26. Interview with Radames Tirado B 2004

Dublin Core

Title

Date

2004

Description

Former Vieques mayor describes the challenges a governor has, having to think about creating new jobs, receiving US funds and territory distribution while aligning all those things to the people's desires regarding the island. He speaks of agriculture on Vieques and all the different products that can be cultivated to generate money for the island and the people. He speaks of the Vieques laboratory and how it must include all aspects of Puerto Rico. Radamés Tirado Guevara says Vieques is a miracle when asked about the pros and cons of fragmentation on the island and how in his administrative roles he has helped negotiate strategies with the different groups on the island. He says he is hopeful that what lies ahead in Vieques’ future will be what the island wants.

Format

video

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Interviewee

Radames Tirado Guevara

Files

Collection

1998 - Present

Tags

Agriculture, Anthropocene, Baltasar Corrada del Río, Biopolitics, Clean Water Act, Dialogues (Vieques-Puerto Rico Government), Distrust, Environmental destruction, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Experience as Mayor (Challenges), Fish and Wildlife, funding assignation, Hegemony, Internal Conflicts, Irreparable damage, Land Speculation, Navy (Abuses), Navy (blocked Vieques development), Navy bombing site, Navy fears, Negotiations (Vieques-Puerto Rico Government), New challenges, Nomos of the earth, Police in Vieques, Pollution, Radames Tirado, Radamés Tirado (land negotiations with Navy), Ron Dellums, Saint Thomas, Strategies, Struggle (changes), Struggle (commitment), Sustainable development, Tourism, Vieques (agriculture), Vieques (fishing), Vieques Development, Vieques development plan, Vieques future, Vieques municipal government

Citation

“26. Interview with Radames Tirado B 2004,” Vieques Struggle: A Digital Video Archive, accessed April 24, 2024, https://vieques.iac.gatech.edu/items/show/311.