Caribbean Report 07-01-2000

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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.authorSanchez, Ramon (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBrabant, Malcolm (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorClinton, Bill (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNash, Debbie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Vicky (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorPersaud, Wilberne (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorFrazier, Tony (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Denzil (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAxworthy, Lloyd (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-18T17:06:22Z
dc.date.available2015-12-18T17:06:22Z
dc.date.issued2000-01-07
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines: (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Anti- Castro exile groups in Florida desire the shutdown of the Miami airport in order to stop the return of 6 year old Elian Gonzalez to Cuba. It was the second day of demonstrations after the U.S. immigration officials have made the decision to return Gonzalez to Cuba. (00:32-02:28)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. An embarrassing inquiry into the suicide of a death row prisoner is continuing in the Bahamas. John Higgs committed suicide the day before his execution. In Bermuda, human rights groups have commended their efforts to get rid of the death penalty. Fears have increased among prisoners since the John Higgs’ inquest into how he acquired the tool used to end his own life. The inquiry into Higgs’ suicide has revealed the downside of the penal system. (02:29-06:40)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Michel Camdessus, the outgoing head of the IMF, said the organization should be given a bigger political clout and clearer responsibilities. He has criticized the rich countries for not giving enough aid and he thinks the fight against poverty should be more of a priority. (06:41-09:56)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. CARICOM foreign ministers in Trinidad and Tobago have been meeting with their Canadian counterpart Lloyd Axworthy. He told them that Canada favours giving CARICOM the preference for membership in the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Axworthy used this opportunity to apologize to the government of Guyana for the way in which 7 Guyanese nationals were deported from Canada. (09:57-12:57)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The blocking of calls from the U.S. from midnight to New Year’s Eve by ATandT is creating tension in Guyana. Thousands are unable to get calls through from the U.S. into Guyana using ATandT even though the local company refuses to lower its international rates. (12:58-15:25)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.otherCAR3012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/41245
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.lcshInternational cooperation - - United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational cooperation - - Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment - - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights - - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights - - Bermudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment - - Bermudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDeath penalty - - Bermudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational cooperation - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational cooperation - - Canadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance - - Canadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance - - Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTelecommunications - - Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDeath penalty - - Bahamasen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 07-01-2000en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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