Caribbean Report 07-10-1993

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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.contributor.authorRowe, Yvette (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorSpindler, William (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Eugenia (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJagan, Cheddi (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAli, Asgar (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPersaud, Yesu (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Ava (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRose, Renwick (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPersaud, Avinash (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGeoff, Leslie (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-04T16:19:55Z
dc.date.available2015-08-04T16:19:55Z
dc.date.issued1993-10-07
dc.description.tableofcontentsHeadlines with anchor Yvette Rowe (00:29).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Public transport has been paralysed and many Port-au-Prince shops stay closed after a right wing party called a strike in protest of Dante Caputo, United Nations Envoy to Haiti. Correspondent William Spindler reports on the difficulties the forces will face in attempting to stem the violence. Dame Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica in an interview responds positively to the question of Dominica’s opportunity to give tangible support to Haiti by sending troops (00:30 -05:03).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Guyanese Cheddi Jagan, Prime Minister of Guyana after one year in office have been outlining his government’s attempts to attract foreign investments and boost manufacturing. Asgar Ali, Finance Minister outlines the areas of foreign investments. Dr. Yesu Persaud, Head of the Private Sector Commission believes that the significantly reduced inflation rate indicates that the government is moving in the right direction – Sandra Baptiste reports (05:04 -08:38).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. A move in the US Congress to blow up CARICOM agricultural exports to the American market has been condemned by the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce .Dr. Yesu Persaud spoke out about the bill being a threat to all thirteen CARICOM member states (08:39 -10:13).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The group of banana farmers on strike in St. Lucia say that their actions will continue until their demands are met – Ava Wilson, Banana Salvation Group gives statistics on the actual extent of the action. Renwick Rose, Programme Officer Windward Islands Farmers Association empathizes with the workers frustration in light of the instability of the market and the need for a comprehensive lobbying approach (10:14 -12:38).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. There are fears amongst some countries that a common Caribbean currency will threaten their sovereign status. Avinash Persaud (Barbados born), Head of Currency Strategy JP Morgan and Co. London, explains that this will actually be more beneficial to these Caribbean countries on various economic levels – Leslie Geoff reports (12:39 -15:04).en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 04sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40237
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.lcshUnited Nations -- Politics and government -- Foreign relations -- Armed Forces.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGuyana – Economic aspects – Government and politics – Foreign relations.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Community -- Commerce -- Agriculture -- Development -- Economic aspects.en_US
dc.subject.lcshExports -- Agriculture -- Economic aspects.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana growers -- Economic aspects -- Saint Lucia.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados -- Economic aspects -- Money -- Caribbean Area.en_US
dc.subject.otherBanana growers -- Economic aspects -- Labor Disputes -- Saint Lucia.en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 07-10-1993en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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