Caribbean Report 22-08-1991

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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.authorWhitehorne, Pat (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSandiford, Erskine (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorSt. John, Bernard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorHolder, Jean (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMontague, Michelle (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorRansome, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Colin (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-16T17:55:32Z
dc.date.available2017-02-16T17:55:32Z
dc.date.issued1991-08-22
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:35)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Barbados’ Prime Minister, Erskine Sandiford announced that the salaries of public servants are to be cut by $24 million and new measures are to be implemented to raise revenue. The Barbados government also aims at raising $72 million in the current financial year and drastically reducing spending. Sandra Baptiste’s report from Bridgetown includes an extract of the speech by PM Erskine Sandiford. Bernard St. John, former PM and member of the opposition Barbados Labour Party is interviewed by Pat Whitehorne (00:36-07:09)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Caribbean Tourism Organization is calling for a regional appeal to the US to withdraw a travel advisory recently imposed against Jamaica due to high crime rates. Comments from Jean Holder, General Secretary of the CTO (07:10-09:14)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Tensions diminish between Haiti’s Prime Minister, Rene Preval, and the country’s Chamber of Deputies over a motion of no-confidence in the prime minister. The President of the Chamber is forced to resign and Michelle Montague reports that the Haitian Parliament is set to reconvene next week with a new Chamber president (09:15-11:25)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Trinidadian branch of the doomed Bank of Credit and Commerce International is dissolved. Debbie Ransome reports from Port of Spain (11:26-12:52)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. In St. Vincent, the opposition party has given a cautious response to the setting up of a Commission of Enquiry, headed by Justice Rex McKay, to investigate allegations of misconduct against the Police Commissioner, Randolph Toussaint. Colin Williams reports that the opposition parties are questioning the terms of reference of Justice McKay (12:53-14:56)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 00 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0824en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/43866
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.lcshEconomic forecasting -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Tourism Organizationen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshPresidents -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshNo confidence motions -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshPréval, Renéen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanks and banking -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshBank of Credit and Commerce Internationalen_US
dc.subject.lcshBank and banking -- Corrupt practices -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.otherPublic servants -- Salaries -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.otherTravel advisory -- United States -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.otherChamber of Deputies -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.otherPolice Commissioner -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesen_US
dc.subject.otherToussaint, Randolphen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 22-08-1991en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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