Commonwealth Broadcasting Association News, views and reports from around the world, courtesy of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association en-gb 2009 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:00:00 GMT Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT David Thomas cba@davidthomasmedia.com (David Thomas Media) rss@davidthomasmedia.com (David Thomas Media) http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/ http://www.cba.org.uk/rss/images/robinwhite_64x64.jpg http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/ News from around the Commonwealth A 30-minute magazine programme with news, views and reports from around the world, courtesy of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. The programme is presented by Robin White. Robin White cba@davidthomasmedia.com (David Thomas Media) A 30-minute magazine programme with news, views and reports from around the world, courtesy of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. The programme is presented this month by Robin White. In the final edition of the programme Robin White gets a flavour of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Home to the writer VS Naipaul and the cricketer Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago is famous for carnival, calypso, steel bands, oil and gas. It's a prosperous nation, but it's also known for gangs, drugs and murder. And the prosperity is not shared by all. Robin White's guide is journalist Judy Raymond, editor of the magazine Caribbean Beat. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2010_01_index.php Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2010_01_index.php 29:03 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, trinidad, robago, acer wright, leroy clarke This month: in a special edition of Pick of the Commonwealth Robin White reports from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which has just taken place in Trinidad and Tobago. He asks: was it worth the money? Can it help rescue the world from global warming? And does the Commonwealth need to adapt or die? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_12_index.php Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_12_index.php 29:11 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, CHOGM, trinidad This month: After yet another peaceful election, is Botswana still Africa's most democratic country?; Commonwealth Heads of Government prepare to meet in Trinidad, but what do civil society groups expect from them?; Sri Lanka's Tamil refugees begin returning home at last; and we hear the winning entry to this years CBA short story competition. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_11_index.php Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_11_index.php 29:27 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, CHOGM, trinidad,civil society, sri lanka, tamil tigers, jennifer moore, botswana, presidential elections, ian khama This month: cattle die in their thousands in Kenyan drought; is Bangladesh's new civilian government scared of the military?; are power stations in India's Punjab the cause of birth defects?; a huge unique rat is discovered in Papua New Guinea; alarming maternal death rates in Sierra Leone; and we ask: are state owned broadcasters boring government mouthpieces...or beacons of freedom and innovation? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_10_index.php Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_10_index.php 28:39 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, punjab, power stations, coal-fired, rat, papua new guinea, png, sierra leone, democracy, kenya, drought, bangladesh, wali-ur rehman This month: This month: Fiji suspended from the Commonwealth - we analyse the decision and guage reaction; we profile the fastest man in the world, Jamaican Usain Bolt; children are being poisoned picking tobacco in Malawi; the monsoon season draws to a close in Asia, but has nature been kind or cruel this year; and who should take over from the Queen as head of the Commonwealth? A survey shows thumbs down to Prince Charles. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_09_index.php Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_09_index.php 29:03 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, south africa, prince charles, queen, asian monsoon, usain bolt, jamaica, fiji, malawi, tobacco This month: Bangladesh's human rights record under attack; Nigeria's oil production under threat from rebels in the Niger Delta; the Queen shows off her Commonwealth frocks from 57 years of royal visits; alarming HIV rates for homosexuals in Africa; and Fiji's youth festival - should Commonwealth countries have attended? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_08_index.php Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_08_index.php 29:03 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, bangladesh, africa confidential, human rights watch, niger delta, mend, hiv,queen elizabeth This month: after the war, what chance of reconciliation in Sri Lanka; Nigerian girls forced into prostitution by voodoo priests; why have the Taliban thrived in Pakistan; and the cultural solution to the Commonwealth's problems. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_07_index.php Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_07_index.php 29:06 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, sri lanka, tamil tigers, pakistan, Dr Farzana Shaikh, voodoo, nigeria, prostitution, Helen Bamber Foundation This month: India's Congress party sweeps to electoral victory; a drive to improve exports throughout the Commonwealth; and we meet the winners of this year's Commonwealth writers' prizes. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_06_index.php Sun, 31 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_06_index.php 28:58 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, India, Congress Party, elections, national export strategy, exports, tonga, botswana, Christos Tsiolkas, Mohammed Hanif, commonwealth writers prize, sri lanka, tamil tigers This month: vast areas of central and southern Africa underwater; the new president of the Maldives talks about his first few months in office; South Africa's Jacob Zuma — will he be a divisive president; are Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers finished; and how Malaysia's Penan people are under threat from loggers, dammers and bio fuels. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_05_index.php Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_05_index.php 29:17 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, biofuels, flooding, south africa, namibia, angola, zuma, malaysia, maldives, miriam ross, sri lanka, penan, Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed, red cross, Matthew Cochrane This month: abductions and witchcraft in the Gambia; as the Commonwealth celebrates its 60th birthday, we ask what do the young think of the organisation; Canada's indigenous Beaver Lake Cree people fight the oil companies, and with Fiji on the verge of expulsion from the Commonwealth we hear from the New Zealand foreign minister. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index_2009_04.php Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index_2009_04.php 28:43 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, fiji, gambai, witchcraft, young ambassadors This month: the new president of the Maldives moves out of the presidential palace and sells off the presidential yacht. What's behind the ritual murder of albinos in Tanzania? We look at ambitious plans to preserve the Commonwealth's fish stocks. And a chance for the Commonwealth's artists and craftsmen to travel the world. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index_2009_03.php Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_03_index.php 29:15 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, albino, tanzania, maldives, fishing This month: the Sri Lankan army overpowers Tamil Tiger rebels, but is the war really over? And what of the civilians? Also: the heated debate about the death penalty in the Caribbean; oil rich Nigeria on the financial rocks and a special anthem for the Commonwealth's 60th birthday. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_02_index.php Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_02_index.php 27:34 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, death penalty, paul carol, robertha white, jamaica, nigeria, oil, sri lanka, tamil tiger, cantata This month: a massive turnout for elections in Bangladesh; in Ghana voters throw out the ruling party; a New Zealand journalist is arrested and deported in Fiji; the Commonwealth celebrates 60 years of the UN's human rights charter (but is there much to celebrate); and does Seychelles really need to build a city in the sea? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_01_index.php Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2009_01_index.php 28:57 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, bangladesh elections, fiji, deportation, universal declaration of human rights, seychelles, ile perseverence, ghana, baroness amos This month: how the National Party swept to power in New Zealand; Hindus turn on Christians in India's Orissa state; Swaziland's opposition in trouble with the King; we ask is aid a total waste of money in Africa. And we meet the Canadian winner of this year's Commonwealth Short Story Competition. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.php Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_12_index.php 29:22 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, Orissa, swaziland, pudemo, sphasha dlamini, julie curwin, new zealand, john key, joseph d'souza, joseph desouza This month: elections in three Commonwealth countries. It's all change in Maldives, no change in Canada and lots of angry dispute in Zambia. Also in the programme, a campaign to improve police forces across the Commonwealth, and Robin White meets some enormous tortoises in the Seychelles. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.php Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_11_index.php 28:55 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, seychelles, maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, Michael Sata, Zambia, elections, Canada, tortoise, giant tortoise This month: Robin White visits the Seychelles to discover a Commonwealth nation with free health care, free education and stunningly beautiful beaches. But can it last? He meets President James Michel and talks about the poor state of the economy. He also finds out about everyday life from a number of Seychellois. His guide is Lina Laurence from the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_10_index.php Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_10_index.php 28:27 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, seychelles, president james michel, wavel ramkalawan, lina laurence This month: Robin White visits Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. It's a city of tuc-tuc motor taxis and thousands of security checks. He learns about the 30 year old civil war and how Colombo's citizens cope with being stopped and searched by the military many times a day. He also visits a school where Tamils and Sinhalese are taught side by side, and talks to politicians about the prospects for peace. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_09_index.php Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_09_index.php 29:24 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, sri lanka, colombo, tamil, r sampanthan, namini wijedasa This month: Robin White visits the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. What will the coming of multi-party democracy mean for this Commonwealth nation? Robin White talks to President Gayoom and some of his opponents in the forthcoming multi-party elections. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_08_index.php Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:45:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_08_index.php 29:35 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, maldives, gayoom This month: Robin White looks at the coronation of King George Tupou V of Tonga - an event that was postponed a few years ago because of his unpopularity. Also: Commonwealth leaders discuss reform of the World Bank and United Nations; more problems with soaring gun crime in Jamaica; how the New Zealand capital is trying to get drunks off the streets; and we hear some Botswanan hip hop. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_07_index.php Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_07_index.php 29:42 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, jamaica, gun crime, king george tupou v, tonga, wellington, new zealand, patrick manning, dr feleti sevele, botswana, hip hop, climate change, maldives This month: Robin White finds out about civil war in the Sri Lankan capital, xenophobia in South Africa, he meets the new Commonwealth Secretary-General, and looks at the battle over a mountain in Orissa, India. He also talks to the winner of this year's Commonwealth writer's prize, Laurence Hill from Canada. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.php Sat, 31 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_06_index.php 29:59 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, south africa, xenophobia, sri lanka, orissa, vedanta, survival international, kamalesh sharma, secretary-general, laurence hill, The Book of Negroes This month: Robin White visits the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. It's now a thriving tourist destination known to many as the former home of the long extinct dodo. Robin's guide is Rishi Gopaul of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. They visit a very expensive tourist resort, an international call centre where everyone has to sound American, and a huge knitting factory. They also ponder what it means to be Mauritian. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_05_index.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:30:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_05_index.php 28:57 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, mauritius, rishi gopaul This month: the new Prime Minister of Pakistan; Robin White travels to Mauritius for the launch of a new broadcasting centre; in search of the devil on tiny York Island off the coast of Sierra Leone; interview with award-winning novelist Tahmima Anam from Bangladesh. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_04_index.php Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_04_index.php 28:32 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, mauritius, york island, sierra leone,Tahmima Anam; commonwealth foundation, Yusuf Raza Gillani This month: Robin White is in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone in west Africa. After many years of brutal civil war Sierra Leonians are amongst the poorest citizens in the world. Robin tours the capital in the company of radio broadcaster Eliha Noah. They see a city in a beautiful coastal location but which seemingly has no rubbish collections, and is full of cars. They also meet people making a living by trading anything they can sell. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_03_index.php Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_03_index.php 29:12 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, sierra leone, freetown,eliha noah This month: Robin White travels to Guyana in south America, where the climate is as hot and sticky as the politics. The population is a mixture of black descendants of African slaves imported by the Dutch, descendants of Indian workers brought in by the British, and Guyana's Amerindians, who have been marginalized. Robin's guide in Georgetown is Julie Lewis, a broadcaster on the state run radio station who has been blind since she was a child. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_02_index.php Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_02_index.php 29:12 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, georgetown, blindness, guyana, julie lewis This month: Robin White travels to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It's a country trying to throw off the violence of a long civil war which ended in 1992. Robin visits the thriving fish market, hears first-hand accounts of a terrible day in 2007 when an armament store exploded and rained rockets on Maputo's suburbs. And he meets Gonçalo Mabunda, a man who dedicates his life to turning guns into art. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.php Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2008_01_index.php 28:15 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, maputo, mozambique, garbage, fish market, gonçalo mabunda This month: Robin White travels to New Zealand to view this island nation through the eyes of the Maori. The Maori culture has only recently been rescued from extinction, but is now thriving, partly because of its strong ecological approach to life. He meets a local tribal leader, hears how the Maori first arrived on the islands, and discovers that being a Maori is all about family, and the relationship with the land and the sea. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.php Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_12_index.php 28:02 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, wellington, maori, new zealand This month: Robin White travels to Suva, the capital of Fiji. It's famous for its smiles, grandiose tourist resorts, brilliant rugby players...and military coups. The international community still shuns Fiji following the coup in December 2006. But what is life like in this country at a crossroads? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_11_index.php Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_11_index.php 28:43 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, fiji, suva, cava This month: Robin White travels to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. It's a place that's notorious for crime, but he discovers it has an extraordinarily diverse culture. More than 800 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea. Robin's guide, reporter Eunice Taumomoa, introduces him to many aspects of life in Port Moresby, including a local school at the sharp end of the country's racial diversity. The question is, with so many ethnic groups, is Papua New Guinea actually governable. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_10_index.php Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_10_index.php 29:30 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, port moresby, papua new guinea, png This month: Robin White travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi. He discovers a calm city of beautiful greenery. But in spite of the cool exterior there is a certain unease just below the surface. His guide is young Kenyan TV reporter Sarah Kimani. She introduces Robin to local politics, takes him to a primary school to find out about universal free education, and gives him a taste of the new musical sensation for the young and rebellious. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_09_index.php 28:55 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, kenya, nairobi, uhuru park, genge This month: Robin White travels to the Caribbean Commonwealth country of St Lucia. He tours the island in the company of young journalist Medalise Breen of Radio St Lucia. They meet the young, the old, musicians, teachers and politicians, and they talk about local worries of imported cultures and imported morality. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_08_index.php Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_08_index.php 29:50 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association no pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, st lucia, calypso, jazz, caribbean, kweyol, rap, morality This month: Robin White continues his journey around the Commonwealth with a visit to Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape. Amongst other places, Robin tours the extraordinary Red Location Museum. In the middle of a township and built to look like a factory, the museum charts the often violent history of the area during the apartheid era and in modern times. His guide is Asanda Magaqa of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.htm Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_07_index.php 29:33 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, sabc, south africa, port elizabeth, apartheid This month: the programme comes from Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America. Robin White talks to President Bharat Jagdeo and the leader of the opposition about historical racial divisions. He also travels up a creek to meet some Amerindians and asks about the effect of the recent Cricket World Cup. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_06_index.php Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_06_index.php 29:11 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, guyana, bharat jagdeo, robert corbin, amerindian, cricket, jungle This month: the tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands; chaotic elections in Nigeria; claims and counter-claims in the Maldives when an opposition supporter dies after being held by police; the Melanesians in search of their past in London; and Jamaican gangsters get a shoulder to cry on. The presenter is Robin White. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_05_index.php 28:52 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, nigeria, maldives, jamaica, gangster, india, tsunami, solomon islands, melanesia, This month: the war in Sri Lanka escalates as the Tamil Tigers bomb a government air base; Botswana's Bushmen say the government is ignoring the courts by not letting them return to their ancestral lands; the campaign to stop the foeticide of Indian girls; Uganda's lawyers confront President Museveni after security forces invade the courts; and the battle against climate change and global warning. Does the ordinary Commonwealth citizen care? The presenter is Robin White. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_04_index.php 29:23 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, tamil tigers, sri lanka, ultrasound, foeticide, india, kalahari, bushmen, botswana, ghana, independence, uganda, lawyers, museveni This month: President Thabo Mbeki wants South Africa's land reform programme speeded up, but will white farmers resist? We hear about the battle for the waters of India's great Cauvery river. How are authorities in Mozambique coping after the recent floods and cyclone? Pakistan's missing people - are the security services holding them illegally? And as another Commonwealth Day comes and goes, we ask ... what's the point of it? The presenter is Robin White. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_03_index.php 29:25 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, land reform, south africa, cauvery river, india, pakistan, missing people, war on terror, commonwealth day, don mckinnon, mozambique, cyclone This month: the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. Will everything be ready in time? There's vicious violence in India's Assam province; the Jarawa people under threat on the Andaman Islands; a Commonwealth Foundation competition for craftsmen and artists; and are rap singers doing more harm than good in St Lucia. The presenter is Robin White. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_02_index.php 29:39 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, jarawa, andaman islands, assam, cricket world cup, mary ogembo This month: what will the Commonwealth do about the coup in Fiji? Bangladesh calls off elections and imposes a state of emergency. The brains behind the Tamil Tigers dies in London, but will that make a difference to the war in Sri Lanka? And petrol thieves blow themselves up in Nigeria. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2007_01_index.php 29:29 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, fiji, bainimarama, mckinnon, bangladesh, nigeria, tamil tigers, commonwealth press union This month: disturbances on the Maldive Islands lead to opposition arrests; how the new king of Tonga will react to recent riots; Quebec becomes a nation within Canada; we hear how the Commonwealth Foundation is raising awareness of global warming, and we meet the latest winner of the CBA's short story competition. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_12_index.php 29:14 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, maldives, tonga, erin soros, horniman museum, amerinidan, caribbean, global warming This month: Bangladesh's Nobel prize winner, banker Mohammad Yunus; violent clashes in Seychelles over broadcasting legislation; South Africa allocates funds for the 2010 football World Cup; why Kenya's Mau Mau veterans are suing Britain 50 years on, and are we wasting the talents of teachers in the Commonwealth? http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_11_index.php 29:51 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, mohammad yunus, bangladesh, okadas, kenya, teaching This month: preparations for a new slavery exhibition at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol; a look forward to the next Commonwealth Writer's Prize with a former winner, Doreen Baingana of Uganda; and a special feature on links between schools and communities across the Commonwealth. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_10_index.php 29:48 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, david thomas, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, commonwealth clubs, british empire and commonwealth museum, slavery, commonwealth writer's prize, doreen baingana, uganda This month: behind the scenes at a Commonwealth election observer mission in Guyana, a new Commonwealth Foundation network helping to fight HIV/AIDS, the Namibian oysters that are part of an aquaculture revolution, children's radio in Sierra Leone, and two Australians cycle 30,000 km - for fun. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_09_index.php 29:45 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association pick of the commonwealth, robin white, david thomas, cba, commonwealth, radio magazine, namibia, alec forbes, guyana, fisheries, aquaculture, election, election observer, observer mission, democracy, hiv/aids This month: why the UN is "deeply troubled" by political violence in Bangladesh, there's news of the new "Commonwealth Connects" programme to bridge the digital divide, and how new finds in Mauritius may shed light on the demise of the dodo. We hear about the visionary man who set up the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind more than 50 years ago, and we find out what it's like to take tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_08_index.php 29:38 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, david thomas media, bangladesh, mauritius, dodo, commonwealth connects, digital divide, john wilson, sightsavers international, indian weddings, buckingham palace, garden party, queen, eva czigler, cbc This month: getting women involved in rebuilding war-torn societies, drugs in India's high society, and Caribbean and African footballers make their mark at the World Cup. We also hear from one of Singapore's best-known poets 50 years on from his first published work, and there's news of the Commonwealth Vision Awards. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_07_index.php 29:47 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, david thomas media, wilton park, india, edwin thumboo, nigeria banking, commonwealth vision awards, trinidad and tobago, ghana, black stars, soca warriors This month: can Fiji avoid racial confrontation? Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye speaks to Robin White about his relationship with the establishment. Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former vice-president, is acquitted of rape, but can he survive politically? Indian students protest over the special educational treatment given to so-called 'untouchables'. There's a look at the exodus of nurses from poor Commonwealth counties to the rich, and there's good news for young Commonwealth foresters who want to travel, and cut down trees. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Thu, 25 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_06_index.php 29:27 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, robin white, fiji, uganda, kizza besigye, india, education, forestry, south africa, anc, william gumede, jacob zuma, thabo mbeki In this edition Robin White investigates the global fight against corruption. He also learns why unrest has returned to the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka, how Jamaicans are reacting to their first female premier, and why aboriginal war veterans in Australia are fighting a new battle, this time for recognition. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_05_index.php 29:33 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, robin white, kenya, anti-corruption, corruption, nigeria, australia, war veterans, sri lanka, solomon islands, jamaica, commonwealth short story competition In this month’s programme Robin White asks whether the Commonwealth Games are unfair to poorer countries. He also hears from Kate Grenville, winner of the Commonwealth Writers prize, two "young ambassadors for positive living" from Zambia and Malaysia, and a laywer turned rapper who is rocking Mauritius. There's a look at why Fiji is selling off some of its islands, and how Swaziland is coming to grips with a new constitution, reducing the power of the King. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_04_index.php 29:28 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, robin white, swaziland, fiji, malaysia, james wolfenson, mauritius, kate grenville, zambia In this programme, Robin White travels to Delhi, host for the CBA's 26th General Conference. He tours the city, capital of the world's largest democracy, talking to people from all walks of life. He asks how Delhi is coping with a spiralling population and a booming economy. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_03_index.php 29:31 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, india, economy, delhi, booming economy In this programme, can Sri Lanka pull back from the brink of outright civil war, a profile of Canada's new prime minister, India's booming economy, and Ghana's economic conundrum. There's a trip to the Seychelles in search of a unique chameleon, an insight into the workings of the UK's Caribbean Times newspaper, and we encourage budding writers to try their hands at a Commonwealth essay competition. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/index.html Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_02_index.php 29:28 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, radio, sri lanka, canada, india, economy, ghana, seychelles, chameleon, royal commonwealth society, writing, essay competition Included in this programme, Canada's election campaign, coming to terms with climate change in Guyana, defending criminals in Singapore and survival tips for travelling by taxi in Nigeria. http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_01_index.php Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2006_01_index.php Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association 29:07 commonwealth, cba, broadcasting, guyana, nigeria, taxi, singpore, lawyer In the first 'Pick of the Commonwealth' Robin White travels to Malta to get a flavour of the 2005 Heads of Government conference (CHOGM). Aside from the nitty-gritty of the politics, he also takes a close look at Malta and its people, and asks "what did they get out of it". http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2005_12_index.php Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.cba.org.uk/pick/2005_12_index.php Commonwealth Broadcasting Association cba@cba.org.uk Commonwealth Broadcasting Association 29:40 commonwealth, cba, malta, chogm