Caribbean Report 13-11-1992

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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.authorCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorLuncheon, Roger (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Sharief (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Richard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBernal, Richard (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBenson, Howard (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Sandra (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Drexel (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T19:04:28Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T19:04:28Z
dc.date.issued1992-11-13
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. As the new Guyana government settles into office, Caribbean Report has obtained details of the salary and allowances paid to former President Desmond Hoyte. In Guyanese dollars, he was paid a tax free salary of $37,204 per month; travel allowance of $240,000 per year; and an outfit allowance of $900,000 per year. Comments from Dr. Roger Luncheon, Head of the new Presidential secretariat in Georgetown (00:32-03:46)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. The call by Guyana’s ex-president Desmond Hoyte for public sector workers to react in the proper way to the proposed 8% pay rise has added fuel to growing complaints by the public sector union. Sharief Khan reports (03:47-05:42)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Latin American bananas have been entering the UK market illegally in recent months putting increased pressure on Caribbean exports. Courtney Ratchery, Deputy Executive Director of the London-based Jamaica Marketing Company confirmed that the so-called dollar bananas have been entering in excess of their quota allocation (05:43-07:33)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. The prices paid to Caribbean banana farmers have fallen significantly in the recent months. The devaluation of the pound, increased shipping cost and competition from other fruits are the main factors (07:34-07:54)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The Food and Agriculture Organization warned that the export price of many of the Caribbean agricultural products would fall even further if the GATT talks fail. Comments from Richard Perkins, Director of Commodities and Trade of the Rome-based FAO (07:55-09:40)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. If the Caribbean is to align itself with a large trading bloc, the North American free trade area (NAFTA) would seem to be the obvious choice. However, it remains to be seen what shape NAFTA will take under the US President elect Bill Clinton. Comments from Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Richard Bernal (09:41-12:05)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. According to the provincial synod of the Church of the West Indies, women in the Caribbean’s Anglican Church will have to wait 18 months to know whether they can be ordained as priests. The Windward Islands, Guyana and the Bahamas have opposed the ordination and they will have until June 1994 to state their position. Sandra Baptiste reports that the delay has been greeted with disappointment and interviews Drexel Gomez, Anglican bishop of Barbados (12:06-14:39)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 00 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR1145en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/47928
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.lcshPresidents -- Salaries, allowances, etc. -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHoyte, Hugh Desmonden_US
dc.subject.lcshCivil servantc -- Economic aspects -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana trade -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBanana trade -- Latin Americaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBananas -- Prices -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)en_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organizationen_US
dc.subject.lcshFarm produce -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrade blocs -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAnglicans -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshWomen priestsen_US
dc.subject.lcshOrdination of women -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.otherRatchery, Courtneyen_US
dc.subject.otherNorth American Free Trade Agreementen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 13-11-1992en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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