Caribbean Report 03-09-1999 

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Caribbean Report 03-09-1999 

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dc.contributor The University of the West Indies en_US
dc.contributor.author Ransome, Debbie (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Jagdeo, Bharrat (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Smith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author De Silva, Eduardo (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Brooks, Dwayne (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Rowe, Yvette (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Hall, Kenneth (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Andrew, Kimberly (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Johnson, David (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatial Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.creator The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2016-07-01T19:36:23Z
dc.date.available 2016-07-01T19:36:23Z
dc.date.issued 1999-09-03
dc.identifier.other CAR2920 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2139/42366
dc.description.tableofcontents 1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00:00 - 00:30) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 2. Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo announced his government acceptance of a controversial award for increase wages and salaries for public servants. This announcement preempts any standoff between government, public sector workers and opposition parties. Colin Smith reports on the decision to accept the ruling and implications for future negotiations and arbitration (00:31 – 03:48) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 3. Following negative international press reports on its offshore banking sector, the Cayman Islands hired an international public relations firm to promote and improve the image of financial sectors in the island. President of the island’s Banking Association Eduardo De Silva discusses the plan to hire professional services to maintain high financial standards and establishing financial rules to alleviate the problem of financial impropriety (03: 49 – 07: 34) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 4. President Bill Clinton decision to release sixteen Puerto Rican nationalists has come under fire from Washington Congressional Republicans as his attempts at pandering votes from the New York Puerto Rican Hispanic community. His critics has subpoenaed all administrative documents emanating from his decision. David Johnson of the Washington Bureau of the New York Times discusses the consequences of the president’s action to grant clemency to political prisoners (07:35 – 11: 11) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 5. Dwayne Brooks, a protected witness in the murder of black teen Stephen Lawrence in 1993 is worried about his own safety. Kimberly Andrews reports on the on-going strained race relations between London Metropolitan police and the black community (11:12 – 13:12) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 6. Regional thinkers, policy makers, Heads of States, regional financial experts, academics and other experts gathered at the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies to discuss the Caribbean in the 21st century. Professor Kenneth Hall Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal discusses the conference theme and key discussion points including challenges facing the region, visions and ideas influencing policy, the economy, politics and science and technology. Conference coordinator elaborates on the main conference themes. Yvette Rowe reports (13:13 – 15:35) en_US
dc.format Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit en_US
dc.format.extent 15 min. 35 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 Wage bargaining -- Guyana en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Wages -- Guyana en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Banks and banking -- Cayman Islands en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cayman Islands -- Economic conditions en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Political prisoners -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Puerto Rico -- Foreign relations -- United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Lawrence, Stephen en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Great Britain -- Race relations en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Race discrimination -- Great Britain en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Race relations -- Great Britain en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Crime and race -- Great Britain en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Congresses en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Caribbean Area --Politics and government -- 21st century -- Congresses en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Technology -- Caribbean Area -- Congresses -- 21st century en_US
dc.title Caribbean Report 03-09-1999  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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