Caribbean Report 29-11-1991

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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.authorThompson, Pat (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Gary (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorNinvale, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMalette, George (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMeade, Rueben (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRansome, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-20T16:40:21Z
dc.date.available2020-08-20T16:40:21Z
dc.date.issued1991-11-29
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:45)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Growing fears as Barbados seeks to grapple with the economic crisis that can serve to move the country into a protectionist mode. Barbados is now imposing a stamp duty on competing imports from other Caricom countries with grant duty concessions to manufacturers on imported inputs. This move is drawing early protests from Trinidad and Tobago, as addressed by Pat Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (00:46-03:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Jamaican dollar passed the 20 to 1 rate against the US dollar today. Gary Allen looks at the economic implications for Jamaica (03:05-04:47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Pat Thompson of the CAIC continues with comments on the Jamaican experiment with deregulation and foreign exchange liberalization as a test case for the Caribbean, including concerns of high levels of inflation rates (04:48-06:17)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The St. Lucia government is surprised by the offer by Chiquita brand to provide assistance to the Caribbean banana industry. Pete Ninvale interviews St. Lucia’s Prime Minister George Malette (06:18-09:01)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Monserrat’s newly elected Chief Minister, 37 year old Rueben Meade, completed visits to Brussels and London where he sought to raise the profile of Britain’s Caribbean dependencies seeking greater involvement in the benefits offered by the European community (09:02-12:08)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Jamaicans in Britain are becoming increasingly embarrassed by the resurgence of press articles linking Jamaicans to the rise in crime in the London area. Debbie Ransome reports (12:09-14:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. Yesterday’s delivery of the first imported fuel since the imposition of the embargo in Haiti has eased some of the pressure for Haitians (14:05-14:55)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 58 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0895en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/49264
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.lcshBarbados -- Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshStramp duties -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados -- Commerceen_US
dc.subject.lcshDevaluation of currency -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshJamaica -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana trade -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area -- Foreign relations -- European communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime -- Jamaica -- Public opinionen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime and the press -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshEmbargo -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.otherChiquitaen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 29-11-1991en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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