Caribbean Report 04-02-2003

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SpecialCollections.repositoryAll 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.contributorThe University of the West Indiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorComrie, Sadie (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorByron, Terence (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorHendriks, Jackie (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Tony (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Ken (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorNiles, Bertram (anchor)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-21T16:25:11Z
dc.date.available2020-03-21T16:25:11Z
dc.date.issued2003-02-04
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Bertram Niles (00:00-00:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Officials of the Jamaica Teachers' Association meet to fine tune intended industrial action if they do not get a satisfactory pay settlement. Sadie Comrie, President of Jamaica Teachers' Association when asked what is considered a reasonable wage increase says between seven and eight percent (00:25-03:18)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Police in Trinidad and Tobago say that they remain skeptical about the existence of a laboratory that can produce chemical bombs to be used against the British and US interests. This is in response to the Trinidad Express newspaper’s story about bottles of substances that were dumped and burnt near a chemical lab in Debe (South) Trinidad. The BBC’s Tony Fraser reports (03:19-05:16)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Caribbean governments are told by Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary General that CARICOM leaders ought to take a public stand against any war against Iraq because the consequences can be economically hazardous. An Iraqi family with Grenadian passports is deported from Barbados. Opposition politicians in Grenada are using this case to suggest that Keith Mitchell’s Economic Citizenship Programme is still posing problems for the island. The BBC’s Ken Richards reports (05:17-10:41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Underground cable faults are being blamed for power outages in parts of the Saint Kitts capital of Basseterre that affected the commercial district. Terence Byron, Manager of the country’s Electrical Department says that workers are working diligently to ensure that customers receive electricity (10:42-11:21)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. In cricket, the West Indies is seeking to have Jamaican Marlon Samuels reinstated to the World Cup squad after the middle order batsman received clearance to play despite his persistent knee injury. However, Jackie Hendriks, President of Jamaica Cricket Board states that he is not in support of this controversial decision (11:22-14:43)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Lawyers for Lester Bird, Antiguan Prime Minister are explaining why law suits for defamation against two journalists have been withdrawn. Lawyers have dropped the case because they want the journalists to provide full testimony. The PM is suing the fifteen year old girl, Antigua Observer Media Group (employers of the journalists) and members of the Opposition United Progressive Party. BBC's Bertram Niles reports (14:44-15:33)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 33 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3812en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/48931
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011en_US
dc.rightsCopyright British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsAccess 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
dc.subject.lcshPrime ministers -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld Cup (Cricket)en_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket matches -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism -- Press coverageen_US
dc.subject.lcshWorking class -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshRamphal, Shridath Surendranath,1928-en_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshElectric power failures -- Saint Kitts and Nevisen_US
dc.subject.lcshSex scandals -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshChild sexual abuse -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.otherComrie, Sadie 1950-en_US
dc.subject.otherHendriks, John Leslie “Jackie", 1933-en_US
dc.subject.otherCARICOM -- Leadershipen_US
dc.subject.otherUnited Progressive Party -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.otherWest Indies Cricket Boarden_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 04-02-2003en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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