Caribbean Report 12-05-1999

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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.authorGordon, Orin (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Denzil (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorArthur, Owen S. (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPlummer, Masie (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNiles, Bertram (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSanders, Ronald (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Ken (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorCaroit, Jean Michel (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Clive (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-20T00:29:49Z
dc.date.available2015-07-20T00:29:49Z
dc.date.issued1999-05-12
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Orin Gordon (00: 29)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. CARICOM Foreign Ministers begin meeting in Saint Kitts, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has postponed a meeting with Ministers. Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas is chairing the meeting and discusses agenda issues and future strategies (00:30 - 02: 59)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Finance Ministers are meeting in Barbados to discuss how the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) can assist with the economic survival of the islands. CDB will input one billion US dollars into regional development over the next five years. Barbados Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Owen Arthur discusses the challenges facing the Caribbean in a global economy. CDB Vice President Masie Plummer reviews traditional donors who have contributed to Caribbean development. Bertram Niles reports (00: 31 - 05: 36)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The British government is consulting Caribbean countries on the next move in light of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on the European Union banana regime. WTO approved the ruling following complaints from Ecuador and the US that Caribbean exporters enjoyed unfair advantage in the European market. Antigua/Barbuda High Commissioner Ronald Sanders discusses Britain support (05:37 – 07:24)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The World Trade Organization remains without the leadership of a Director General. Ken Richards reports on the organization’s growing division in choosing two candidates and the ongoing battle for leadership (07: 25 – 08: 41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. In Guyana a strike by government workers expanded to include the nation’s teachers who joined in the protest for higher wages. Colin Smith reports (08:42 – 10:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Haiti remains in a state of unrest after violent protests and calls for the country’s Secretary of State for Public Security to step down. Jean Michel Caroit reports on the demonstrations (10: 32 – 12:15)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. West Indies cricket supporters are questioning if Brian Lara and Courtney Walsh will be fit for the West Indies first test match against Pakistan. Team Manager Clive Lloyd discusses the upcoming series. BBC final report in a series on the World Cup examines cricketing shifting fortunes (12:16 – 15:30)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 30 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2838en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40188
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.lcshCaribbean Communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area -- Foreign relations -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- 21st centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Development Banken_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld Trade Organizationen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Tournaments -- West Indiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld Cup (Cricket)en_US
dc.subject.otherCARICOMen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 12-05-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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