Caribbean Report 09-03-1999

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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.authorRansome, Debbie (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorLiverpool, Anthony 'Mamba' (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Ken (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Osbourne (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorFergus, Howard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPaeman, Hugo (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Tabitha (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Paul (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Larry (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-19T05:39:51Z
dc.date.available2015-07-19T05:39:51Z
dc.date.issued1999-03-09
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The polls close in Antigua/Barbuda national elections as forty two candidates contest seventeen seats in the House of Representatives. The Antigua Labour Party lead by Prime Minister Lester Bird is seeking its fifth consecutive term against opposition leader Baldwin Spencer United Progressive Party. Debbie Ransome interviews journalist Anthony ‘Mamba’ Liverpool on voter turnout and the electoral process. Ken Richards reports on the Antigua Sun newspaper ongoing dispute and industrial action by workers on the paper’s support for the governing Antigua Labour Party (00:28 – 05:00)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Anguilla, Hubert Hughes takes the oath of office as Chief Minister having won at the polls in the recently concluded Anguilla elections. Coalition partner Victor Banks is sworn in as Finance Minister. Anguilla United Party and Anguilla Democratic Party together won four of the seven seats contested. Opposition leader Osbourne Fleming Antigua National Alliance won two seats. Osbourne concedes defeat and discusses future transformation of his party (05:01 - 06:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The island of Montserrat is in the process of reforming the electoral system as the eruption of the Soufriere volcano led to four constituencies covered in ash, the evacuation of thousands of citizens and relocation of the remaining population to the northern part of island. Howard Fergus the Head of a three man election commission reports on tasks assigned to assess new constituencies and recommend a new voting system Montserratians living abroad to vote (06:32 - 08:47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. A war of words continue in the stalemate banana trade war between the European Union (EU) and the US. EU ambassador to Washington Hugo Paeman assures of continuing preferential treatment for Caribbean bananas. Banana planters in Caribbean and Latin America await WTO ruling as the banana industry supports their economy. Tabitha Morgan interviews farmers in Jamaica. Correspondent in Washington Paul Reynolds analyses the banana trade dispute from the point of view of the Chiquita American multinational which owns Latin America plantations. Larry Burns of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs speaks on the role of Chiquita in monetary contributions to US politics (08:48 - 15:23)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 24 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2792en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40142
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 -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAntigua Labour Partyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited Progressive Partyen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Anguillaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnguilla United Partyen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnguilla Democratic Partyen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnguilla National Allianceen_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshVolcano -- Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshSoufriere Hills Volcano (Montserrat) -- Eruptionsen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 09-03-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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