Caribbean Report 25-05-1993

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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.contributorThe University of the West Indiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorJessop, David (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorReid, David (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorVainquere, Andre (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorEsau, Joseph (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Alistair (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T14:30:25Z
dc.date.available2018-12-03T14:30:25Z
dc.date.issued1993-05-25
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The Caribbean private sector has to be ready to play by a different rule in its trading relationship with the EC. David Jessop of the Caribbean Council for Europe says negotiation for the next Lome agreement will not simply be a technical discussion on financing. Jessop noted that the new conditionalities may include the need for structural adjustment, aid for the poorest, human rights and democracy, and an emphasis on regional integration. Speaker, David Jessop. (00:32-02:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Guatemala, President Jorge Serrano has suspended the constitution and says he will rule by decree until a constitutional Assembly is formed. President Serrano said that he was acting because of a string of protest in the past week. The rising political tension has caused concern across the border in Belize, especially in the wake of Britain’s withdrawal of troops in Belize. David Reid reports (02:05-04:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. A new round of talks between the military regime in Haiti and the UN over the return of Aristide have broken down. The de facto authority continued to oppose a plan to send a five hundred strong police force to Haiti. Interview Andre Vainquere, Board Member of the Washington Office on Haiti (04:25-08:14)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Chairman of B.W.I.A. International, Joseph Esau has suggested a timetable for a proposed merger of B.W.I.A. and L.I.A.T. as a precursor to the creation of a regional airline. His plans call for controlling shares to be held by the regional private sector, a partnership with an international carrier and minimum government involvement. Sandra Baptiste reports. Speaker, John Esau (08:15-11:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. A long running dispute at the Grenadian port which affected banana exports has put the government and trade union at loggerheads over new labour legislation. The lower house of the Grenada Parliament passed a law which prohibit industrial action in vital services. The law which has to be ratified by the island’s senate seeks for compulsory arbitration. Alister Hughes reports (11:32-14:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. The United States has said that there is no justification for Guatemala’s President, Jorge Serrano suspension of constitutional rule and expressed its strong opposition to the power grab (11:05-14:40)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 55 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1282en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/46327
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 Area -- Commerce -- Europeen_US
dc.subject.lcshEurope -- Commerce -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGuatemala -- Military relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshLomé Conventionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshGuatemala -- Boundaries -- Belizeen_US
dc.subject.lcshBelize -- Boundaries -- Guatemalaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Foreign relations -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Military relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Caribbean Area -- Managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshLabor unions -- Grenadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana trade -- Law and legislation -- Grenadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Guatemalaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGuatemala -- Foreign relations -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.otherL.I.A.T.en_US
dc.subject.otherB.W.I.A. Internationalen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 25-05-1993
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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