Caribbean Report 14-11-1990

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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.authorHector, Tim (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRansome, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSavarin, Charles (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBirdsman, Joel (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, Lance (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-23T13:09:50Z
dc.date.available2015-01-23T13:09:50Z
dc.date.issued1990-11-14
dc.descriptionDistorted audio at the end of the report.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:48)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The Cabinet of Antigua met today to discuss the findings of the Blom-Cooper Report which investigated the arms smuggling deal in April 1989. Tim Hector, leader of the Antigua-Caribbean Liberation Movement, says that Prime Minister Vere Bird Sr. must be held responsible for the arms scandal. He also commented on the reaction of the PM to the report and the continued presence of Vere Bird Jr. in Parliament (00:49-05:55)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The constitutional motion filed by the Jamaat al Muslimeen has been thrown out of court in Trinidad. Debbie Ransome reports that the insurrectionist group does have the right to test the validity of the amnesty in the High Court (05:56-07:46)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The Executive Committee of the European Economic Community proposed the cancellation of all debts by ACP countries amounting to approximately four million dollars, the bulk of which is owed by the African states. Dominica’s Ambassador to Brussels, Charles Savarin, reacts to the EEC proposal (07:47-09:57)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Caribbean is urged to focus on attracting foreign investments, in light of the sharp decline from $600 million in 1981 to less than $200 million in 1988. Sandra Baptiste interviews Joel Birdsman of the World Bank Foreign Advisory Service (09:58-12:00)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Lance Gibbs, Manager of the West Indies cricket team, says morale is high as WI prepares to meet Pakistan in a one-day international match. In an interview, Mr. Gibbs also states that a lack of practice time contributed to the team’s poor performance in the last one-day international (12:01-15:01)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 01 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0623en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/39486
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.lcshArms control -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCoup d'etat -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshDebt cancellation -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDebt cancellation -- ACP Groupen_US
dc.subject.lcshInvestments -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInvestments, Foreign -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Tournaments -- West Indiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Tournaments -- Pakistanen_US
dc.subject.otherArms scandal -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.otherBlom-Cooper Reporten_US
dc.subject.otherJamaat al Muslimeen -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 14-11-1990en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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