Caribbean Report 14-07-2003

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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
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dc.contributorThe University of the West Indiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorLongrigg, Tony (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorChabrol, Denis (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorEdgehill, Juan (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorJagdeo, Bharrat (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorMills, Thérèse (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorCortes, Isabel (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Mitzi (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Ken (correspondent/speaker)
dc.contributor.authorMandela, Nelson (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorCommissiong, David (speaker)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-07T22:50:05Z
dc.date.available2017-11-07T22:50:05Z
dc.date.issued2003-07-14
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Montserrat’s Governor Tony Longrigg says that the health threat from the heavy volcanic ash is being monitored. Islanders have taken to wearing ash masks to avoid breathing in the polluted air. The Governor provides details of the clean-up and aid operations via a telephone interview (00:28-03:11)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Guyana, a change to the law that would ban discrimination against homosexuals appears unlikely. Although Guyana’s Parliament voted for such a change two years ago, President Barrath Jagdeo refuses to sign the law because of intense lobbying from religious leaders not in support (03:12-05:36)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. MPs in Trinidad and Tobago react to a sharp rise in kidnapping by approving tough new laws but the government believes these measures do not go far enough. With a slim four-seat majority in Parliament some Opposition support is necessary to make existing laws even tougher (05:37-08:57)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. There is a staggering eighty percent reduction in the Caribbean’s coral reefs over the past thirty years according to a UK report. Causes of the decline are both natural and man-made. Dr. Isabel Cortes, a specialist in tropical marine biology at the UK University of East Anglia (UEA) says there is reason to be concerned (08:58-09:56)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The three-day conference of Rastafarians at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica is drawing to a close. Hundreds of ‘dreads’ from all over the world have been discussing their big issues during this ‘Rastafari Global Conference’. One of the organisers Sister Mitzi Williams provides highlights of these discussions (09:57-12:41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Tributes pour in for Nelson Mandela who is celebrating his eighty-fifth birthday. Barbadian black activist David Commissiong hails ‘Madiba’ as a hero to the Caribbean and correspondent Ken Richards adds his congratulations (12:42-15:31)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 31 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3926en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/45026
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.lcshVolcanic eruptions -- Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental health -- Montserraten_US
dc.subject.lcshHomosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen_US
dc.subject.lcshGays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshKidnapping -- Law and legislation -- Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCoral declines -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCoral reefs and islands -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshRastafarians -- Caribbean Area -- Congressesen_US
dc.subject.lcshPresidents -- South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
dc.subject.otherGuyana Council of Churchesen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 14-07-2003
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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