Caribbean Report 23-10-1997

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Caribbean Report 23-10-1997

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dc.contributor The University of the West Indies en_US
dc.contributor.author Gordon, Warren (anchor)
dc.contributor.author Ransome, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Smith, E. (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Mullings, Seymour (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Thomas, Moya (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Cunningham, Jack (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Mitchell, James (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Giuliani, Rudy (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Anyaoku, Emeka (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatial Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.creator The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-07-25T15:05:51Z
dc.date.available 2014-07-25T15:05:51Z
dc.date.issued 1997-10-23
dc.identifier.other CAR2434 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2139/38814
dc.description.tableofcontents 1. Headlines (00:00-00:34) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 2. Caribbean leaders meet in Edinburgh ahead of the Commonwealth Summit opening tomorrow. E. Smith reports on the wish list coming from that meeting of Caribbean Community leaders. High on the agenda are Nigeria's relationship with the Commonwealth, the importance of the banana regime to Caribbean leaders, the economies of the smaller countries in the region and Caribbean countries strengthening trade links with South Africa. Seymour Mullings of Jamaica and British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook are interviewed (00:35-02:57) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 3. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit makes an attempt to shape a new look organisation. This year's Summit has taken the unprecedented move of putting forward a central theme, "Partnership for Prosperity." Peter Lyon of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is interviewed and Barnaby Mason reports (02:58-06:09) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 4. News emerged today over the reason why Diana, the Princess of Wales, had cancelled her to trip to Jamaica due this weekend (06:10-06:48) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 5. Britain says the Windward Islands banana industry is vitally important. Jack Cunningham, Britain's Agriculture Minister and Prime Minister James Mitchell are interviewed. Moya Thomas reports (06:49--09:03) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 6. The maxi taxi political jam - why Caribbean owned commuter buses are a hot political issue in New York. Immigration Advocate, Owen Clare and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are interviewed and Leslie Goffe reports (09:05-11:25) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 7. On the eve of the Summit in Edinburgh, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku says that development and issues affecting small states would be an important part of the weekend's business. He confirmed that one of the Caribbean's main concerns, the potentially devastating effect of the WTO banana ruling, would be fully dealt with. A report on development by the former Dominican Prime Minister Eugenia Charles, a ministerial report on the vulnerability of small states and the rainforest project in Guyana would also be discussed. Chief Emeka Anyaoku is interviewed and Warren Gordon reports (11:26-13:44) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 8. Would the discussions of the Caricom's fringe meeting get an airing in the main Summit tomorrow? It is hoped that the banana issue would engage the attention of the wider meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government. Debbie Ransome reports (13:45-15:24) en_US
dc.format Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit en_US
dc.format.extent 15 min. 24 sec. en_US
dc.format.medium Sound, mp3 en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.relation.ispartof The BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011 en_US
dc.rights Copyright British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade -- Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Military government -- Nigeria. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade -- Windward Islands. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Summit meetings -- Edinburgh. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Princesses -- Great Britain. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. en_US
dc.subject.other Partnership for Prosperity. en_US
dc.subject.other Dollar vans -- New York City. en_US
dc.subject.other Caricom fringe meeting -- Edinburgh. en_US
dc.subject.other Giuliani, Rudy. en_US
dc.subject.other Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997 en_US
dc.title Caribbean Report 23-10-1997 en_US
dc.type Recording, oral en_US
SpecialCollections.repository All sounds files in this collection are being kept at the Main Library, Mona Campus, Jamaica and The Alma Jordan Library, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. en_US
dc.rights.accessRights Access to this collection is available on site at the Main Library, Mona Campus (main.library@uwimona.edu.jm), Jamaica and The Alma Jordan Library (wimail@sta.uwi.edu), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. en_US


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