Caribbean Report 16-07-2002

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.authorBickram, Richard (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorParasram, Jai (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Natalie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorChin Lee, Howard (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorWeir, Karen (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorStevens, John Sir, (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorCrosskill, Simon (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09T17:48:41Z
dc.date.available2022-06-09T17:48:41Z
dc.date.issued16-07-02
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Trinidad and Tobago Opposition party the United National Congress is again dismissing charges made by former member Richard Bickram on the issue of voter padding tactics in the 2000 General Elections. Speaking with reporter Orin Gordon he says voter padding came about as a campaign strategy under the UNC during the 2000 election. Orin Gordon spoke with Mr. Jai Parasram the Public Relations Officer for the UNC. He rubbished the issue and said that Richard Bickram’s story is totally out of whack with reality (00:27-06:56)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The Police are worried about the recent spate of kidnapping in Trinidad. The Opposition has called for the Minister of National Security, Mr. Howard Chin Lee, to resign. Natalie Williams reports that since January this year, several businessmen have been kidnapped for ransom. The latest kidnapping was a Port of Spain business magnate’s 22-year-old son, whose ransom was paid. Minister of National Security, Howard Chin Lee, has said that improvements need to be made to the Anti Kidnapping Squad (06:57-08:54)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. There has been a low turnout for the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Summit. Karen Weir reports that only eight members have turned up. The ACP is hoping for talks with the European Union (EU) to ratify Trade and Globalization and a united front is the best way to do this. The September talks aim to map out the future relationships between Europe and the ACP (09:00-10:55)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Suriname’s police union has decided to step up strike actions following the break-down of talk with the President. The Government says it cannot meet the wage demands of the Police unions. He also said the Union cannot justify the strike because the talks were still going on, when they walked off the job, five days ago (10.56-11.20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Jamaican Police can soon be based in London. The Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police is visiting Jamaica to seal such an agreement. Sir John Stevens told the BBC that it is part of an effort to combat violent drug gangs or ‘yardees’. He says that it is small core of people involved in violence for violence’s sake, on occasion. There is need to identify if they are from Jamaica or London. Therefore, it is equally important to have the Jamaican officers in London (10:57-12:11)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. In Jamaica, the Ninth World Junior Athletics Championship is taking place. The Opening Ceremony took place at Kingston’s National Stadium. Reporter Simon Crosskill says it got off without a hitch. Field athletes competed in the Hammer throw, Pole Vault and Shot Put in the morning session. The afternoon session will have the Men’s 400m, Women’s 100m and Men 100m quarter finals. Some athletes competing in these events are Winton Hutton (Jamaica), Darrel Brown and Marc Burns (Trinidad). Shaheed Smith of Belize failed to qualify (12:11-13:39)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. The rate of AIDS/HIV infection among the heterosexual in Britain is increasing and one of the reasons being given, is more people are contracting the disease on visits to the Caribbean. An HIV specialist, at Guy’s and St. Thomas Hospital in South London has been doing research for twenty years and she claims that this shows how much HIV there is in the World (13:40-14:53)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. The Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has held talks with Cuban Leader – Fidel Castro on the first day of a four-day visit to Cuba. He described Mr. Castro and himself as good friends and solid revolutionaries. Cuba has provided medical aid with one hundred Medical doctors to Zimbabwe. This is Mr. Mugabe’s 5th visit to Cuba (14:54-15:29)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min 29 secen_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/54074
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 -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshKidnapping -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshEuropean Unionen_US
dc.subject.lcshTradeen_US
dc.subject.lcshSuriname -- Labor strikesen_US
dc.subject.lcshGangs -- United Kingdomen_US
dc.subject.lcshViolence -- United Kingdomen_US
dc.subject.lcshSports -- Commonwealth countriesen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrack and fielden_US
dc.subject.lcshHIV infectionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshAIDS -- (Disease)en_US
dc.subject.lcshSexually transmitted diseasesen_US
dc.subject.lcshRevolutionariesen_US
dc.subject.lcshForeign relations -- Cuba -- Zimbabween_US
dc.subject.lcshMugabe, Robert Gabriel (1924-2019)en_US
dc.subject.lcshCastro, Fidel -- (1926-2016)en_US
dc.subject.otherAthletics -- Pole vaulten_US
dc.subject.otherAthletics -- Shot puten_US
dc.subject.otherAthletics -- Hammer throwen_US
dc.subject.otherBrown, Darrelen_US
dc.subject.otherBurns, Marcen_US
dc.subject.otherHutton, Winstonen_US
dc.subject.otherSmith, Shadeeden_US
dc.subject.otherKingston National Stadiumen_US
dc.subject.otherGuy's and St. Thomas Hospitalen_US
dc.subject.otherMedical aiden_US
dc.subject.otherYardeesen_US
dc.subject.otherPolice unionsen_US
dc.subject.otherWage negotiationsen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 16-07-2002en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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