Caribbean Report 23-06-1999

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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.authorGreaves, Keith Stone (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Louis (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJames, Michael (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMullin, Chris (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, Gerald (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRhone, Camella (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAndrew Thomas, Kimberly (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Anthony (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-21T08:15:14Z
dc.date.available2015-07-21T08:15:14Z
dc.date.issued1999-06-23
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. In Antigua, there has been no compromise deal between union representing striking LIAT workers and the Labour Department. The two days of protest action has been scheduled to protest the appointment of a Guyanese financial analyst and demand higher wages. Louis Daniel reports (00: 28 - 02: 11)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The Jamaica Head of the police federation issued a 48 hour ultimatum for government to settle a protracted wage dispute. Members of the police union state that if the debt is not settled the police service could be headed for industrial action. Police Federation President Michael James discusses the dispute and pending actions (02: 12 - 03: 08)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. In Guyana public sector workers are returning back to work after an eight week strike protesting better wages. The executive body of the Guyana public sector union reports that the vote to return back to work was unanimous (03:09 - 03: 30)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. There are reports from Antigua that former Prime Minister Vere Bird Senior is ill and in an intensive care unit at the island’s main hospital in St. John. Eighty nine year old Vere Bird, held political office for 37 years and is the longest serving leader in the Caribbean region. He retired from office in 1993 (03:31 – 04:07)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Labor Member of Parliament Chris Mullings speaks in the British House of Commons debate on the subject of the death penalty in the Caribbean. Ken Richards interviews Minister Gerald Kaufman on the issue and possible link to Caribbean countries receiving economic aid. British Foreign Office Tony Anthony Lloyd weighs in on the debate and discusses the British government intention to work with the Caribbean to improve prison conditions (04:08 – 10:39)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Puerto Rico Vice President Jose Granados Navedo resigned amid allegations that he procured $200,000 in federal grants allocated to AIDS patients. Ken Richards reports (10:40 - 13:08)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. The impact of the Millennium compliancy was the topic of debate when delegates from around the world gathered in New York. Kimberly Andrew Thomas discusses the Year 2000 threat and its impact on international air transport, disruption of food supply and the tourism industry. Camella Rhone, Director General in the Ministry of and Technology in Jamaica comments on the issue and the effects on Jamaica’s air transport and public sector (13:09 - 15:22)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 23 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2868en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40219
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.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.lcshLIAT (Airline)en_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice administration -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBird, Vere Cornwall, 1909-1999en_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights advocacy -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCorruption -- Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.subject.lcshYear 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 23-06-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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