The University of the West IndiesWhitehorne, Pat (anchor)Clark, Calvin (interviewee)St. James, Eddison (interviewee)Crosskill, Hugh (correspondent)Ford, Henry (interviewee)Goddard, Joseph (interviewee)Perez, Lisandro (interviewee)Aronson, Bernard (interviewee)Baptiste, Sandra (correspondent)Jonas, Emrit (interviewee)Bertrand, Ian (interviewee)Diego, Carlos (interviewee)Bell, John (interviewee)Pindling, Lyndon (interviewee)2017-09-262017-09-261991-09-12CAR0839https://hdl.handle.net/2139/449281. Headlines (00:00-00:47)2. Government workers in Dominica walked off their jobs today in protest a new civil service act that addresses the clauses laid down by the IMF and the World Bank for a $2.5 million loan package to the government of Dominica. Comments from the President of the Dominica Civil Service Association Calvin Clark and leader of the Opposition Eddison St. James (00:48-03:13)3. As the Prime Minister of Barbados moves to implement an eighteen-month recovery programe devised by the IMF, the public sector workers are given the choice of accepting an 8% cut in wages or face a devaluation of the Barbados dollar. Hugh Crosskill reports that the prime minister measures are attracting much opposition and interviews the leader of the Opposition Henry Ford and NUPW General Secretary Joseph Goddard (03:14-07:27)4. Cuba reacts angrily to the Soviet’s President announcement yesterday that he plans to withdraw Soviet troops from Cuba. Comments from Professor Lisandro Perez, Director of the Cuban Research Institute of Florida University and Assistant US Secretary of State Bernard Aronson adds that the Soviet presence in Cuba is now obsolete (07:27-09:28)5. At the recent Caribbean Tourism Conference, the Eastern Caribbean airline LIAT announces a new multi-destination package which could significantly boost intra-Caribbean tourism. Sandra Baptiste reports includes comments from Sales Manager of LIAT Emrit Jonas , BWIA Executive Ian Bertrand, Carlos Diego a senior Puerto Rican tourism official and John Bell Caribbean tourism official (09:29-12:41)6. A high level meeting between Caricom and officials of the major airlines serving the Caribbean is proposed and aims to sensitize the airlines to the region’s need. Comments from Bahamas Prime Minister Lyndon Pindling (12:42-14:03)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit14 min. 03 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationCivil service -- DominicaBarbados -- Economic aspectsInternational Monetary Fund -- BarbadosCuba -- Foreign relations -- Soviet UnionAirways -- Caribbean AreaLIAT (Airline)Caribbean Tourism ConferenceLoans -- Dominica -- International Monetary FundLoans -- Barbados -- International Monetary FundCaribbean integrationRecording, 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.