Caribbean Report 04-04-1991

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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.authorCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Michael (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGriffith, Leslie (interviewer)
dc.contributor.authorRamsahoye, Fenton (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorStout, Laverty (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-11T03:20:51Z
dc.date.available2012-04-11T03:20:51Z
dc.date.issued1991-04-04
dc.description.abstractIn Haiti, Madame Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, has been arrested and jailed for complicity. Reports are given on this arrest by Michael Norton and Hugh Crosskill. Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana has brushed aside the Opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the country’s Electoral Commission Chairman, Sir Harold Bollers. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has reacted angrily to a decision made by the British government to abolish the death penalty in the Caribbean dependencies and to replace it with life imprisonment. Nigel Ben, former British WBA middleweight champion with Barbadian parents, has had a successful boxing match win and he looks towards achieving another title in the future.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00 – 00:45)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Haiti’s Former Provisional President, Madame Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, has been arrested and jailed. She has been charged with complicity following last January’s attempted coup d'état by Roger La Fontant. Michael Norton provides a report on the issues surrounding Madame Pascal-Trouillot’s arrest. Hugh Crosskill also interviews Leslie Griffith to get his views on the arrest (00:46 - 06:06)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana has brushed aside the Opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the country’s Electoral Commission Chairman, Sir Harold Bollers. There has been claims of alleged electoral malpractice in Guyana over the years and Dr. Fenton Ramsahoye gives some insights into this. He fears that suspicions are still being cast and the government must ensure that there is transparency in the electoral process (06:07 - 12:14)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has reacted angrily to a decision made by the British government to abolish the death penalty in Caribbean dependencies and to replace it with life imprisonment. This decision to put an end on capital punishment came without any warning or consultation with BVI officials (12:15 – 14:23)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Nigel Benn, former British WBA middleweight champion with Barbadian parents, had a successful win against Robbie Simms at a recent boxing match. He is hoping to gain another world title shot (14:24 – 15:04)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 04 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0724en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/12695
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Broadcasting Corporation
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.lcshHaiti -- Politics and government.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCoups d'état -- Haiti.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGuyana -- Politics and government.en_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Guyana.en_US
dc.subject.lcshElection monitoring -- Guyana.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment -- British Virgin Islands.en_US
dc.subject.lcshLife imprisonment -- British Virgin Islands.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxing matches -- United Kingdom.en_US
dc.subject.otherPascal-Trouillot, Ertha.en_US
dc.subject.otherWorld Union of Guyana.en_US
dc.subject.otherBenn, Nigel.en_US
dc.subject.otherHoyte, Desmond.en_US
dc.subject.otherLa Fontant, Roger.en_US
dc.subject.otherBollers, Harold.en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 04-04-1991en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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