Caribbean Report 07-07-1993

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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.authorJarvis, Mike (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorMeade, Rueben (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorSandiford, Erskvine (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorDimitri, Versna (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Michael (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGumbs, Emile (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorShave, Alan (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorCrosskill, Hugh (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T15:02:28Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T15:02:28Z
dc.date.issued1993-07-07
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:40)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Discussions at the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in the Bahamas centre on Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning announcement in favour of a Caribbean political union, the privatization of LIAT, the controversy surrounding the cruise ship passenger tax and attempts to find a solution to the crisis in Haiti. Interview with Rueben Meade, Chief Minister of Anguilla and Erskvine Sandiford, Prime Minister of Barbados. Hugh Crosskill reports (00:41-03:56)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The Latin American presence at the Summit has been strong. The Costa Rican President and representatives from Mexico and the Andean pact countries have been seeking to strengthen ties with the region. Interview with Dimitri Versna, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry (03:57-05:12)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The planned CARICOM-Cuban Commission received a boost when CARICOM leaders agreed to drop references to human rights and democracy in the proposal. This is victory for Havana which has argued that such references are not part of similar CARICOM agreements (05:13-05:38)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. CARICOM discussions on the brokered agreement for the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti have been delayed as leaders are yet to receive copies of the agreement. However, the leaders have expressed concerns of the news that Haitian Senate President, Eddy Dupiton has demanded that the UN peace pact be ratified by the country’s parliament. Michael Norton reports (05:39-09:02)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. An outcry appears to be growing in St. Maarten over the involvement of an Anguillan police launch in a raid on several properties on the island. The raid carried out by investigators from Curacao was part of an investigation into allegations of corruption against some prominent public and private sector officials in St. Maarten. Interviews with Emile Gumbs, Central Parliament representative, St. Maarten and Alan Shave, Governor of Anguilla (09:03-13:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. The Foreign Office in London has confirmed that it approved the use of the Anguilla police launch in the raid at the properties in St. Maarten. A number of documents were seized. The properties belong to persons who have been involved in the airport and harbor projects which is at the centre of the corruption investigations (13:21-14:05)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. In cricket, Pakistan’s attempt to change the law concerning bouncers has failed. At the annual meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at Lords, members voted not to amend the regulation for least another year. Pakistan’s position is supported by the West Indies (14:06-14:35)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. In boxing, Britain’s WBC Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis has cancelled plans to defend the title against Frank Bruno. Instead, Lewis will fight Tommy Morisson in Las Vegas in autumn and Evander Holyfield next year (14:36-14:50)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 50 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1309en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/49041
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.lcshCaribbean Community. Conference of Heads of Governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance -- Latin Americaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Military relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCorruption -- St. Maartenen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Pakistanen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Bowlingen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxingen_US
dc.subject.lcshLewis, Lennoxen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 07-07-1993en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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