Caribbean Report 25-11-1992

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.authorJarvis, Mike (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, John (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorCurry, David (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Bernie (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorProsper, Avril (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Lionel (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorAlarcoĢn, Ricardo, 1937- (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorDurant, Orville (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Janet Mary, Baroness (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorHollick, Clive, Lord (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorChalker, Lynda, Baroness (speaker)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T13:47:40Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T13:47:40Z
dc.date.issued1992-11-25
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. A British MP has charged the main importers of Caribbean bananas in the UK with putting their Windward Islands suppliers at a disadvantage. John Marshall, conservative Member of Parliament for Hendon South stated that the banana importers are making massive profits at the expense of the regionā€™s farmers and are monopolizing 90% of the market. Comments from John Marshall, David Curry (British Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) and Bernie Grant (00:21-04:35)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Banana farmers in the French overseas territories stepped up their protest today over threats to their guaranteed markets in France by burning tyres at the airports of Martinique and Guadeloupe (0:4:36-05:01)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The authorities in the Dominican Republic were reportedly today, studying the possibility of offering asylum to former Haitian military leader, Prosper Avril. Avril told journalist that he had left Florida with his family because of being harassed over legal problems. Several Haitians have filed a suit in the Miami courts claiming damages against Avril while he held power between 1988-1990. Avril left Haiti last night for Santo Domingo (05:02-05:37)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The Cuban administration was today rejoicing over yesterdayā€™s UN General Assembly vote in condemnation of a strengthened US trade embargo. Lionel Martin reports on the Cuban response to its UN success. Cubaā€™s Foreign Minister Ricardo AlarcĆ³n comments on what he calls one of the greatest diplomatic victories for his nation (05:38-08:18)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Barbados Police Commissioner Orville Durant has called for increased resources to fight crime. He says the islandā€™s vital tourism industry is being damaged. Sandra Baptiste reports on the Commissionerā€™s first major meeting with a public interview (08:19-11:21)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Some members of Britainā€™s House of Lords have expressed disappointment over CARICOM governmentsā€™ rejection of the proposed CARICOM Commission. The establishment of such a body was one of the key recommendations contained in the West Indies Commission Report. Comments from Baroness Young, Lord Hollick and Lord Chalker (11:22-14:38)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 49 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1153en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/48150
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.lcshBanana trade -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana growers -- West Indies, Frenchen_US
dc.subject.lcshDemonstrations -- Economic aspects -- West Indies, Frenchen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolitical refugees -- Haiti -- Dominican Republicen_US
dc.subject.lcshEmbargo -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCuba -- Foreign relations -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited Nations -- General Assemblyen_US
dc.subject.lcshCrime -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshTourism -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Communityen_US
dc.subject.lcshWest Indian Commissionen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 25-11-1992en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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