1994 January-June CR

Permanent URI for this collection

https://uwispace.sta.uwi.edu/handle/2139/11199

Browse

Browsing 1994 January-June CR by Title

Now showing 1 - 20 of 71
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 07-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-07) The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Reports on the call by the Opposition Labour party for a watchdog immigration system following the December 21st decision to detain 190 Jamaican passengers on a chartered flight to Britain. The report also examines the isolation of Jean Bertrand Aristide by politicians in Washington. In addition it looks at the roots of the crime situation in Barbados.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 01-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-01) Quinn-Leandro, Jacqui (correspondent); Betton, Keith (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Thompson, David (interviewee); Wood, David (interviewee); Niles, Bertram (correspondent); Nicholls, Neville (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, investigations continue in the death of four persons off the island of Barbuda;a spokesperson from the British Association of Travel Agents talks about how the murders might be affecting tourism in the Caribbean; Barbados' Finance minister discusses the delay in the sale of LIAT; The Director of Information for GATT comments on the European Union's decision not to increase the European banana imports quotas to more than 2 million tons per year; and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank discuses the economic performance of the region.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 01-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-01) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Meade, Reuben (interviewee); Brandt, David (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Atherton, Mike (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 01-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-01) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Bryan, Anthony (analyst); Carrington, Edwin (interviewee); Rowe, Clement (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 02-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-02) Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Smith, Gregory (interviewee); Williams, Rodney (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Thomas, James (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Richardson, Rene (interviewee); Vance, James (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Gregory Smith a key figure in the investigation of Dr. Walter Rodney's death outlines his conditions for testifying in any inquiry; hospitality ministers have been installed along the Antigua and Barbuda coastline after the murder of four foreginers; the British press continues to speculate on the reasons for the murder ;Antigua ad Barbuda's High Commissioner to London discusses how he has been dealing with the press on the matter and; a commission recommends that the supervision of St. Maarten be extended.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 02-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-02) Orr, Carol (anchor); Chuck, Delroy (interviewee); Rowe, Yvette (correspondent); Anyaoku, Emeka (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Malcolm, Devon (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 03-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-03) Orr, Carol (anchor); Odle, Peter (interviewee); Jefferies, Fiona (interviewee); Baxter, David (interviewee); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Landau, Saul (interviewee); Dove, Frederick (correspondent); Gonzales, Domingo (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    The Report opens with a commentary on the ranking of Caribbean as a top tourist destination. But things are not perfect in paradise as the first report highlights the New Year strike in Barbados by hotel workers. The report also looks at the reasons the Caribbean is seen as a top tourist destination. Another report looks at the high levels of crime in Jamaica. Following this there is a segment on the resignation of politician Senator Brian Kuei Tung in Trinidad and Tobago. After this report, there is news of the economic problems facing Cuba and the attempts by the government to curb crime in Puerto Rico by seizing control of housing projects. The programme ends with news of the murder of a Guyanese Roman Catholic priest in Jamaica.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 03-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-03) Rodney, Donald (correspondent); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Bennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Bock, Sam (interviewee); Stokes, Tal (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report Donald Rodney, the brother of Dr. .Walter Rodney responds to Gregory Smith's condition that he take a lie detector test; government's reactions to the recent developments in the Dr. Walter Rodney case are examined;Suriname plagued by economic hardship; a special screening the American film 'Cool Runnings' is to be aired, the coach and a member of the Jamaican bobsled team, on which the movie is based, talks about the impact the film has had on the team.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 03-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-03) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Thompson, Dudley (interviewee); Neckles, Margaret (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (correspondent); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Ryan, Selwyn (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 04-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-04) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Thorndike, Tony (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    Report begins with an interview with Cheddie Jaggan which took a decision to open an investigation into the death of Dr Walter Rodney. The second news item looks at the political impasse in St. Kitts Nevis succeeding the election of the Kennedy Simmons government in November 1993. The final report discusses the attempts to revamp Cuba’s economy.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 04-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-04) Rodney, Shaka (interviewee); Ramsahoye, Fenton (interviewee); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Cowell, Sally (interviewee); Rosenthal, Gert (analyst); Gill, Henry (analyst); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Shaka Rodney, the son of the late Dr. Walter Rodney , says he wants to get to the truth behind his father's death; former Attorney General of Guyana gives his legal opinion about the Dr. Walter Rodney matter; Dominica's Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles has been assured by the European Union that Latin American banana producers would not be given special concessions; St. Maarten's Council rejects report; and NAFTA and the Caribbean are discussed.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 04-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-04) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Douglas, Rosie (interviewee); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Mc Cloud, Errol (interviewee); Manley, Michael (interviewee); Reid, David (correspondent); Ballard, Robert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 04-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-04) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Fairley, Ian (correspondent); Gunn, Richard (interviewee); Crawley, Sean (correspondent); Torrez, Rigoberto (interviewee); Juan, Antonia (interviewee); Geoff, Leslie (correspondent); Burden, Elizabeth (interviewee); Wilkes, Lloyd (interviewee); Beriman, Pamela (interviewee); Rios, Miguel (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 05-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-05) Orr, Carol (anchor); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent); Jagan, Cheddi (interviewee); Burnham, Forbes (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); Cozier, Tony (interviewee); Rodney, Shaka (interviewee); dos Santos, Bernard (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This programme reports on the discovery of secret plot by the British Government's plot to overthrow Guyana’s 1963 government. It also looks at the life and career of popular cricket commentator, Brian Johnston, who died at 81. It also reports on the move the Guyanese government to establish a committee to review the evidence related to the death of Dr. Walter Rodney.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 05-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-05) Orr, Carol (anchor); Pryce, Michael (correspondent); Allen, Gary (correspondent); Branford, Sue (interviewee); Martin, Lionel (correspondent); Baxter, Peter (correspondent); Fletcher, Keith (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 06-01-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-01-06) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Orr, Carol (correspondent); Mouttet, Frank (interviewee); Collymore, Yvette (interviewee); Birns, Larry (interviewee); Bryan, Tony (interviewee); Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This programme reports on the alleged corruption in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, the political unrest in Mexico and how it would deter foreign investment despite the existence of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It examines Aristide’s isolation in Washington, as well as England’s readiness for the upcoming Five Test series. Finally the programme mentions the meeting of the Cuban Foreign Minister with a senior Swiss official, the State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry to discuss the economic situation in Cuba.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 06-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-06) Orr, Carol (anchor); Fairley, Ian (correspondent); Valley, Ken (interviewee); Rampersad, Frank (interviewee); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Fergus, Howard (interviewee); Allen, Gary (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 07-02-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-02-07) Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Mullings, Seymour (interviewee); Pryce, Michael (correspondent); Morris, Bill (interviewee); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Jarvis, Mike (correspondent); Bernadine, Reinold (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, Dame Eugenia Charles meets with GATT officials to present the case of the Windward Island banana producers; Seymour Mullings talks about the impact the removal of the European Union's preferential treatment would have on Jamaica's banana industry; Bill Morris, General Secretary of the Transport and Trade Union in Britain says there is need to keep the deportation of the Jamaican passengers high on the agenda; the offer by Gregory Smith, a person of interest in Dr. Walter Rodney's assassination, who has agreed that he will testify under certain conditions, remains a talking point in Guyana and; a member of the Haitian cabinet alleges there is unrest in the Haitian army.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 07-03-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-03-07) Rowe, Yvette (anchor); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Ransome, Debbie (correspondent); Cooper, Lou Blanc (interviewee); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Hector, Tim (interviewee); Roberts, Michael (interviewee); Halls, Robert (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Caribbean Report 07-04-1994
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994-04-07) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Allen, Gary (interviewee); Meeks, Brian (interviewee); Orr, arol (correspondent) C; Norton, Michael (correspondent); Agnew, Jonathan (correspondent); Sobers, Gary (interviewee); The British Broadcasting Corporation