Caribbean Report 07-01-2003

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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.authorSmith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMeade, Ben (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Ken (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorPickersgill, Robert (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Neil (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorde Castro, Humberto (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorDaly, Martin (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNiles, Bertram (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBlunkett, David (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorCato, Randolph (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T15:13:17Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T15:13:17Z
dc.date.issued2003-01-07
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00–00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. A sudden and sharp increase in the price of petrol in Guyana causes confusion among commuters, vehicle owners and even in the government’s own regulatory regime. Colin Smith reports from Georgetown (00:28-02:23)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Jamaica taxi and mini-bus drivers take strike action but Jamaica’s Transport and Works Minister Robert Pickersgill says the situation is largely back to normal. Ken Richards reports on petrol price increases in both Jamaica and Haiti (02:24-05:21)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. In Dutch Sint Maarten motorists must brace themselves to pay more for gasoline. However, in Curaçao and Bonaire the gas prices are expected to fall. Humberto de Castro talks of stabilizing gas prices. Neil Nunes reports (05:22-07:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Trinidad and Tobago government is seeking ways to cope with an increase in crime in the country. Recently, there’s been a rise in kidnappings with a high rate of killings centred in poverty stricken areas. Martin Daly comments on the discomfort of Trinidadians (07:21-10:10)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Britain’s Home Office denies performing a U-turn on plans for a minimum, mandatory, five-year sentence for illegal possession of a fire-arm. But soon after the sentencing policy announcement the department admits that judges will be given some discretion. Home Secretary David Blunkett is interviewed. Bertram Niles reports (10:11-11:57)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Two heads of government in the OECS raise doubts about joining the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas the FTAA. Both Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and Lester Bird are concerned about the effects of the trade bloc. Randolph Cato, Economic Director at the OECS is interviewed (11:58-15:35)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 35 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3792en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/46006
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.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline supply -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshStrikes and lockouts -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Saint Martin (West Indies)en_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Curacaoen_US
dc.subject.lcshGasoline -- Prices -- Bonaireen_US
dc.subject.lcshViolent crimes -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshKidnapping -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshNational security -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshFirearms -- Law and legislation -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshSentences (Criminal procedure) -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshBlacks -- Violence against -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshFree trade -- Caribbean Area -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrime ministers -- Saint Kitts and Nevisen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrime ministers -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshFree Trade Area of the Americas (Organization)en_US
dc.subject.lcshO.E.C.S. (Organization)en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 07-01-2003
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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