The University of the West IndiesCrosskill, Hugh (anchor)Norton, Michael (correspondent)Khan, Sharief (correspondent)DeCaires, David (interviewee)Cozier, Tony (interviewee)2018-04-192018-04-191991-09-30CAR0850https://hdl.handle.net/2139/456081. Headlines (00:00-00:36)2. A rebellion by sections of the Haitian army results in the death of 26 persons and leaves overs 200 wounded. The mutinous soldiers have issued a list of demands, including the dissolution of a para-military commando which is trained without army authorization and the confirmation of the appointment of a Commander-and-chief. The US has condemned the rebellion which is described as an attack on Haiti’s constitutional order (00:37-06:05)3. The government of the US announces a write-off of a Guyanese debt of over $100 million in recognition of the electoral and economic reforms in Guyana. Sharief Khan reports that the cancellation may also be linked to Guyana’s backing down from a previous position of not allowing any additional observers to monitor the upcoming elections (06:06-08:18)4. The editor of Guyana’s sole independent newspaper the Starbroek News, David DeCaires, is currently on a visit to London. In an interview, he states that it is a challenge to maintain the newspaper with the severe weakness of the Guyana dollar against the US dollar (08:19-11:26)5. Richie Richardson of Antigua succeeds Vivian Richards as the captain of the West Indies cricket team. The 29 year-old batsman secured the captaincy ahead of Desmond Haynes who was the vice-captain under Vivian Richards. Tony Cozier comments on the rationale behind the recent appointment (11:27-14:48)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit14 min. 56 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationCivil war -- HaitiInsurgency -- HaitiDebt cancellation -- HaitiGuyana -- Foreign economic relations -- United StatesElection monitoring -- GuyanaNewspapers -- GuyanaCricket captains -- West IndiesCricket -- West IndiesStarborek News -- GuyanaRichardson, RichieHaynes, DesmondRecording, 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.