Caribbean Report 13-01-1999

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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.authorRichards, Ken (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorArthur, Owen (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorLaszlo, Jennifer (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lew (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Michael (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorRubin, James (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBrandt, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorLee, Chelston (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Tony (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-13T14:39:33Z
dc.date.available2015-05-13T14:39:33Z
dc.date.issued1999-01-13
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Jennifer Laszlo, an American political consultant hired by the Barbados opposition party the Democratic Labour Party to assist with their political campaign strategy was forced to leave Barbados. Ken Richards reports (00:32- 04:19)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Members of the Organization of American States Observer Mission arrive in Grenada ahead of general elections and are holding meetings with Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, the Supervisor of Elections Victor Ashby and members of the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP). Lew Smith reports (04:20- 06:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Classrooms in Jamaica remain empty as Jamaican teachers commence a two day sickout to protest the Jamaican government refusal to amend its contract offer. The Jamaica Teachers Association has accepted the new government pay increase offer but rejected the proposed increases in uniform allowance, laundry material and equipment (06:25 - 06:50)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Sister and private secretary of Haitian Prime Minister Rene Preval sustained several gunshot wounds in a planned attacked. Politicians are united in their condemnation of the shooting of Marie-Claude Preval-Calvin. US State Department spokesman James Rubin comments on the ensuing deadlock between Haiti’s legislative and executive branches and calls for a quick and constructive resolution of the crisis. Michael Norton reports (06:51 - 09:29)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Britain and Montserrat sign a seventy five million pounds agreement to ensure the island’s viability in the long-term. Prior to the signing of the agreement, Chief Minister David Brandt called for the doubling of the aid package to support priorities such as the provision of additional housing and improvements in the health sector. Chelston Lee interviews Montserrat governor Tony Abbott on airfares and accommodation for Montserratians who wish to return after the volcanic crisis (09:30-14:52)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Prime Minster of Trinidad and Tobago Basdeo Panday calls for public debate on whether or not Trinidadian politicians should receive hefty salary increases. Parliamentary debate was halted to allow for more widespread consultation on the issue (14:53-15:21)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 22 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2753en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/39954
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.lcshElections -- Campaigns -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Campaigns -- Grenadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and Lockouts -- Teachers -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAssassination -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshGvernment, Resistance to -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshVolcano victims -- Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshPoliticians -- Salaries, etc. -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshLaszlo, Jenniferen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 13-01-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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