Caribbean Report 12-10-1999

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Caribbean Report 12-10-1999

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dc.contributor The University of the West Indies en_US
dc.contributor.author Stone Greaves, Keith (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Caroit, Jean Michel (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Pourier, Miguel Arcangel (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Simmons, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Patterson, Patterson, P.J. (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Cloudon, Anston (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author Smith, Lew (correspondent)
dc.contributor.author Knight, Dereck (interviewee)
dc.contributor.author James, Carl (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatial Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.creator The British Broadcasting Corporation en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-18T16:54:43Z
dc.date.available 2017-07-18T16:54:43Z
dc.date.issued 1999-10-12
dc.identifier.other CAR2947 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2139/44643
dc.description.tableofcontents 1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:00 - 00:24) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 2. Police in the Dominican Republic clash with striking workers protesting a decision by the government to raise the price of gasoline. Most schools and business places in Santo Domingo were closed. At least one death has been confirmed. Jean Michel Caroit reports (00:25 – 03:38) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 3. Politicians in the Netherland Antilles are meeting to discuss current crisis in government. Prime Minister Susanne Camelia-Römer dissolves the six party coalition government and cabinet in Curacao. This follows an unsuccessful attempt to resolve the issue of 2 billion dollars in debt. Leader of Antilles Restructuring Party Miguel Arcangel Pourier comments on the ongoing impasse ( 03:39 - 07:52) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 4. Tony Fraser provides an historical review on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Appeal and reasons for delay. Barbados Attorney General David Simmons discusses opposition by members of the bar. Jamaica’s Prime Minister PJ Patterson outlines the treaty to establish the court timeline (07: 53 - 11:29) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 5. Grenada lawyers boycotted the opening session of the Supreme Court. Protest follows a decision by the government to appoint an Acting Director of Public Prosecution, claiming his lack of suitability to the post. Anston Cloudon Grenada Association of Lawyers supports the action, Dereck Knight senior Queen Counsel discusses his lack of support for the action. Lew Smith reports (11:30 - 13:49) en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents 6. Caribbean sugar producers, Guyana, Jamaica, Belize are hoping to fill gap in production following drought in Mauritius. Carl James Chairman of Caribbean Sugar Association talks on regional sugar producers benefiting from shortfall (13: 50 – 15:27) en_US
dc.format Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit en_US
dc.format.extent 15 min. 27 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 Strikes and lockouts -- Dominican Republic en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Judicial power -- Caribbean Area en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Judicial power - Grenada en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Sugar industry -- Guyana en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Sugar industry -- Belize en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Sugar industry -- Jamaica en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Netherlands Antilles -- Politics and government en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Netherlands Antilles -- Economic conditions en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Caribbean Court of Appeal en_US
dc.subject.other Caribbean Court of Appeal en_US
dc.title Caribbean Report 12-10-1999
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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