Caribbean Report 02-03-1990
| 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.contributor | The University of the West Indies | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Crosskill, Hugh (anchor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khan, Sharief (correspondent) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Binnendijk, Chandra van (correspondent) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhar, Robin (analyst) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Porter, Adrian (correspondent) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Colon, Rafael Hernandez (interviewee) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barcelo, Carlos Romero (interviewee) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martinez, Ruben Berrios (interviewee) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (correspondent) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Caribbean Area. | en_US |
| dc.creator | The British Broadcasting Corporation | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-19T17:06:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-19T17:06:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990-03-02 | |
| dc.description | Includes musical interludes at the beginning and end of the report. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Guyana government hopes to reach an agreement with the IMF on a support programme by the end of the month. Secondly, the government of Suriname holds a top-level meeting with Ronnie Brunswick, the jungle commando leader to finalize the peace accord which ends four years of fighting. Following the Financial News, the political future of Puerto Rico is discussed at the congressional hearings in Washington. The people of Puerto Rico are offered three options: continued status as a Commonwealth dependency; become the 51st state of the US; or total independence. The report concludes with on a celebratory note with the victory of the English cricket team against the West Indies at Sabina Park, Jamaica. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 1. Headlines (00:00-01:27) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 2. Guyana governments hopes to sign a support programme agreement with the IMF. Sharief Khan reports from Georgetown (01:28-02:52) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 3. The government of Suriname meets with Ronnie Brunswick, jungle commando leader to discuss the peace process. Chandra van Binnendijk reports from Paramaribo (02:53-04:52) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 4. Financial News. Robin Bhar, Metals Analyst, comments on the rising price of nickle (04:53-06:31) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 5. Political future of Puerto Rico is the subject of new congressional hearings in Washington. Adrian Porter reports, including contributions in the House of Representatives in Washington by Governor Rafael Colon, Carlos Romero Barcelo of the New Progressive Party and Ruben Berrios Martinez of the Independence Party (6:32-09:55) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 6. Stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press (09:56-13:16) | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | 7. Sporting segment. Christopher Martin Jenkins reports on the unexpected win of the English cricket team against the West Indies (13:17-15:41) | en_US |
| dc.format | Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 15 min. 41 sec. | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | Sound, mp3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | CAR0440 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/11513 | |
| 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.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 |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Guyana -- Economic conditions -- 1966- | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | International finance. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Peace-building -- Suriname. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Puerto Rico -- Politics and government. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cricket -- Tournaments -- England. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cricket -- Tournaments -- West Indies. | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Brunswick, Ronnie. | en_US |
| dc.title | Caribbean Report 02-03-1990 | en_US |
| dc.type | Recording, oral | en_US |