Caribbean Report 28-05-1993

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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)
dc.contributor.authorCrosskill, Hugh (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorManning, Patrick (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Lionel (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBloomfield, Faraday (analyst)
dc.contributor.authorPersaud, Yesu (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGatcliffe, Thomas (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorMarsh, Bennett (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorOrr, Carol (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJohnson-Sirleaf, Ellen (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-01T20:22:17Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T20:22:17Z
dc.date.issued1993-05-28
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:36)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning has completed a series of high level meetings in London, including a session with the British Prime Minister, John Major. Matters discussed at the meetings include energy, Trinidad and Tobago as the business and financial centre of the Caribbean and Caribbean bananas and its access to the EC markets. Mr. Manning was assured of British support for Caribbean bananas and that rum and sugar were not a threat at the moment on the international market (00:37-03:09)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Cuba has warned that it may have to suspend its international shipments of sugar because of its worst harvest in thirty years. Sugar production has fallen from 6.2 million tons to 4.2 million tons due to weather conditions. Priority in shipment has to be given to its contractual obligations with Russia. Russia provides fertilizers, spare parts for machinery and shipping in return. Faraday Bloomfield, Sugar Analyst with Commodity Brokers, EDF Ltd says that other exporters will attempt to fill the void to Cuba’s long term disadvantage (03:10-06:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The new President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce says that the region must pursue liberalization if it is to compete with NAFTA. However, Guyanese businessman Yesu Persaud warns that unless the region gets special consideration for entry into NAFTA, it will be severely disadvantaged. Trinidad businessman, Tommy Gatcliffe recognized that NAFTA can also bring opportunities to the region. Bennett Marsh, Director of Trade, Policy with Caribbean and Central America Action advises that while the region eyes the Latin American market, attention should also be focus on Mexico (06:21-08:16)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The high ranking accorded to Caribbean countries in a human development report would not deny those countries to aid. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Assistant Administrator to UNDP indicated that there will be no victimization and that each country would be look at on their own specific circumstances (08:17-10:00)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. BBC correspondent, Hugh Crosskill interviews Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Patrick Manning on Caribbean integration. Manning noted that integration can have major advantages including political integration. Mr. Manning spoke on the initial integration of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados which can extend to the wider Caribbean region (10:00-14:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Supporters of deposed Haitian Prime Minister, Bertrand Aristide released a statement which rejected the deployment of an international police force in Haiti as it could be seen as a recognition of the de facto regime (14:21-14:58)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 58 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1285en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/48990
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.lcshEconomic assistance –- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana trade –- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrading blocs –- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshSugar trade –- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCuba –- Foreign relations –- Russiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshNAFTA –- Commerce –- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshFree trade –- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance –- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Area –- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti –- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti –- Military relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti –- Foreign relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaribbean Association of Industry and Commerceen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 28-05-1993en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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