Caribbean Report 12-01-2000

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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.authorRichards, Ken (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorNimval, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMunroe, Newman (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorPerin, Constance (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorLearmont, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGoffe, Leslie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBarrio, Luis (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Max (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorLudley, Garth (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Selby (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-13T18:37:03Z
dc.date.available2016-01-13T18:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2000-01-12
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines: (00:00-00:23en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The Chief Minister, Hubert Hughes announced that there will be a snap election in Anguilla on Friday the 10th. A letter was sent to Governor Robert Harris by Chief Minister Hughes requesting that Anguilla’s House of Assembly be dissolved the day before the election. The election announcement came after the dismissal of Leroy Rogers, the Speaker of the House by the island’s High Court. (00:24-01:11)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. American Airlines have decided to cut air ticket commission. This angered Travel agents in St. Lucia, who joined counterparts in several Caribbean islands who boycotted American Airlines. The St Lucian government was warned that the decision by American Airlines has implications for the broader Caribbean. (01:12-04:00)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. As British tourists flock to Cuba this winter, there are concerns of the safety record of one of the airlines use to get them there. The Cuban national carrier Cubana, had 2 crashes in Guatemala and Venezuela over a 4 day period in December killing 48 people. Cubana has had 4 fatal crashes in the past years (04:01-06:09)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. There was a protest last week in Miami about the impending return of the Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez. Anti-Castro activists in Miami exile communities plan to meet to decide on whether they should restore their civil disobedience campaign. They now have to await the future of Elan at the Federal level. (06:10-10:42)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO) has been trying to resolve the disputes raised by Guyana against America’s telecommunications giant ATandT. A committee has been established to look into the issue after the matter was taken before the international body for telecommunications, the ITU. (10:43-13:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. CARICOM officials are looking forward to the Haitians’ local and legislative elections to be held in March and April. These should have taken place in November of the previous year. The officials are expecting a “greater degree of readiness to hold the elections” in spite of the previous delays. (13:28-15:53)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 53 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/41254
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.lcshElections - - Anguillaen_US
dc.subject.lcshVoting - - Anguillaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitical campaigns - - Anguillaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTravel agents - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Rates -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Rates -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Tickets -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation – Tickets – Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines - - Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational cooperation - - Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational cooperation - - United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshTelecommunication - - Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTelecommunication - - United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections - - Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshVoting - - Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitical campaigns - - Haitien_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 12-01-2000en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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