Caribbean Report 25-02-1999

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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, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Lisandro (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMarcus, Jonathan (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGreaves, Keith Stone (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJames, Edison (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPetty, Colville (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorReneaux, Tamara (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Claire (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Imran (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-16T15:22:15Z
dc.date.available2015-07-16T15:22:15Z
dc.date.issued1999-02-25
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Telephone services between the US and Cuba were disrupted overnight as Cuban officials suspended the service over non-payment of bills to Cuba by the Cuban Telephone company. Lisandro Pérez, Director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University in Miami speaks on the effects of the action on Cubans living in Miami. BBC US Affairs analyst Jonathan Marcus contends that the disruption of telephone operations is a growing reflection of Cuban authorities’ opposition to ties with the US. Ken Richards reports (00:28 – 06:38)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Advancing the proposed CARICOM single market economy will be a key issue addressed at the CARICOM Heads of Government at the intercessional meeting scheduled for Suriname. Other agenda items include the banana trade war between the European Union and the US, the volcano eruption in Montserrat, and the current crisis in West Indies cricket . Keith Stone Greaves interviews Dominica’s Prime Minister Edison James on his expectations of the intercessional talks (06:39 – 09:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Anguilla Supervisor of Elections Colville Petty announced that the election machinery is in place for the March 4 elections. Training has been provided for Returning Officers but there are some concerns on the issuance of the voters’ list (09:05 – 10:42)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. This year the United Nation campaign against the spread of AIDS is focusing on changing attitude in the Caribbean and Latin America. AIDS campaigner Tamara Reneaux comments on the issue of machismo which compels young men to have sex at a young age. Claire Doyle reports on the increase in the number of cases with 1.3 million persons affected (10:43 – 12:26)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. In London, a memorial in honour of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence was vandalised. Lawrence family lawyer Imran Khan comments on the incidence and his intention to file a suit on behalf of Lawrence’s parents. Keith Stone Greaves reports (12:27 - 14:28)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. In the US a court in Texas has sentenced white supremacist John William King to death for killing a black man James Byrd in 1999 (14: 29 - 15:17)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 17 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2784en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40132
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.lcshCuba -- Relations -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Relations -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Anguillaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited Nationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshAIDS (Disease) -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHIV infections -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGreat Britain -- Race relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshLawrence, Stephenen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime and race -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshHate crimes -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.otherCARICOMen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 25-02-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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