Browsing by Author "Seon, Dennis (correspondent)"

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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 15-09-1995
    (The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-09-15) Orr, Carol (anchor); Carle, Lee (correspondent); Barnhill, Bobbie (correspondent); James, Edison (interviewee); Seon, Dennis (correspondent); Norton, Michael (correspondent); Black, Richard (correspondent); Wigram, Sophie (correspondent); Chanderpaul, Indra (interviewee); Fraser, Tony (correspondent); The British Broadcasting Corporation
    This report highlights the situation in both the US and British Virgin Islands as they prepare to bear the brunt of hurricane Marilyn. Officials in Dominica report on additional damage to the country's housing stock and Prime Minister Edison James assesses the effects of hurricane Marilyn. Martinique, St. Martin and Antigua report on the passage of hurricane Marilyn. In Haiti, the US Embassy has urged massive participation in the second round of legislative elections. However, several opposition parties plan to boycott as they claim there is alleged fraud in the first round. A team of forensic scientists will begin the task of exhuming the bodies from mass graves in Haiti to determine exactly who is buried there and how the people were killed. At the close of the UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, there were pledges to push for change but it was accepted that implementation would be difficult. The issue of poverty was a focal point at the conference and calls for an international commitment to resources dedicated to women's issues were made. In Trinidad and Tobago, the Public Service Association (PSA) claimed victory in its attempt to have workers stay off the job. The protest is against government's refusal to increase its offer to improve upon the terms of the back-pay settlement to the public servants.