The University of the West IndiesCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)Harrington, John (interviewee)Hinson, Percy (interviewee)Boos, Peter (interviewee)2016-01-192016-01-191990-12-04CAR0637https://hdl.handle.net/2139/41297Special edition.1. Headlines (00:00-00:51)2. John Harrington, Director of the Office of Regional Economic Policy at the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, comments on the Caribbean Basin Initiative and the recently expanded benefits of the CBI II. Interviewed by Hugh Crosskill (00:52-05:07)3. Guyanese-born Percy Hinson, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, is pessimistic about the Caribbean’s potential of attracting foreign investments after Mexico joins the North American Free Trade Agreement (05:08-7:40)4. Peter Boos, President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce, states that the Caribbean region is unprepared for the economic challenges ahead (07:41-12:30)5. Percy Hinson interview with Hugh Crosskill continues on the social consequences for the Caribbean, with reference to the recent attempted coup in Trinidad (12:31-14:50)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit14 min. 54 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationCaribbean Area -- Economic aspectsCaribbean Basin Initiative, 1983-Investments, Foreign -- Caribbean AreaCaribbean Area -- Soicial aspectsCoup d'etat -- Trinidad and TobagoMiami Conference for BusinessTrade -- Caribbean AreaNorth American Free Trade AgreementNAFTARecording, 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.