The University of the West IndiesRansome, Debbie (anchor ; interviewer)Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent)Norton, Michael (correspondent)St. Luce, John (interviewee)Leyne, Jon (correspondent)2015-01-192015-01-191992-05-21CAR1019https://hdl.handle.net/2139/394661. Headlines (00:00-00:32)2. At the seventeenth meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) in Jamaica, president of the European Community Council, José Manuel Barroso warns that aid from Europe to developing countries could be halted because of breaches of human rights. Correspondent Sandra Baptiste reports (00:33-05:38)3. Central American countries threaten to retaliate against the European Commission if it does not change its banana trade policy which gives preferential treatment to ACP States (05:39-06:26)4. The call for a general strike by a number of Haitian community groups goes unheeded by the general public but is supported by students with low turnouts at schools. Correspondent Michael Norton reports (06:28-08:27)5. Jamaica’s public service minister, Paul Robertson is expected to announce the size of service cuts in public service positions ahead of the 1992/1993 budget presentation, which the Civil Service Association estimates to be one third of thirty-five thousand jobs. The union calls for an island-wide meeting for tomorrow to plan strategies to resist the cut (08:28-09:05)6. As the date for the election of a new leader for the Antigua Labour Party nears, pamphlets appear in the capital claiming that Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird is a drug baron (09:08-10:31)7. Antigua’s information minister John St. Luce distances himself from any smear campaign allegedly taking place against Foreign Affairs Minister Lester Bird, saying that he would support Mr. Bird if he becomes the new party leader (10:32-12:22)8. BBC United Nations correspondent Jon Leyne reports on the meeting of the United Nations Security Council in which Cuba’s ambassador is seeking a resolution forcing Americans to supply evidence they have about the 1976 bombing of a Cuban plane over Barbados (12:23-14:11)9. Recap of the headlines (14:12-14:37)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit14 min. 58 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationACP Group -- CongressesConditionality (International relations) -- Developing countriesEconomic assistance -- Developing countriesBanana trade -- Europe -- Commercial treatiesBanana trade -- Central AmericaTariff preferences -- Developing countriesGeneral strikes -- HaitiHaiti -- Politics and governmentCivil service -- Dismissal of -- JamaicaDownsizing of organizations -- JamaicaAntigua Labour Party -- ElectionsPolitical campaigns -- Corrupt practices -- Antigua and Barbuda -- AntiguaAircraft accidents -- Investigation -- CubaUnited Nations. Security Council -- CongressesBanana trade -- African, Caribbean and Pacific StatesTariff preferences -- Banana trade -- Developing countriesSmear campaigns -- AntiguaRecording, 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.