Caribbean Report 14-08-1995

This report highlights Bermuda as hurricane Felix charges towards it during the scheduled vote for independence. Despite this threat, Chief Minister John Swan states that the independence poll is still on and gives legal reasons as to why the referendum should go ahead. In St. Vincent, the Owens Bank which was named in an Opposition motion of no confidence against the government, has responded to a series of questions based on allegations made against the Attorney General. In Montserrat, a series of tremors from its active volcano have rumbled across the island. Caribbean Report interviewed some residents to find out how they dealt with the tremors. In Trinidad, the main Opposition United National Congress (UNC) has expelled the controversial MP Hussie Bhaggan and moved to have Ms. Bhaggan's seat declared vacant. This was the first use of Trinidad and Tobago's Crossing the Floor Act. In cricket, the fifth test between England and the West Indies ended with the series delicately paused at two all. The sixth and final test starts on the 24th August at the Oval.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Crosskill, Hugh (anchor), Rush, George (correspondent), Swan, John (interviewee), Ransome, Debbie (correspondent), Williams, Colin (correspondent), Murphy, Pat (correspondent), Watkinson, Mike (interviewee)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1995-08-14
Subjects:	Hurricanes, > Bermuda Islands, Referendum, > Bermuda Islands, Political participation, > Bermuda Islands, Bermuda Islands, > History, > Autonomy and independence movements, Parliamentary practice, > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Political corruption, > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, > Politics and government, Volcanoes, > Montserrat, Volcanoes, > Social aspects, > Montserrat, Volcanoes, > Psychological aspects, Trinidad and Tobago, > Politics and government, Parliamentary practice, > Trinidad and Tobago, Politicians, > Trinidad and Tobago, Constitutional law, > Trinidad and Tobago, Cricket, > West Indies, Cricket, > Tournaments, > England,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/15841
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