Caribbean Report 18-04-1991

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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.authorGoffe, Leslie (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorNinvalle, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorCompton, John (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGoertfield, Hugh (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Cecil (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorLymand, Desmond (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorEubank, Chris (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Sharief (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date18-04-1991en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T00:07:40Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T00:07:40Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-21
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines by (00:00-00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. In his recent budget speech St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, John Compton indicated his reluctance to implement the common external tariff as Pete Ninvalle reports from Castries, St. Lucia (00:28-03:16)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The budget was just presented in the British Virgin Islands by the Finance Minister, Sir Laverty Stoute. It was viewed as a rosy economic outlook for this British dependency with over 50 million dollars in revenue and an expenditure of 46 million dollars over the next year as Mike Jarvis reports from Tortula (03:17-05:12)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. A Spanish government Minister held talks in Madrid with leaders of Cuban opposition groups in exhile. Hugh Goertfield reports that this is an important shift in Spanish policy (05:13-06:58)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Cuba and the Soviet Union have agreed on trade prices for key commodities such as sugar and oil. The Soviet Union will buy Cuba’s sugar for more than twice the world market price giving Cuba 2.2 billion dollars from the sale of sugar. However, the Soviet Union would peg oil prices with international standards (06:59-07:25)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Ms. Sally G. Cowal, Washington’s Deputy Secretary of State for the region is now visiting Guyana. Her visit is to keep up American pressure so that Prime Minister, Desmond Hoyte would hold free and fair elections. Sharief Khan reports that future American aid to Guyana will depend upon whether the elections are held above board. Washington is prepared to work along with whoever wins the elections and pledges its support for greater assistance to the country if this happens (07:26-08:52)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. A two day regional conference of higglers, huxters and side walk vendors ended yesterday in Dominica representing about 30,000 informal traders. It is the first time that traders from English, French and Dutch areas have come together. Cecil Joseph, Coordinator of the conference responds to the question on how traders answer charges from the established business community that they offer unfair competition (08:53-10:41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. The West Indian Commission arrived in Birmingham, the 2nd largest city of Britain to find out what proposals they have to offer for the Caribbean future. A vocal audience took the Commission to task for the need for one monetary system and to be able to move freely throughout the region (10:42-13:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. Chris Eubank, British boxer, with Jamaican roots defends his World Boxing middleweight title tonight. Within 6 rounds Eubank successfully defended his title and spoke to BBC correspondent Desmond Lymand (13:32-14:39)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 39 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0734en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/38784
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Broadcasting Corporation
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.lcshSaint Lucia -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshTariff -- Saint Luciaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBritish Virgin Islands -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCuba -- Political aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational relations -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational relations -- Soviet Unionen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshForeign relations -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCommerce -- Caribbean area.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxers (sports) -- United Kingdomen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxers (sports) -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.otherCARICOMen_US
dc.subject.otherWest Indian Commissionen_US
dc.subject.otherStoute, Laverty Siren_US
dc.subject.otherInformal traders -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.otherCowal, Sally G.en_US
dc.subject.otherHoyte, Desmond.en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 18-04-1991en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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