Caribbean Report 26-09-1991

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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.authorJarvis, Mike (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Michael (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorAlleyne, Gary (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMeeks, Brian (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBrown, G. Arthur (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSt. Cyr, Eric (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T09:10:59Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T09:10:59Z
dc.date.issued1991-09-26
dc.descriptionReport commences during the headlines.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:20)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. First time in the history of the United Nations, one of its founding members, Haiti, sent an elected President to address the General Assembly in New York. President Jean Bertrand Aristide made an impassioned speech yesterday which addresses the deportation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic, regional solidarity in the Caribbean and the democratic thrust of Haiti. Michael Norton reports (00:21-04:07)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents. Under the new liberalization foreign exchange system, Jamaicans who hold foreign currency accounts abroad are reluctant to return their money to banks in Jamaica. Gary Alleyne reports that some fear foreign currency accounts at home will be heavily taxed (02:18-04:07)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. The new foreign exchange policy in Jamaica also led to the further devaluation of the dollar and Jamaicans are bracing themselves for new price hikes. Comments from Dr. Brian Meeks, Government lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona (04:08-07:13)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, G. Arthur Brown, cautions Caricom countries against rushing headlong into liberalizing their foreign exchange currency and advises that the system should be implemented in a structured manner (07:14-10:28)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Grenada is also introducing a structured adjustment system and a team of regional experts is soon air marked to present the Grenadian government with the recommendations for the new policy. Comments from Dr. Eric St. Cyr of the Monetary Studies Unit at the University of the West Indies (10:29-13:35)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Concerns continue to rise over the condition of boxer Michael Watson who sustained severe brain injuries in a recent World Middleweight title in London. He remains in a coma since the fight (13:36-14:39)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 43 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0849en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/45607
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.lcshAristide, Jean-Bertranden_US
dc.subject.lcshPresidents -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited Nations -- General Assemblyen_US
dc.subject.lcshHaiti -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshForeign exchange -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStructural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshJamaica -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshDevaluation of currency -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshStructural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Grenadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGrenada -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxers (Sports) -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBoxing injuries -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.otherWatson, Michaelen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 26-09-1991
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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