Caribbean Report 08-01-2002

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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.authorWeir, Karen (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Albert (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lew (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Keith (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorOrr, Carol (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorChin Lee, Howard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGoffe, Leslie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorHeadley, Trevor (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Diane (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-24T16:04:45Z
dc.date.available2016-03-24T16:04:45Z
dc.date.issued2002-01-08
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The issue of the 8 day-old strike of electricity workers in the French Overseas Departments of St. Martin and Guadeloupe was taken to the French government in Paris as no immediate end seems to be in sight. Mayor of French St. Martin, Albert Fleming explains that a scheduled meeting between the two parties never happened (00:32-03:42)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. As the Caribbean comes to term with the collapse of regional news group, Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), government leaders have begun adding their voices to call for CARICOM intervention. Lew Smith reports on the issue. Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell express shock at the closure of CMC and Prime Minister Lester Bird has also voiced his concerns (03:43-06:49)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. In Trinidad and Tobago, the new Minister of National Security Howard Chin Lee insists that in spite an alarming crime rate, his holistic approach would lead to success. Carol Orr reports on this latest ministerial appointment. Chin Lee dismisses suggestions that he would find Trinidad's crime problem overwhelming (06:50-08:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. A US Federal Appeal Court has thrown out the convictions of two Caribbean Americans in the killing of a Jewish man during riots in New York City. Leslie Goffe reports on the tossing out of the convictions and ordering a new trial for Lemrick Nelson Jr and Charles Price. Attorney for Price, Trevor Headley was thrilled that a new trial was orders. There are varied responses from the Crown Heights community on the matter (08:25-11:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia has removed his Police Chief from office. Chief Pedro de Jesus Candelier was a target of human rights groups that accused him of tolerating systematic police brutality and high numbers of extrajudicial killings (11:25-12:09)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Diane Abbott of the Labour Party has stated that not enough black teachers and a high number of exclusions are just two reasons why there are scores of failing black children in Britain. Abbott comments on the underachievement of black children and called for Caribbean teachers in British primary schools as part of the solution (12:10-15:03)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 03 secs.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3533en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/41580
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.lcshLabor disputes -- French overseas departmentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Saint Martinen_US
dc.subject.lcshFrench overseas departments -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshMass media -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBusiness failures -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegionalism -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMass media -- Political aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshNational security -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime prevention -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCriminal justice, Administration of -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshJudicial error -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshDiscrimination in criminal justice administration -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice chiefs -- Dismissal ofen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice chiefs -- Dominican Republicen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice brutality -- Dominican Republicen_US
dc.subject.lcshTeachers, Black -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshTeachers, Foreign -- Employment -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshAcademic achievement -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshChildren, Black -- Education -- Great Britainen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 08-01-2002en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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