The University of the West IndiesPatrick, Soraya (anchor)Powell, Christopher (correspondent)Humphrey, Chester (interviewee)Gordon, Ken (interviewee)McCrory, Glen (interviewee)Lawless, Terry (interviewee)Leonard, Sugar Ray (interviewee)Tyson, Mike (interviewee)2012-01-042012-01-041989-02-24CAR0175https://hdl.handle.net/2139/11456The United Nations' first ever report on the human rights situation in Cuba listed hundreds of allegations of gross violations which included torturing and subjecting prisoners to cruel and degrading treatment. Almando Valladares, U.S Ambassador to the United Nations and former Cuban political prisoner welcomed the report and felt that more was to be done in Cuba. On the labor front, Chester Humphrey , Secretary of the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union spoke on the success of his visit by lobbying his British counterparts in London. Ken Gordon, Minister of Tourism in the Trinidad and Tobago's government outlined plans to develop the islands' tourism industry in Europe and in particular, Milan. On the eve of the Tyson/Bruno fight for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship in Las Vegas, interviews are held with Glenn McCrory, Tyson's sparring partner; Terry Lawless, Bruno's Manager; and Boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson. In Britain, the press coverage of events for the past week of interest to the Caribbean includes an increase of black MPs for political representation; Ben Johnson's coach, Charlie Francis evidence before a Royal Commission of Enquiry into Drug Abuse in Sports; the Bruno/Tyson fight in Las Vegas; and, where crooks get a ticket to hide.1. Headlines: Cuba's claims to a clean human rights record was rejected by the United Nations; a Grenadian trade unionists hits back at government's criticism; and, on the eve of the Tyson/Bruno encounter, the experts shout their odds (00:00-00:48)2. The United Nations' first ever report on the human rights situation in Cuba listed hundreds of allegations of gross violations and included torturing and subjecting prisoners to cruel and degrading treatment (00:00:49-02:42)3. Interview with Chester Humphrey, Executive Secretary of the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union on the success of lobbying with his British counterparts in London (02:43-06:36)4. Financial News (06:37-07:27)5. Ken Gordon, Minister of Tourism in the Trinidad and Tobago's governmnet outlined plans to develop the islands' tourism industry in Europe and in particular, Milan (07:28-10:00)6. Interviews with Glenn McCrory, Tyson's sparring partner; Terry Lawless, Bruno's Manager; and Boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson on the eve of the Tyson/Bruno fight for the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas (10:01-12:08)7. The Britsh Press coverage of events of interest to the Caribbean: increase black MPs for political represenation in Britain; Ben Johnson's coach, Charle Francis was to give evidence before a Royal Commission of Enquiry into Drug Abuse in Sports; the Bruno/Tyson fight in Las Vegas; and, where crooks get a ticket to hide (12:09-15:05)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 5 sec.Sound ; mp3.enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationHuman rights -- Cuba.Human rights monitoring -- Cuba.Labor unions -- Grenada.Tourism -- Trinidad and Tobago.Advertising -- Tourism -- Trinidad and Tobago.Boxing matches -- Las Vegas.Boxing -- United Kingdom.Boxing -- United States.Sports -- Drug use -- Canada.Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union.Valladares, Almando.Jones, Ben.United States -- Ambassador to the United Nations.Trinidad and Tobago -- Minister of Tourism.Sound, mp3Access 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.