Caribbean Report 02-01-2003

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Main Authors: The British Broadcasting Corporation, Niles, Bertram (anchor), Meade, Ben (correspondent), Blann, Susie (correspondent), Hamilton, Conrad (correspondent), Phillips, Peter (interviewee), Coid, Jeremy (speaker), Wickham, Peter (interviewee), Spencer, Baldwin (speaker), Dan, George (speaker), Fraser, Tony (correspondent)
Other Authors: The University of the West Indies
Format: Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:English
Published: The British Broadcasting Corporation 2003-01-02
Subjects:Escaped prisoners, > Puerto Rico, Murder, > Jamaica, Criminal justice, Administration of, > Great Britain, Blacks, > Great Britain, Elections, > Caribbean Area, Telecommunication, > Employees, Telecommunication, > Caribbean Area, Presidents, > Venezuela, Demonstrations, > Venezuela, Political leadership, > Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Area, > Colonial influence, Great Britain, > Colonies, > History, Child labor, > Caribbean Area, Child prostitution, > Caribbean Area, Carnival, > Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sailing, > Records, > Great Britain, Chávez Frías, Hugo, Cable and Wireless, ltd., Caribbean diaspora, > Great Britain, African diaspora, > Great Britain, Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2139/46009
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topic Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico
Murder -- Jamaica
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Blacks -- Great Britain
Elections -- Caribbean Area
Telecommunication -- Employees
Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area
Presidents -- Venezuela
Demonstrations -- Venezuela
Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Child labor -- Caribbean Area
Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area
Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain
Chávez Frías, Hugo
Cable and Wireless, ltd.
Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain
African diaspora -- Great Britain
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited
Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico
Murder -- Jamaica
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Blacks -- Great Britain
Elections -- Caribbean Area
Telecommunication -- Employees
Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area
Presidents -- Venezuela
Demonstrations -- Venezuela
Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Child labor -- Caribbean Area
Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area
Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain
Chávez Frías, Hugo
Cable and Wireless, ltd.
Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain
African diaspora -- Great Britain
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited
spellingShingle Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico
Murder -- Jamaica
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Blacks -- Great Britain
Elections -- Caribbean Area
Telecommunication -- Employees
Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area
Presidents -- Venezuela
Demonstrations -- Venezuela
Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Child labor -- Caribbean Area
Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area
Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain
Chávez Frías, Hugo
Cable and Wireless, ltd.
Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain
African diaspora -- Great Britain
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited
Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico
Murder -- Jamaica
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Blacks -- Great Britain
Elections -- Caribbean Area
Telecommunication -- Employees
Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area
Presidents -- Venezuela
Demonstrations -- Venezuela
Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Child labor -- Caribbean Area
Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area
Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain
Chávez Frías, Hugo
Cable and Wireless, ltd.
Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain
African diaspora -- Great Britain
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited
The British Broadcasting Corporation
Niles, Bertram (anchor)
Meade, Ben (correspondent)
Blann, Susie (correspondent)
Hamilton, Conrad (correspondent)
Phillips, Peter (interviewee)
Coid, Jeremy (speaker)
Wickham, Peter (interviewee)
Spencer, Baldwin (speaker)
Dan, George (speaker)
Fraser, Tony (correspondent)
Caribbean Report 02-01-2003
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Niles, Bertram (anchor)
Meade, Ben (correspondent)
Blann, Susie (correspondent)
Hamilton, Conrad (correspondent)
Phillips, Peter (interviewee)
Coid, Jeremy (speaker)
Wickham, Peter (interviewee)
Spencer, Baldwin (speaker)
Dan, George (speaker)
Fraser, Tony (correspondent)
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topic_facet Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico
Murder -- Jamaica
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Blacks -- Great Britain
Elections -- Caribbean Area
Telecommunication -- Employees
Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area
Presidents -- Venezuela
Demonstrations -- Venezuela
Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Child labor -- Caribbean Area
Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area
Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain
Chávez Frías, Hugo
Cable and Wireless, ltd.
Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain
African diaspora -- Great Britain
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited
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Coid, Jeremy (speaker)
Wickham, Peter (interviewee)
Spencer, Baldwin (speaker)
Dan, George (speaker)
Fraser, Tony (correspondent)
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spelling oai:oai:uwispace.sta.uwi.edu:2139:2139-460092019-10-08T15:04:25Z Caribbean Report 02-01-2003 The British Broadcasting Corporation Niles, Bertram (anchor) Meade, Ben (correspondent) Blann, Susie (correspondent) Hamilton, Conrad (correspondent) Phillips, Peter (interviewee) Coid, Jeremy (speaker) Wickham, Peter (interviewee) Spencer, Baldwin (speaker) Dan, George (speaker) Fraser, Tony (correspondent) The University of the West Indies Escaped prisoners -- Puerto Rico Murder -- Jamaica Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain Blacks -- Great Britain Elections -- Caribbean Area Telecommunication -- Employees Telecommunication -- Caribbean Area Presidents -- Venezuela Demonstrations -- Venezuela Political leadership -- Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Area -- Colonial influence Great Britain -- Colonies -- History Child labor -- Caribbean Area Child prostitution -- Caribbean Area Carnival -- Saint Kitts and Nevis Sailing -- Records -- Great Britain Chávez Frías, Hugo Cable and Wireless, ltd. Caribbean diaspora -- Great Britain African diaspora -- Great Britain Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited 1. Headlines (00:00-00:26) 2. Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have recaptured four of five murder convicts who made a dramatic escape from a maximum security prison in Ponce. Police are continuing their search for the remaining prisoner. Ben Meade reports (00:27-02:19) 3. The murder rate in Jamaica showed a modest seven percent decline in 2002 but the government still deems the figure of one thousand and forty-five murders unacceptable. National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips says anti-crime measures will be stepped up country-wide in 2003. Conrad Hamilton reports (02:20-04:09 4. In Britain researchers are calling for an independent inquiry into the country’s justice system after finding that people of African and Caribbean origin are more likely to be sent to prison. Professor Jeremy Coid who led the study said blacks are more likely to receive imprisonment, even though it’s their first offence (04:10-04:47) 5. In 2002 there were general elections in three Caribbean nations, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica where the governing parties stayed in office and the Bahamas where there was a change of government. Although no elections are scheduled in 2003, Peter Wickham tells Bertram Niles why Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is likely to call one (04:48-08:30) 6. Cable and Wireless which is battling new telecoms' competition in the Caribbean wants to add another forty to the one hundred and forty already laid off in Jamaica. Meanwhile Barbados is the latest Caribbean market where a battle for telecoms' share is looming. Susie Blann reports (08:31-10:10) 7. Government and opposition leaders in Venezuela are due to re-start negotiations to end the country’s political crisis. They are awaiting the arrival of the official mediator, the Secretary General of the OAS, César Gaviria. The goal of the Opposition's national strike is to force the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez out of office (10:11-10:46) 8. Antigua’s Opposition Leader, Baldwin Spencer reacts to an offer from Prime Minister, Lester Bird for a bi-partisan approach to some burning national issues by saying that the latter’s agenda needs to be broadened and include issues like electoral reform, a matter on which both sides are currently at odds (10:47-12:07) 9. In Britain, secret files released by the public record office show the husband of Queen Elizabeth casting doubt on the granting of independence to seven Caribbean colonies. In 1965, Prince Phillip told then British Prime Minister Harold Wilson that under British protection the islands could become viable and even prosperous (12:08-12:49) 10. One story type that is not being highlighted by Caribbean media is the existence of wide-spread child labour. A study sponsored by the International Labour Organisation Office in Port of Spain finds that child labour exists in this region in its worst form, child prostitution. This Tony Fraser report includes Dr. Dan's appeal to the media (12:50-14:50) 11. A fifteen year old British schoolboy is at the half-way mark in his bid to become the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean single-handedly. Seb Clover is racing his father Ian in the head to head solo race from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Antigua, a three thousand mile journey (14:51-15:06) 12. In closing, the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis are winding down their annual Carnival celebrations. The final parade of bands is taking place in its capital, Basseterre (15:07-15:32) 2018-10-02T15:14:20Z 2018-10-02T15:14:20Z 2003-01-02 Recording, oral CAR3789 http://hdl.handle.net/2139/46009 en The BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011 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. Stereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 bit 15 min. 32 sec. Sound, mp3 application/octet-stream Caribbean Area. The British Broadcasting Corporation