Caribbean Report 17-05-1999

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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.authorRansome, Debbie (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBurns-Piper, Angela (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Tony (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Andrew (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGreaves, Keith Stone (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorLara, Brian (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-20T01:07:54Z
dc.date.available2015-07-20T01:07:54Z
dc.date.issued1999-05-17
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Debbie Ransome (00: 36)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. The British Virgin Islands vote today in general elections where forty five candidates are contesting thirteen 13 seats in the BVI legislative. Angela Burns-Piper reports from Tortola on voter turnout (00:37 - 02: 49)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Trinidad convicted murderer Dole Chadee and eight of his accomplices escaped execution as the British Privy Council granted a short stay of execution. Tony Fraser reports on motions before the Privy Council (02: 50 – 04: 20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Guyana is the third country to receive debt relief in a scheme administered by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The country received relief totaling 410 million dollars. BBC Economic correspondent Andrew Walker reports on the initiative (04: 21 - 06: 22)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Guyana government and the main public service union were negotiating to find a compromise in ongoing disputes. The current protest action by teachers, hospital officers and custom officers is seeking a forty percent pay hike but the government is only offering five percent (06: 22 – 09: 42)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Despite three days of social unrest in Jamaica following a hike in gas prices there is still a measure of confidence in the island’s economy (09: 43 – 11: 47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. West Indies was defeated by Pakistan in the opening of the World Cup series. Keith Stone Greaves reports on the match in Bristol. Brian Lara reflects on next match against Bangladesh (11: 48 - 15: 27)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 27 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2841en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/40191
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.lcshBritish Virgin Islands -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshElections -- British Virgin Islandsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshDeath row inmates -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshChadee, Doleen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCricket -- Tournaments -- West Indiesen_US
dc.subject.lcshWorld Cup (Cricket)en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 17-05-1999en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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