Caribbean Report 20-02-2003

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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.authorNiles, Bertram (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Mike (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorNinvalle, Pete (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWeir, Karen (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorCarberry, E. Lance (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Sonia (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorWhittaker, Undine (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Virginia (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorParry, Joseph (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGayle, Chris (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPersaud, Reepu Daman (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T04:05:31Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T04:05:31Z
dc.date.issued2003-02-20
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Bertram Niles (00:00-00:22)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. In Guyana, the Opposition People’s National Congress announces that its boycott of the Parliament will resume. E. Lance Carberry, Opposition Chief Whip says he is unaware that anything has changed. The visit of Sir Paul Scoon, Special Envoy of the Commonwealth Secretary-General to Guyana to bring the two sides together fails and Reepu Daman Persaud, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs states that if there was more time, there may have been an agreement. BBC Bertram Niles and Colin Smith report (00:23-02:34)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Dominica, public sector workers seem set to take industrial action into its third day in protest of the financially beleaguered government’s strategy, a pay cut through shorter working hours. Sonia Williams, President of Dominica’s Public Sector Union gives her response to the unsatisfactory feedback from government to the workers’ proposal. BBC’s correspondent Mike Jarvis reports (02:35-04:47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Due to mounting concerns of violence against teachers throughout the Caribbean, the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) wants governments to put measures in place to protect its members. To Undine Whittaker, CUT’s Second Vice President, it appears that the region’s governments do not fully comprehend the critical nature of the issues. Virginia Albert, EI Caribbean Regional Coordinator for Education International and former President of the St. Lucia Teachers’ Union recommends technology skills. BBC’s correspondent Pete Ninvalle reports (04:48-07:19)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Sam Condor, Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis seeks to develop a consensus among political parties of both islands to negotiate full autonomy for Nevis within the Federation. Joseph Parry, Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), the minority party has concerns and prefers the negotiation route. BBC correspondent Bertram Niles reports (07:20-09:39)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The British government launches a fresh drive to boost the educational achievement of African-Caribbean pupils in Britain. This follows the publication of the official GCSE or O-Level results which showed a decline in their performance. BBC correspondent Karen Weir reports (09:40-11:22)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. The United Nations describes the trafficking of women and children from Asian countries as the largest slave trade in history. Kul Gautam, UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director has accused the ring leaders of using more cruel and devious methods than those in the original slave trade (11:23-12:23)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. Opposition leaders in Venezuela threaten to call another strike over the arrest of Carlos Fernandez who is accused of treason and instigating violence. He is a leading figure in the campaign to oust Hugo Chavez. BBC correspondent Bertram Niles reports (12:24-12:49)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. In cricket, as the West Indies team prepares for the remaining preliminary matches of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, there is a concern about the form of the opening player Chris Gayle. The BBC’s Orin Gordon reports (12:50-14:37)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents10. Susan Jean "Susie" Maroney, an Australian marathon swimmer who became the first person to swim from Manly, New South Wales to Darling Harbour and back again in seven hours, announces her retirement. BBC correspondent Bertram Niles reports (14:38-15:25)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 25 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3824en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/48958
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.lcshPolitics and government -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPresidents -- Venezuelaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitics and government -- Venezuelaen_US
dc.subject.lcshChávez Frías, Hugoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket players -- West Indiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Tournamentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshWomen -- Crimes against -- Asiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman trafficking -- Asiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshChild abuse -- Asiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshLabor unions -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshViolence in children -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTeacher-student relationships -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitics and government -- Saint Kitts and Nevisen_US
dc.subject.lcshConstitutional amendments -- Saint Kitts and Nevisen_US
dc.subject.lcshChildren, Black -- Educationen_US
dc.subject.lcshMinorities -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshSwimmers -- Australiaen_US
dc.subject.otherPeople’s National Congress (PNC) -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.otherWorld Cup (Cricket)en_US
dc.subject.otherInternational Cricket Council (ICC)en_US
dc.subject.otherPeople’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.otherDominica Public Service Union (DPSU)en_US
dc.subject.otherNevis Reformation Party (NRP) -- Saint Kitts and Nevisen_US
dc.subject.otherPersaud, Reepu Daman, 1936-2013en_US
dc.subject.otherMaroney, Susan Jean, 1974-en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 20-02-2003en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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