Ending BBC Caribbean Service considered politically unwise for region’s public opinion

Sunday, March 27th 2011 - 04:53 UTC

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BBC Caribbean Service has made its final broadcast, ending seven decades of programming for the region. The service is being shut as part of budget cuts announced by the BBC World Service in January. Read full article

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GeoffWard
It's not just the Caribbean that feel that this is the end of an era - the Russian service and the Chinese service have been similarly closed down., as well as many minor services.

Importantly, why close Russia and China?

These are major world players that might benefit as would the UK from the cultural dimensions of these world services in the English and indigenous languages.

If the new BBC Online is anything to go by, these great 'overseas' provisions will be replaced by Tweets, Twitters and other 'social-network'-type anodyne substitutes.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 02:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Their could be many reasons why the BBC is scaling back so fast,
some say a retirement of the UK in general.
But then again she is a powerful unit, taxpayer funded,
but like a lot of things nowadays she becomes top heavy with money.
And bottom light with pennies, the BBC does a lot of good, but she could do better, but lack of interest in the public, and more essence on paying over the top performers and the like, millions of pounds just got to much. mm
Mar 27th, 2011 - 07:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Be serious
Lol. Jack Warner (Fifa)was heavily influenced by the BBC. So influenced in fact that he voted against England getting the Football World Cup. Not that I'm bothered - hate Football, love Rugby (Union).
Mar 29th, 2011 - 10:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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