Andrew (correspondent); LaCroix, Kent (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the ACP Group of Countries reports that the EEC/ACP relationship must undergo substantive change. Areas for change advocated by Carrington includes the development of services, the processing and transformation of products and in structural adjustment. Researchers at the UN FAO in Brussels have come up with a viable alternative to white flour for developing countries. Morton Satin, Chief at the FAO Industries Services explains the processes to make whole cassava and whole yam bread. In Britain, the British Labour Party calls on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to condemn remarks allegedly made by Conservative MP Terry Dicks that are offensive to blacks. The last leg of a European tour to promote Jamaica as a top holiday destination is held at a London hotel where travel agents, tour operators and other representatives are treated to a Jamaican evening. Kent LaCroix, Assistant Director of Tourism in Jamaica spoke on the success of the promotion to the industry.