The University of the West IndiesRansome, Debbie (anchor)Alert, Ivan (interviewee)Sawh, Satyadeow (interviewee)Greaves, Keith Stone (correspondent)Thomas, Judy (interviewee)Bernal, Richard (interviewee)Naysmith, Electra (correspondent)Brabant, Michael (correspondent)2014-06-022014-06-021998-03-18CAR2538https://hdl.handle.net/2139/382701. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:30)2. Guyana to seek international aid to fight forest fires. Minister responsible for Forestry, Satyadeow Sawh comments on the issue (00:31-05:39)3. Regional officials express the need for local governments to pay more attention to regional disaster planning. Barbados Disaster Coordinator Judy Thomas comments on regional disaster planning (05:40-08:04)4. Finance Ministers from across the Americas meet for talks on a hemispheric wide trade zone. Jamaican Ambassador Richard Bernal states special conditions of the small states must be addressed (08:05-10:14)5. Cuba has signed an agreement with some of Japan's top firms rescheduling debt repayments. This move is likely to boost trade and investments links between the two countries (10:15-11:49)6. A senior Vatican official is visiting Cuba to meet with local church and charity officials to help coordinate assistance programs for Cubans (11:50-12:17)7. Five missing members of Cuba's national baseball team have sparked off a search and rescue mission in the Florida Straits. Michael Brabant reports (12:18-14:19)8. The InterAmerican Press Association has condemned several Caribbean countries at its mid-year meeting. These countries include St. Kitts/Nevis, Cuba and Puerto Rico (14:20-14:55)9. Recap of top stories (14:56-15:15)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 15 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationForest fires -- Guyana -- Prevention and controlForest fires -- Prevention and control -- FinanceForest fires -- Economic aspects -- GuyanaCrisis management -- GuyanaEmergency management -- Caribbean AreaPreparedness -- Government policyDisaster relief -- Caribbean AreaFree trade -- AmericaTariff preferences -- Caribbean AreaInternational tradeDebt relief -- CubaDebts, External -- CubaCuba -- Foreign relations -- JapanJapan -- Foreign relations -- CubaChurch charities -- CubaChurch work with the poor -- CubaHumanitarian assistanceBaseball players -- CubaDefectors -- CubaFreedom of the press -- Caribbean AreaGovernment and the press -- Caribbean AreaJournalism -- Caribbean AreaCatholic Church -- CharitiesRecording, oralAccess 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.