Caribbean Report 12-01-1999

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Caribbean Report 12-01-1999

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dc.contributor The University of the West Indies en_US
dc.contributor.author Richards, Ken (anchor)
dc.contributor.author Norton, Michael (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Doole, Clare (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Frey, Lewis (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Brandt, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Joseph, Emma (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Gimbel, Wendy (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatial Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.creator The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-09-05T19:16:31Z
dc.date.available 2014-09-05T19:16:31Z
dc.date.issued 2014-09-05
dc.identifier.other CAR2752 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2139/39050
dc.description.tableofcontents 1. Headlines (00:00-00:27) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 2. In Haiti last night, President René Préval made an announcement which fell short of dissolving the parliament. Correspondent Michael Norton gives an analysis of the situation (00:28-04:16) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 3. Recent developments in Haiti could have implications for its aspiration to become a full-fledged member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (04:17-04:31) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 4. A Trans-Atlantic trade war is looming over the banana trade. Clare Doole reports that the United States announced that it will ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to approve its trade sanctions on some European goods, and that the sanctions will be eased once the European Union stops discriminating against Latin American grown bananas. There is now agreement on all sides for a review of the EU’s recent trade reform by a WTO panel (04:32-06:20) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 5. Montserrat’s Chief Minister, David Brandt, feels vindicated by the coroner’s report on the deaths of nine people during the 1997 eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano. In an interview Chief Minister Brandt pointed out that if the families of the deceased applied for compensation, there will be no money because even the £75 million allocated to Montserrat by Great Britain for development is insufficient for the needs of devastated Montserrat (06:21-10:23) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 6. Some former US congressmen now visiting Cuba say they support recent measures announced by the Clinton administration for the people of Cuba. Lewis Frey, president of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress, said in an interview that his organization supports the new US measures and it is understandable that the Cuban government is a bit cautious in accepting the measures (10:24-11:20) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 7. Correspondent Emma Joseph reports on her investigation into the affair between Fidel Castro and Natalie Revuelta in the 1950’s as revealed in letters obtained by writer Wendy Gimbel (11:20-14:43) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 8. A recap of the main stories (14:44-15:19) 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
dc.relation.ispartof The BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011 en_US
dc.rights Copyright British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Préval, René Garcia en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Haiti--Politics and government --20th century en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Haiti--Social conditions--20th century en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Caribbean Community en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Haiti--Commerce--Caribbean Area en_US
dc.subject.lcsh World Trade Organization en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade--Caribbean Area en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade--Central America en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade--Europe en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banana trade--United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic sanctions, American--Europe en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic development--Montserrat en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic assistance, British--Montserrat en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Volcanic eruptions--Montserrat en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Montserrat--Social conditions en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic sanctions, American--Cuba en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cuba--Foreign relations--United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh United States Association of Former Members of Congress en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cuba--Foreign relations--United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Economic sanctions, American--Cuba en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Castro, Fidel, 1926- en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Gimbel, Wendy en_US
dc.subject.other Brandt, David S. en_US
dc.subject.other Frey, Louis, Jr. en_US
dc.subject.other Revuelta, Natalie en_US
dc.title Caribbean Report 12-01-1999 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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