Caribbean Report 01-11-1991

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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.authorJarvis, Mike (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorTrotman, Leroy (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorDelph, Yvette (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorGoddard, John (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Sharief (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorAronson, Bernard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T16:08:24Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T16:08:24Z
dc.date.issued1991-11-01
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:30)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Barbadians are still awaiting word from the coalition of trade unions on whether they will shut down the country on Monday and Tuesday. The unions are locked in talks with the government demanding the retraction of the government’s 8% pay cut of public servants and the laying off of approximately 2000 part time employees. Leader of the coalition, Leroy Trottman, told workers to stand by for further industrial action. Sandra Baptiste reports and comments from Evette Delph, Vice President of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners. John Goddard, a leading businessman, states that the private sector support for the coalition of trade unions is waning (00:31-05:11)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Guyana’s Attorney General, Keith Massiah is expected to state publicly tonight the advice he has given the President on the question of whether parliament can convene giving more time to clean up the voters list. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown. Lord Avery, Chairman of the British Parliamentary Human Rights Group believes that international pressure can force the clean-up of the voters list (05:12-10:16)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The decision to impose an international trade embargo against Haiti was implemented to serve a dual purpose: to stifle the military takeover and to send a warning to others contemplating future military coups. Comments from Bernard Aronson, US Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America (10:07-13:06)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Sandra Baptiste provides a further update on the planned shutdown in Barbados (13:07-14:00)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. As the embargo begins to affect Haitians, Jean Bertrand Aristide arrives in Dominica on the first leg of a campaign to rally support for his reinstatement (14:01-14:42)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 49 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0875en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/49060
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.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados -- Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrade unions -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshVoting registers -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic sanctions -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshEmbargo -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshAristide, Jean-Bertranden_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 01-11-1991en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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