Caribbean Report 10-02-2000

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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.authorGordon, Orin (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorGreaves, Keith (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBrant, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorOsborne, John (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorTrant, William (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNimval, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWeir, Karen (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorFranklyn, Delano (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Carolyn (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRansome, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorStreet, Richard (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-19T15:10:42Z
dc.date.available2016-01-19T15:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2000-02-10
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines: (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Montserrat Chief Minister David Brandt has been defending his stance to refuse citizens living abroad the right to exercise their franchise. It is reported that the Elections Commission made this recommendation. Elections are constitutionally due next year. (00:32-02:54)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. William Trant, head of the Montserrat Overseas People's Progressive Alliance (MOPPA), represents Montserratians residing in the United Kingdom. Trant disagrees with David Brandt that overseas votes would not truly represent the consensus of people living in Montserrat. (02:55-04:45)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Rosie Douglas, the new Prime Minister of Dominica is expected to arrive in St. Lucia today. Mr. Douglas is defending the presence of St. Vincent’s Opposition Leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who is seeking information about the banana trade at the meeting. (04:46-07:10)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Jamaica’s Prime Minister P.J. Patterson succumbed to pressure from the public’s outcry at the forced removal of street people in Montego Bay. Humanitarian organizations in the island have staged protests against the manner in which the government addressed this issue and have called for a detailed investigation. (07:11-09:45)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The World Trade Organization has agreed to a number of changes to avoid the disaster at the Summit in Seattle last year. The WTO’s Council met in Geneva and agreed on dealing with the lessons from Seattle, one of which is to take into account concerns of smaller countries about free trade. The Council agreed to give developing countries a longer transition period to implement various WTO policies. (09:46-12:08)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. The Prince Charles’ Trust initiative to assist small business owners has been extended to the Caribbean. Eighty-five (85) young entrepreneurs in Barbados have benefitted from this initiative. This model in Barbados is to be adopted in Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica. (12:09-15:23)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 23 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3036en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/41286
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 - - Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshVoting - - Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitical campaigns - - Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana tradeen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area - - Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshHomeless persons - - Civil rights - - Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHomeless persons - - Government policy - - Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHomeless persons - -Legal status, laws, etc. - - Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshVagrancy - - Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld Trade Organizationen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrade regulationen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational tradeen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegionalismen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 10-02-2000en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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