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    Caribbean Report 12-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-12) Richards, Ken (anchor); Seon, Dennis (correspondent); Bird, Lester (interviewee); Jennings-Clark, Geoffrey (interviewee); Coughlan, Geraldine (correspondent); Junest, Jean (interviewee); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Patterson, Emma (correspondent); Barrow, Dean (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); Panday, Basdeo (interviewee); Manning, Patrick (interviewee); Pryce, Michael (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report highlights the cleanup operations in Antigua, one week after hurricane Luis. As policyholders put in claims for damages, the issue of reinsurance comes up again. Antigua's Prime Minister Lester Bird states that CARICOM needed to look quickly at the issue of regional reinsurance. Geoffrey Jennings-Clark, Executive Secretary of the Insurance Council of St. Lucia comments that there is a need for a simplified building code and governments should encourage sensible construction practices. In the aftermath of hurricane Luis, St. Martin is seeking to deport illegal Haitian immigrants. The Guatemalan Army is strengthening security along the demarcation line between Guatemala and Belize, after reports of alleged incursion by Belizean soldiers. Political analysts describe the comments made as pure rhetoric and suspect that the territorial dispute is being manipulated since Guatemala is facing a general elections in two months time. Belize's Foreign Minister Dean Barrow comments that the situation is being closely monitored and hopes that professionalism will prevail. In Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Patrick Manning denies knowledge of a death squad in the police service. In Jamaica, after introducing courts at night, a major problem hampering the general efficient running of the courts is public transportation.
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    Caribbean Report 13-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-13) Ransome, Debbie (anchor); Drakes, Peter (interviewee); Williams, Eddie (correspondent); Junest, Jean (interviewee); Ninvalle, Pete (correspondent); Norris, Carl (interviewee); Castle, Christopher (interviewee); Williams, Colin (correspondent); Alleyne, Gary (correspondent); Hayes, Rosie (correspondent); Annis, Carlos (interviewee); Giacomelli, Giorgio (interviewee); Rush, George (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    In this report, yet another storm threatens part of the Caribbean region. This time Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia are put on alert for tropical storm Marilyn. In Dutch St. Martin there are delays in the cleanup operations and the full details of the damages caused are slowly emerging. The hurricane caused the demolition of the shanty towns where illegal immigrants used to live and consequently, Dutch St. Martin is offering free passage home to these illegal immigrants. The very active hurricane season is impacting negatively on the insurance sector and could lead to increase premiums. Marine insurance could also rise ,this has implications for the tourism sector. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a different storm is brewing on the political future of the Attorney General Parnell Campbell who is expected to announce his resignation soon. In Jamaica, there is mounting speculation that the leading members of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) may be forming a third political party. Anti-drug units from around the world have been invited to a UN Conference in Havana, Cuba next month, to discuss ways to improve international cooperation. The Director-General of the UN Drug Control Program, Giorgio Giacomelli presented the Cuban Drug Commission with more than one million dollars worth of drug fighting equipment. In Bermuda, there is a storm of controversy about what to do with the American fast food chain McDonald's, as the US closes down its military bases there.