The University of the West IndiesCrosskill, Hugh (anchor ; interviewer)Khan, Bobby (interviewee)Douglas, Rosie ‘Roosevelt’ (interviewee)Ransome, Debbie (correspondent)2015-07-172015-07-171992-06-12CAR1035https://hdl.handle.net/2139/401331. Headlines (00:00-00:34)2. President of the Barbados Manufacturers Association, Bobby Khan, reveals that a number of local companies are being forced out of business and the country due to stringent measures imposed under the World Bank’s structural adjustment program, and the government’s handling of the economy (00:35-04:13)3. A look at regional environmental concerns raised by Caribbean participants, namely, P. J. Patterson, Jamaica’s Prime Minister; Thomas Goreau, President of the Coral Reef Alliance; Dr. Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis; and Cuban President Fidel Castro, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (04:14-08:52)4. Rosie Douglas, member of Dominica’s Opposition Labour Party writes to British Prime Minister, John Major, requesting urgent assurance on the future of banana exports to Europe (08:55-12:19)5. Financial representatives responsible for handling half of the world’s money are scheduled to meet in New York for the annual off-shore funds conference. Correspondent Debbie Ransome looks at some of the issues which will be raised (12:20-14:37)6. A state funeral is held for the Deputy Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Weston Parris, who drowned in waters off Nevis (14:38-14:55)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 07 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationBusiness enterprises -- BarbadosStructural adjustment (Economic policy) -- BarbadosUnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)Environmental protection -- CongressesCaribbean Area -- Environmental conditionsEnvironmental responsibility -- CongressesBanana trade -- DominicaBanks and banking -- CongressesFuneral service -- Saint Kitts and NevisEarth Summit (1992 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)Banana exports -- Competition -- DominicaBanana exports -- EuropeOff-shore banking -- ConferencesState funerals -- Saint Kitts and NevisDrowning -- Deputy Governor General -- Saint Kitts and NevisRecording, 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.