Caribbean Report 27-08-1999 

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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.authorStone Greaves, Keith (anchor, correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSawyer, Jerome (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lew (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Glenford (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorGreste, Peter (correspondent)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T18:24:10Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T18:24:10Z
dc.date.issued1999-08-27
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Headlines with anchor Keith Stone Greaves (00:00 - 00:31)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Residents in northern Bahamas are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Dennis. The category one Hurricane with gale force winds of 80 mph is making its way through the island chain. Jerome Sawyer reports from Nassau on the island’s preparation for the first hurricane of the season (00:32 - 03:07)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. In Grenada there is speculation that Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will announce a cabinet reshuffle in a national broadcast on national television. After the New National Party landslide victory in January 1999, Dr. Mitchell indicated that he would be devolving some of his key responsibilities including the Ministry of Finance. Junior finance Minister Anthony Boatswain is viewed as his likely successor. Lew Smith reports from St. Georges (03: 08 - 04:39 )en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. St. Vincent and Grenadines government is actively working on the air/transportation sector with possible funding by Taiwan to build a new international airport and extension of the runway at a cost of twenty million dollars. Glenford Stewart Communication and Works Minister discusses the need for the new and expanded airstrip (04:40 – 07:21)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Puerto Ricans are supportive of Police Chief Pedro Toledo following the arrest and indictment of his son Jose as part of a drugs and weapons smuggling ring in Miami. Operation Ramp Rat resulted in the indictment of American Airlines and other airport workers at Miami International airport (07:22 - 09:23)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. Police in Venezuela use tear gas and water cannons to stop members of the country’s Congress from meetings and mass demonstrations. Political allies of Hugo Chavez’s dominated constitution assembly, police and national guardsman surrounded the Congress in an attempt to stop the meeting. Peter Greste reports on the clashes (09:24 – 11:10)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Cuba has withdrawn from the World Amateur Boxing Championships to protest a controversial decision against welt her weight boxer Juan Hernandez. Orin Gordon reports (11:11 – 12:37)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. Caribbean athletes had mixed fortunes at the World Track and Field Championships in Seville Spain. Jamaican women sprinters Beverly McDonald and Merlene Frazer both had favorable showing in 200 m final (12:38 -13:35)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents9. Notting Hill Carnival has long been viewed as a way of bridging cultural gap against a background of continuous racial tensions. BBC correspondents invite reflections and insights on Notting Hill Carnival from older participants in the festival (13:36 – 15:30)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 30 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR9215en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/42361
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.lcshHurricanes - Bahamasen_US
dc.subject.lcshGrenada -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshNew National Party (Grenada)en_US
dc.subject.lcshDrug traffic -- United States -- Preventionen_US
dc.subject.lcshDrug traffic -- Puerto Rico -- Preventionen_US
dc.subject.lcshAirlines -- Saint Vincenten_US
dc.subject.lcshProtest movements -- Venezuelaen_US
dc.subject.lcshVenezuela -- Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshAthletes -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshNotting Hill Carnival (London, England)en_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 27-08-1999 en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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