Caribbean Report 20-11-1992

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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.authorCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorHunte, Julian (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorHall, Wes (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Peter (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWrench, Stanley (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBennendijk, Chandra van (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-09T14:50:58Z
dc.date.available2019-10-09T14:50:58Z
dc.date.issued1992-11-20
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. St. Lucia’s opposition leader has called for a mass demonstration to coincide with next week’s visit of a delegation of British MPs. Julian Hunte says the aim of the protest will be to press home the case of Caribbean bananas and continued preferential access to the European market (00:32-02:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The US and the European community have reached an agreement in their long running dispute over farm subsidies. The deal has lifted the threat of an international trade war and could pave the way for more wide ranging agreement under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (02:05-02:51)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. British policy towards the Caribbean will be the subject of a special debate in the House of Lords on Monday. It will be the first time that the Caribbean has ever been debated in the Lords and at least 11 peers are expected to speak. One of them will be Baroness Young, former Minister of Overseas Development (02:52-06:53)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Barbados tourism minister Wes Hall has rejected criticisms levelled against the island’s Board of Tourism. The criticisms have been made by former Barbados Tourism Minister, Peter Morgan, who maintains that the Tourist Board suffers from weak leadership and other deficiencies that are hampering growth to the industry (06:54-11:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Suriname’s former military dictator, General Desi Bouterse who led the coups in 1980 and 1990 has resigned as Commander of the Army. Mike Jarvis reports that Bouterse’s resignation comes in the wake of his repeated criticism of the democratically elected government. Comments made by Stanley Wrench, human rights activist (11:21-13:34)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Suriname’s Parliament has been discussing the country’s proposed structural adjustment program which should have started on November 1st. However, the government only submitted the documents needed for the debate last week. Chandra van Binnendijk reports that the government must implement the program before year end or it could lose millions of dollars in Dutch aid (13:35-14:53)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 58 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1150en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/48147
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.lcshBanana trade -- Saint Luciaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDemonstrations -- Economic aspects -- Saint Luciaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAgricultural subsidiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)en_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area -- Foreign relations -- Europeen_US
dc.subject.lcshEngland. Parliament. House of Lordsen_US
dc.subject.lcshTourism -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados Tourist Boarden_US
dc.subject.lcshBouterse, Desire Delano, 1945- -- Resignation from officeen_US
dc.subject.lcshSuriname -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshStructural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Surinameen_US
dc.subject.otherArmy commander -- Suriname -- Resignation from officeen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 20-11-1992en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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