Caribbean Report 09-01-1997
This segment reports that in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince today one man was injured during a demonstration against the privatization of state companies. The demonstration came as supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide moved closer to the formation of a political party in prepara...
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ftunivwestindies:oai:oai:uwispace.sta.uwi.edu:2139:2139/39446 2023-07-02T03:29:48+02:00 Caribbean Report 09-01-1997 The British Broadcasting Corporation Gordon, Warren (anchor) Jenkins, Gareth (interviewee) Edoo, Claire (correspondent) Grant, Jennifer (correspondent) Kofi, Tetteh (interviewee) Bascombe, Peter (interviewee) Bullimore, Tony (interviewee) Bullimore, Lillian (interviewee) The University of the West Indies Caribbean Area. 1997-01-09 Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit 15 min 22 sec. Sound, mp3 audio/mpeg3 http://hdl.handle.net/2139/39446 en eng The British Broadcasting Corporation The BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011 CAR 2229 http://hdl.handle.net/2139/39446 Copyright British Broadcasting Corporation Access 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. Bank and Banking -- Jamaica Elections -- Britain O.E.C.S. (Organization). Central Secretariat Violence -- Haiti -- Politics and government Privatization -- Demonstrations -- Haiti Aristide Jean-Bertrand Century Financial Network -- Jamaica Blacks -- Elections -- Britain Yachting accidents -- Antarctic Ocean Recording, oral 1997 ftunivwestindies 2023-06-13T16:14:50Z This segment reports that in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince today one man was injured during a demonstration against the privatization of state companies. The demonstration came as supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide moved closer to the formation of a political party in preparation of a possible return of Mr. Aristide. Segment three states that the Director General of the St. Lucian based Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States has suggested that the subregional leaders should hand the mandate for political unity to his Secretariat. Head of the OECS Secretariat, Swinburne Lestrade says that this move is imperative if the Eastern Caribbean is to successfully face the challenges of globalisation. This segment gives the events surrounding the collapse of Jamaica Century National financial entities continues to unfold, their former Chief Executive has paid back almost a US quarter million. The event and its repercussions are outlined. Segment 5 deals with elections in Britain and black voter apartheid which is described in the Murray’s polls, the New Nation polls and a report by Tory MP, Petra Bascombe. The final segment states that world yachtsman Tony Bullimore is stranded for four days in the Southern Ocean. The Bullimore’s experience is described. 1. Headlines (00:00-00:31) 2. One man grievously injured in Haiti's capital (00:35-00:45) 3. The OECS Secretariat wants responsibility for political unity in the sub region (03:46-04:55) 4. Jamaica Century National collapses (04:56-06:38) 5. With general elections in Britain only a few months away nine out of ten Black Britons say they will not vote (06:31-11:36) 6. The world yachtsman Tony Bullimore is stranded for four days in the Southern Ocean (11:41-15:22) Audio Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Southern Ocean The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine: UWISpace Antarctic Southern Ocean Antarctic Ocean Bertrand ENVELOPE(-67.077,-67.077,-68.514,-68.514) |
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Bank and Banking -- Jamaica Elections -- Britain O.E.C.S. (Organization). Central Secretariat Violence -- Haiti -- Politics and government Privatization -- Demonstrations -- Haiti Aristide Jean-Bertrand Century Financial Network -- Jamaica Blacks -- Elections -- Britain Yachting accidents -- Antarctic Ocean |
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Bank and Banking -- Jamaica Elections -- Britain O.E.C.S. (Organization). Central Secretariat Violence -- Haiti -- Politics and government Privatization -- Demonstrations -- Haiti Aristide Jean-Bertrand Century Financial Network -- Jamaica Blacks -- Elections -- Britain Yachting accidents -- Antarctic Ocean The British Broadcasting Corporation Gordon, Warren (anchor) Jenkins, Gareth (interviewee) Edoo, Claire (correspondent) Grant, Jennifer (correspondent) Kofi, Tetteh (interviewee) Bascombe, Peter (interviewee) Bullimore, Tony (interviewee) Bullimore, Lillian (interviewee) Caribbean Report 09-01-1997 |
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Bank and Banking -- Jamaica Elections -- Britain O.E.C.S. (Organization). Central Secretariat Violence -- Haiti -- Politics and government Privatization -- Demonstrations -- Haiti Aristide Jean-Bertrand Century Financial Network -- Jamaica Blacks -- Elections -- Britain Yachting accidents -- Antarctic Ocean |
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This segment reports that in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince today one man was injured during a demonstration against the privatization of state companies. The demonstration came as supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide moved closer to the formation of a political party in preparation of a possible return of Mr. Aristide. Segment three states that the Director General of the St. Lucian based Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States has suggested that the subregional leaders should hand the mandate for political unity to his Secretariat. Head of the OECS Secretariat, Swinburne Lestrade says that this move is imperative if the Eastern Caribbean is to successfully face the challenges of globalisation. This segment gives the events surrounding the collapse of Jamaica Century National financial entities continues to unfold, their former Chief Executive has paid back almost a US quarter million. The event and its repercussions are outlined. Segment 5 deals with elections in Britain and black voter apartheid which is described in the Murray’s polls, the New Nation polls and a report by Tory MP, Petra Bascombe. The final segment states that world yachtsman Tony Bullimore is stranded for four days in the Southern Ocean. The Bullimore’s experience is described. 1. Headlines (00:00-00:31) 2. One man grievously injured in Haiti's capital (00:35-00:45) 3. The OECS Secretariat wants responsibility for political unity in the sub region (03:46-04:55) 4. Jamaica Century National collapses (04:56-06:38) 5. With general elections in Britain only a few months away nine out of ten Black Britons say they will not vote (06:31-11:36) 6. The world yachtsman Tony Bullimore is stranded for four days in the Southern Ocean (11:41-15:22) |
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