Caribbean Report 03-07-2002

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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.authorMeade, Ben (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBird, Lester (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNiles, Bertrand (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorArthur, Owen (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorVoss, Gary (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorDe Pena, George (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Caroline (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBland, Susie (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorForstmayr, Josef (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPrior, Cornelius (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Michael (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-06T14:11:37Z
dc.date.available2019-02-06T14:11:37Z
dc.date.issued2002-07-03
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:26)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Violent protest in Guyana threatened to overshadow the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit. A number of persons were fatally shot, cars overturned and set on fire, one big store in the commercial area destroyed. A group claiming discrimination is responsible for the action targeting police and businessmen. Colin Smith reports and interviews Antigua Prime Minister Lester Bird (00:27-02:50)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. CARICOM leaders are concerned about the economic problems in the region hampering the formation of the single market and economy. The talks will try to cement regional negotiating positions. Bertrand Niles reports and interviews Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur and President, Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (02:51-04:29)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. In Jamaica, a human rights group is finding it difficult to accept the findings of a Commission of Inquiry, appointed by the government into violence that rocked West Kingston a year ago. The violence erupted when police conducted a weapon raid in west Kingston. This violence led to three days of civil unrest and twenty-seven persons dead and many more injured. The Commission of Inquiry reports that the security forces functioned satisfactorily. Ben Meade interviews Jamaicans for Justice Spokesperson Caroline Gomes (04:58-7:53)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The Jamaica Tourist Board reacts to a barrage of criticism as it attempts to revamp its structure and operations. The Board is trying to streamline into a more efficient operation to boost Jamaican tourism. The State run agency has been criticised for inefficiency and ineffectiveness. The restructuring decision comes on the heels of the resignation of Josef Forstmayr, Head of the Jamaican Hoteliers and Tourism Association and Director on the Board of the Jamaican Tourist Board. Susie Bland reports and interviews Josef Forstmayr (07:54–09:47)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Atlantic Tele Network (ATN) defends opposition to efforts by the Guyana government to secure US$18 million dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank to expand the country information technology sector. Ben Meade interviews Cornelius Prior, Chairman of Atlantic Tele Network (ATN) (09:48–12:01)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. In Antigua and Barbuda, two Columbians and a local taxi driver are held by police after a drug bust on the island (12:02–12:33)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. The Haitian government insists that the last December attack on the Presidential palace was a coup d’etat contrary to the report given by the Organisation of American States (OAS). The results of the OAS investigation suggests that the armed assailants never intended to oust President Jean-Bertram Aristide. Ben Meade, BBC anchor, interviews Michael Norton journalist (12:34-15:27)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 27 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/46433
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.lcshViolence -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDemonstrations -- Law and legislation -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshLabour Movement -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshOffenses against public safety -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshJamaica. Tourist Boarden_US
dc.subject.lcshTourism -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation technology -- Economic aspects -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshInter-American Development Banken_US
dc.subject.lcshDrug dealers -- Antigua and Barbudaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDrug dealers -- Colombiaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCoups d'état -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism -- Haitien_US
dc.subject.lcshOrganization of American Statesen_US
dc.subject.otherProtest -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.otherRegional integration -- Caribbeanen_US
dc.subject.otherCARICOM Heads of Government Summit (2002)en_US
dc.subject.otherCaribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME)en_US
dc.subject.otherAtlantic Tele Network (ATN)en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 03-07-2002
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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