Caribbean Report 12-09-1991

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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.authorWhitehorne, Pat (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorClark, Calvin (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSt. James, Eddison (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorCrosskill, Hugh (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorFord, Henry (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGoddard, Joseph (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Lisandro (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorAronson, Bernard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorJonas, Emrit (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBertrand, Ian (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorDiego, Carlos (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBell, John (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPindling, Lyndon (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-26T18:22:37Z
dc.date.available2017-09-26T18:22:37Z
dc.date.issued1991-09-12
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Government workers in Dominica walked off their jobs today in protest a new civil service act that addresses the clauses laid down by the IMF and the World Bank for a $2.5 million loan package to the government of Dominica. Comments from the President of the Dominica Civil Service Association Calvin Clark and leader of the Opposition Eddison St. James (00:48-03:13)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. As the Prime Minister of Barbados moves to implement an eighteen-month recovery programe devised by the IMF, the public sector workers are given the choice of accepting an 8% cut in wages or face a devaluation of the Barbados dollar. Hugh Crosskill reports that the prime minister measures are attracting much opposition and interviews the leader of the Opposition Henry Ford and NUPW General Secretary Joseph Goddard (03:14-07:27)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Cuba reacts angrily to the Soviet’s President announcement yesterday that he plans to withdraw Soviet troops from Cuba. Comments from Professor Lisandro Perez, Director of the Cuban Research Institute of Florida University and Assistant US Secretary of State Bernard Aronson adds that the Soviet presence in Cuba is now obsolete (07:27-09:28)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. At the recent Caribbean Tourism Conference, the Eastern Caribbean airline LIAT announces a new multi-destination package which could significantly boost intra-Caribbean tourism. Sandra Baptiste reports includes comments from Sales Manager of LIAT Emrit Jonas , BWIA Executive Ian Bertrand, Carlos Diego a senior Puerto Rican tourism official and John Bell Caribbean tourism official (09:29-12:41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. A high level meeting between Caricom and officials of the major airlines serving the Caribbean is proposed and aims to sensitize the airlines to the region’s need. Comments from Bahamas Prime Minister Lyndon Pindling (12:42-14:03)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent14 min. 03 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR0839en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/44928
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.lcshCivil service -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBarbados -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational Monetary Fund -- Barbadosen_US
dc.subject.lcshCuba -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Unionen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirways -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshLIAT (Airline)en_US
dc.subject.otherCaribbean Tourism Conferenceen_US
dc.subject.otherLoans -- Dominica -- International Monetary Funden_US
dc.subject.otherLoans -- Barbados -- International Monetary Funden_US
dc.subject.otherCaribbean integrationen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 12-09-1991
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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