Caribbean Report 04-02-2000

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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.authorGordon, Orin (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorRamphal, Shridath (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMusa, Said (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNimval, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorCompton, Petrus (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBethel, Eldred (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-18T19:49:56Z
dc.date.available2016-01-18T19:49:56Z
dc.date.issued2000-02-04
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines: (00:00-00:26)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. CARICOM’S Chief Negotiator, Shridath Ramphal, is satisfied with the new arrangement between the ACP and the EU. The agreement was finalized after much deliberation in Brussels. (00:27-03:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Guatemala has revisited the issue with its claim to Belize to take the matter to the International Court. This comes from the new government that officially took office last month. The Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa is disappointed that Guatemala has revisited the matter and noted Belize will not be going to the International Court since both countries have reached an impasse. (03:28-06:29)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The Attorney-General of St. Lucia, Petrus Compton, is recommending that a fourth law school be established. This suggestion arises due to the exponential rate of increase in law students in the Caribbean. It is the intention for this school to be established with the OECS but the Attorney-General is worried about how this proposal will be received due to concerns of saturation and quality. (06:30-08:59)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Press Club of the Bahamas has been supporting a reporter who is sentenced to four days in jail for contempt of Court. Obie Wilchcombe refuses to disclose to the Court how he obtained the suicide note from the death row inmate John Higgs. John Higgs committed suicide by slitting his wrist shortly before he was scheduled to be hanged. In his note, Higgs blamed the Government for using capital punishment to gain political points. (09:00-11:44)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. While the Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago continue to be in a deadlock, they have today launched The International Day of Peace for the United Nations. A.N. R. Robinson did not mention the impasse brought about by his unwillingness to fire two Tobago Senators. (11:45-12:13)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Elian Gonzalez’s relatives have to delay building a fence that they hope would provide more privacy and protection from the media. Six year old Elian Gonzalez has been in the middle of a political battle between Washington and Havana. (12:14-14:37)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. The US airline Continental decided recently to cut its commission to travel agents in the Caribbean from 9% to 6%. Similar cuts were noticeable from American Airlines, British Airways and Air Jamaica. (14:38-15:29)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 29 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3032en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/41282
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.lcshTrade - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrade - - Europeen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshEurope - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrade regulationen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational tradeen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegionalismen_US
dc.subject.lcshBelize - - Boundariesen_US
dc.subject.lcshGuatemala – Boundariesen_US
dc.subject.lcshBelize - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshGuatemala - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshLaw - - Study and teaching (Higher) - - Saint Luciaen_US
dc.subject.lcshContempt of court - - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshJournalists - - Legal status, laws, etc. - - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshJournalism - - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrinidad and Tobago - - Politics and government - - 20th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrinidad and Tobago - - Politics and government - - 20th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshCuba - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTravel agents - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 04-02-2000en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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