The University of the West IndiesCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)Pastor, Robert (interviewee)Burns, Larry (interviewee)Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent)Dumas, William (interviewee)Ford, Henry (interviewee)Ransome, Debbie (correspondent)Core, David (interviewee)McCalla, Jocelyn (interviewee)Frederickson, John (interviewee)2020-08-182020-08-181991-11-12CAR0882https://hdl.handle.net/2139/492501. Headlines (00:00-00:35)2. The Carter Centre believes President Desmond Hoyte remains flexible on the possibility of pushing back the elections timetable scheduled for December in Guyana. Interviews with Robert Pastor of the Carter Centre; and Larry Burns, Director of the Washington based Council of Hemispheric Affairs who states that the Carter Centre is mistaken in its assessment that President Hoyte was committed to delivering free and fair elections (00:36-05:00)3. Trinidad’s Central Bank Governor, William Dumas cautions that it will take some time for Barbados’ economy to be placed on a sound footing and stressed that the key to economic recovery is to take early remedial action. In the same vein, William Dumas issues a warning to Caricom governments to acknowledge financial difficulties and take early action. Interview with Sandra Baptiste (05:01-07:41)4. The leader of the opposition in Barbados, Henry Ford, is hoping for the support of the government bench in his motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford for mismanaging the economy (07:42-09:07)5. In attempting to resolve the issue of the 400 Haitian boat people trying to enter the United States after the coup in September, the US is unofficially requesting assistance from the Caribbean countries. Debbie Ransome interviews the Jamaican Foreign Minister David Core; Jocelyn McCalla, the Director of the National Coalition for Haitian Refugees; and John Frederickson of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service in Washington (09:08-13:44)6. The OAS mission to Haiti is yet to make the breakthrough that could lead to the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the mission may return to Washington tomorrow (13:45-14:27)7. The Moscow based news agency Interfax says Soviet officials will begin formal negotiations with Cuba on Thursday concerning the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the island (14:28-15:01)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 01 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationElections -- GuyanaElection monitoring -- GuyanaBarbados -- Economic conditionsCaribbean Area -- Economic aspectsBarbados -- Politics and governmentConfidence voting -- BarbadosSandiford, L. ErskinePrime ministers -- BarbadosRefugees -- HaitiBoat people -- HaitiHaiti -- Politics and governmentPresidents -- HaitiAristide, Jean-BertrandOrganisation of American StatesCuba -- Foreign relations -- Soviet UnionRecording, 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.