Jarvis, Mike (anchor)Rotberg, Robert (interviewee)Gregory, Errol (interviewee)Rowe, Yvette (correspondent)Lawrence, Reggie (correspondent)Berry, Lorraine (interviewee)Baird, David (correspondent)2020-07-212020-07-211993-07-22CAR1324https://hdl.handle.net/2139/492091. Headlines (00:00-00:39)2. US President, Bill Clinton met with exiled Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide to discuss plans to return him to power. President Clinton commended President Aristide for the courage he showed in signing an agreement with military leader, Raoul Cedras which is expected to clear the way for his return to office in October. However, President Aristide is still under pressure from Washington and the UN for apparently taking too long to fulfil one key element of the UN brokered deal, the naming of a new Prime Minister. Interview with Robert Rotberg, Professor in Haitian Affairs at Lafayette College, US (00:40-03:46)3. Jamaica’s stock market which topped in the world ranking for growth last year has hit a slump. The decline in performance in the market has been link to a renewed slide in the value of the Jamaican dollar and new revenue measures announced by the government in this year’s budget. Interview with Errol Gregory, Editor of Jamaica’s Money Magazine (03:47-07:39)4. US Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico will hold referenda on their future status with the US later this year. The USVI begins a series of votes on the issue on September 7th while Puerto Rico will have a single plebiscite on November 4th. Under the US system, the USVI is an unincorporated territory and Puerto Rico, a commonwealth. The broad options are maintaining the status quo, statehood or independence. In both the USVI and Puerto Rico, the issue has become emotive. Interviews with journalist, Reggie Lawrence and Lorraine Berry, Co-chair of the Virgin Islands Commission on Political STATUS who says that some of the issues are being used as delaying tactics. Yvette Rowe reports (07:40-10:53)5. The current Puerto Rico’s administration wants the island to become the next state of the union. They campaign on that platform in the last election in December 1991. This week, President Clinton said that he would abide by the wishes of the people of Puerto Rico if the pro-state would vote well. However, that is no guarantee given that even if the pro-state succeeds, the US Congress has always been reluctant to agree to Puerto Rico as a state. Interview with journalist, David Baird (10:54-14:15)6. Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced the appointment of a three-man commission to review the Constitution of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The Commission members includes Walter Wallace, Advisor to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on Constitutional Matters for the Dependencies and a former Governor of BVI; Howard Fergus, Speaker of the Monserrat Legislative Assembly and Mr. Alfred Penn, a former Deputy Governor of the BVI. They have been mandated to review the present constitution and make recommendations for possible changes in response to a resolution passed in the BVI Legislative Council, last November (14:16-15:05)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 05 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationClinton, BillCédras, RaoulHaiti -- Politics and governmentHaiti – Military relationsJamaica -- Economic conditionsDevaluation of currency -- JamaicaReferendum -- British Virgin IslandsReferendum -- Puerto RicoPlebiscite -- Puerto RicoAristide, Jean-BertrandConstitutional history -- British Virgin IslandsWallace, WalterFergus, HowardPenn, AlfredRecording, 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.