Caribbean Report 13-07-1999

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Caribbean Report 13-07-1999

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dc.contributor The University of the West Indies en_US
dc.contributor.author Gordon, Orin (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Patterson, P. J. (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Small, Hugh (speaker)
dc.contributor.author Orr, Carol (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Stone Greaves, Keith (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Panday, Basdeo (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Ramsamooj, Derek (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Dupuy, Alex (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Woods, Anthony (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Donohue, Tom (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatial Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.creator The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-23T00:42:55Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-23T00:42:55Z
dc.date.issued 1999-07-13
dc.identifier.other CAR2882 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2139/42260
dc.description.tableofcontents 1. Headlines with anchor Orin Gordon (00:00 - 00:28) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 2. The Jamaica government has declared war on criminals by deploying the police and army to jointly patrol the streets. This follows a sharp rise in crime and gang related killings. Police have confirmed over 30 murders in the last 12 days and over 500 murders for the year. Prime Minister PJ Patterson discusses the need for the joint patrols, curfews and securing assistance from overseas security agencies. Hugh Small, former finance minister and Queens Counsel questions the use of the Jamaica Defense Force. Carol Orr reports (00:29 – 02:32) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 3. The business affairs of Belizean Ambassador to the United Nation Michael Ashcroft is making headlines in Britain. The Times Newspaper is raising questions about his integrity as Treasurer for Britains’ main opposition party the Conservatives. Correspondent Keith Stone Greaves provides background information on Ashcroft, his role in the conservative party and business activities in Belize (02:33 - 06:49) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 4. In Trinidad and Tobago, the opposition party People’s National Movement (PNM) has made an encouraging showing in local government elections winning 67 seats in contrast to 56 seats won by the ruling United National Congress. Prime Minister Basdeo Panday gives a postmortem on election results. Political analyst Derek Ramsamooj provides an overview of election results and the implications for national elections (06:50 – 10:21) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 5. A leading expert in Haiti politics predicts that any further delays in calling national elections will prove disastrous for the small island nation. Alex Dupuy of Wesleyan University in Connecticut made these assertions in response to the human rights group National Coalition for Haitian Refugees calls to postpone the elections for six months due to fears of political violence and political insecurities (10:22 – 13:14) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 6. In Barbados, delegates from sugar producing ACP countries are discussing possible threats to their guaranteed markets in Europe when a new Lome Treaty comes into effect. Barbados Agriculture Minister Anthony Woods is calling for ACP states to have a unified position with regards to WTO sugar protocols (13:14 – 14:44) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 7. President of the US Chamber of Commerce Tom Donohue is in Cuba to explore opportunities for American businessmen in the country. Tom Donohue, a well known proponent of imposing embargos against Cuba is the first senior businessman to visit Cuba in 40 years (14:45 – 15:28) en_US
dc.format Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit en_US
dc.format.extent 15 min. 28 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 Crime -- Jamaica en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Crime prevention -- Jamaica en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Ashcroft, Michael A. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Conservative Party (Great Britain) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Elections -- Trinidad and Tobago en_US
dc.subject.lcsh People's National Movement en_US
dc.subject.lcsh United National Congress en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Elections -- Haiti en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Lomé Conventions en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Sugar trade -- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cuba -- Economic relations -- United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cuba -- Commerce -- United States en_US
dc.title Caribbean Report 13-07-1999 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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