Caribbean Report 17-06-1999
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 | Richards, Ken (anchor, correspondent) | |
dc.contributor.author | Yarde, Patrick (interviewee) | |
dc.contributor.author | Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent) | |
dc.contributor.author | Huntley, Earl (interviewee) | |
dc.contributor.author | Heine, Jill (interviewee) | |
dc.contributor.author | Gordon, Orin (correspondent) | |
dc.contributor.author | Croft, Colin (correspondent) | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Caribbean Area. | en_US |
dc.creator | The British Broadcasting Corporation | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-21T00:33:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-21T00:33:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999-06-17 | |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 1. Headlines with anchor Ken Richards (00:29) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 2. The atmosphere in Guyana remains tense as there is no conciliation between government and striking public service workers. Officials from the Public Service Union (PSU) which have called the strike are threatening retaliation after police raided their headquarters. Patrick Yard PSU President discusses the ongoing strike and retaliatory moves planned by the union following police action (00:30 - 04:22) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 3. Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Edison James is issuing a strong warning to Saint Lucia against pulling out of the Windward Islands Banana Developing and Exporting Company (WIBDECO). Pete Ninvalle reports on negotiations between WIBDECO and the Saint Lucia Banana Corporation (04:23 - 06: 42) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 4. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Saint Lucia Earl Huntley evaluates the current and future status of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM. Ken Richards reports (06:43 – 09:39) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 5. Another death row prisoner Anthony Briggs in Trinidad and Tobago is to hang on Tuesday of next week. All appeals to the Privy Council and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has been exhausted. Briggs has been convicted of killing a taxi driver in 1992 (09: 40 - 10:12) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 6. Caribbean Prison Chiefs began meeting in Trinidad to discuss formation of a Caribbean Association of Correctional facilities to facilitate the improvement of prison facilities across the region. Amnesty International expert Jill Heine discusses a report by the organisation which strongly criticises inhumane prison conditions in the Caribbean. Orin Gordon reports (10: 12 - 12:09) | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 7. In the second World Cup semi-final Australia won the game against South Africa. Colin Croft reviews the match (12: 09 – 15:25) | en_US |
dc.format | Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 15 min. 25 sec. | en_US |
dc.format.medium | Sound, mp3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | CAR2864 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/40215 | |
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 | Strikes and lockouts -- Guyana | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Protest movements -- Guyana | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Windward Islands Banana Developing and Exporting Company (WIBDECO) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Saint Lucia Banana Corporation | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | O.E.C.S. (Organization) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Caribbean Community | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Death row inmates -- Trinidad and Tobago | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Capital punishment -- Trinidad and Tobago | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Human rights advocacy -- Caribbean Area | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Briggs, Anthony | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Prison administration -- Caribbean Area | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | World Cup (Cricket) | en_US |
dc.title | Caribbean Report 17-06-1999 | en_US |
dc.type | Recording, oral | en_US |