Caribbean Report 06-01-2003

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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
dc.contributorThe University of the West Indiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Conrad (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorMeade, Ben (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Pierre (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, Douglas (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorAleong, Conrad (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Tony (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorBisignani, Giovanni (speaker)
dc.contributor.authorJames, Colin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorNiles, Bertram (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorDenham, John (speaker)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T15:13:39Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T15:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2003-01-06
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines (00:00-00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Dominica’s Prime Minister Pierre Charles says he’s taking death threats against him and members of his government seriously. They came in a letter to Anthony Astaphan, lawyer and advocate for the ruling Dominica Labour Party. Ben Meade interviews the Prime Minister about these threats (00:32-03:22)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Jamaica, a strike by taxi and mini bus drivers is creating havoc for the thousands who rely on them for transport. Roads across the island are blocked with debris as drivers demand a roll-back of the tax increases on motor vehicles. Conrad Hamilton reports (03:23-05:03)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. From a meeting involving Jamaica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British High Commission, there is an official announcement that the British Government is considering the imposition of visa requirements for Jamaicans. Jamaican Ambassador Douglas Saunders speaks on the re-surfacing of immigration control (5:04-06:17)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Director General of the International Air Transport Association says in a fiercely competitive industry the many small airlines in the Caribbean should co-operate in order to survive. Speaking from Port-of-Spain, Giovanni Bisignani reveals that the airline industry lost more over the last two years than it profited within the last forty-five. Tony Fraser reports (06:18-08:50)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. The team investigating the activities of U.S. sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad while he was in Antigua is presenting its findings. The four man task force discovers how Mr. Muhammad fraudulently obtained an Antiguan passport. Colin James reports on the delivery by the Head of the Task Force (08:51:11:36)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. American Secretary of State, Colin Powell meets with a leading Cuban dissident, Oswaldo Payá to show Washington’s support for the Varela Project. Mr. Payá is the recent recipient of the European Union Human Rights Award, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (11:37-12:02)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. There are more than one thousand non-governmental organizations or NGOs in the Caribbean and according to a recently published study, most are dependent on foreign help. Bertram Niles reports (12:03-13:43)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. Prison sentences of at least five years are part of Britain’s tough new measures to deal with the growing threat of gun crime in the country.The changes come just days after two teenage girls were killed at a Birmingham New Year party. Home Office Minister, John Denham shares his views (13:44-15:35)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 35 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR3791en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/46007
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.lcshPrime ministers -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCabinet officers -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDeath threats -- Dominicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshProtestors -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMotor vehicle drivers -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTaxation -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshGreat Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policyen_US
dc.subject.lcshJamaicans -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshVisas -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Cost of operationen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Caribbean Area -- Managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshMuhammad, John Allen, 1960-2009en_US
dc.subject.lcshSnipers -- United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshCriminal investigation -- Antiguaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPayá, Oswaldo, 1952-2012en_US
dc.subject.lcshAward winners -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshDissenters -- Cubaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPowell, Colin L.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNon-governmental organizations -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEconomic assistance -- Developing countriesen_US
dc.subject.lcshImprisonment -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshYouth and violence -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshFirearms and crime -- Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.otherCaribbean Airlinesen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 06-01-2003
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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