The University of the West IndiesOrr, Carol (anchor)Bird, Lester (interviewee)Rowe, Yvette (correspondent)Ransome, Debbie (correspondent)Gamble, Ray (interviewee)Corum, Robert (interviewee)Bird, Lester (interviewee)Hector, Tim (interviewee)Hilbourne, Frank (interviewee)2014-07-172014-07-171994-03-10CAR 1489https://hdl.handle.net/2139/387261. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:28)2. Caribbean Basin countries in 1993 increased volume and value of garments exported to U.S. Further increase is expected. This is as a result of special arguments for increased access quota (00:29-02:04)3. Caribbean countries which choose to protect their whales could benefit from the growth in the new brand of eco-tourism. These comments come from the secretary of the whaling commission. Caribbean countries which are not members of the whaling commission could be mission out because it could be an added boost to tourism i.e. whale watching (02:05-04:05)4. Highlights the political career of VC Bird Senior following his election as President of the Antigua Labour Union in 1943. Bird moved to Chief minister then to Prime Minister. This and the succeeding segments features interviews with VC Bird and those who knew him (06:10-06:59)5. Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, ANR Robinson talks about Vere Bird who was described by Robinson as a major personality, at towering figure on the Caribbean political science and a visionary (07:00-07:52)6. Tim Hector talks about the early achievements of Vere Bird Senior and people of Antigua air their views about him as well (07:52-10:21)7. The criticism of Vere Bird is strongest from Hilborn Frank of the Barbuda movement. According to Hilborn Frank on Bird’s leadership: “if you give a teaspoon of sugar today and give us gall the rest of the day you haven’t given us anything”(10:22-11:11)8. In VC Bird’s latter days he attracted criticism beyond Barbuda, VC’s budget presentation in 1991 was described as a ninety-minute ramble. Lester Bird defended his father (11:12-14:45)9. VC Bird turned his back on a pro-integrationist stance. ANR Robinson comments (11:46-12:26)10. In his last interview in 1993 with the BBC Caribbean , VC Bird told Mike Jarvis how he had been pulled into giving backing to his son Lester in the race to replace him (12:27-13:55)11. VC Bird of the 1960s is the politician most Antiguan’s will remember. In a recorded interview with VC Bird Snr., he discusses how he will explain independence to the people of Antigua (13:56-14:51)12. Wrap up and theme music (14:52-15:03)Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit15 min. 03 sec.Sound, mp3enCopyright British Broadcasting CorporationAntigua and Barbuda -- Politics and governmentPoliticians -- Antigua and BarbudaBird, Vere, 1909-1999Antigua Labour PartyBird, Lester BryantRecording, 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.