Gleaner, The (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Kingston, Kingston Sports Special Paul Ills scare ng for a place in the sun J WHAT MAKES A GREAT INDEX Foreign Opp ACTOM CARICOM PROFILE Trinidad St Vincent St Lucia Dominica Belize 13 t CRIME IN JAMAICA Daily Vol No 179 ESTABLISHED 1834 KINGSTON JAMAICA TUESDAY JULY PRICE TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES crisis deepens Prom Franklin McKnight PORT OF SPAIN Monday Truce efforts collapse IS THIS yesterday as these Government battled Reuter wirephoto No this was a scene from the streets of Trinidad two soldiers part of the troops loyal to the with rebel Black Muslim troops THE CRISIS in and Tobago deepened Monday night with the prospect of more bloodshed What appeared Monday to be the Imminent re- lease of Prime Minister Robinson and members of the Government of the state fell apart The Muslim rebels holding the Prime Minister and about 40 others as hostages were said to be split into two factions adding further danger to the situation Chief Information Officer Dr Gregory Shaw said last The government has not agreed to the damand of the group holding the Prime Minister and members of his Government and other persons be- ing held hostage since they burst into Parliament Friday evening That statement was a complete reversal of one made about an hour earlier at a press conference when a high-level officer in the army and a government spokesman held out hope for the freeing of hostages by Tuesday morning Under the agreement that was being discussed by telephone be- tween the Government and the Black Muslims about 25 hostages at the government television tion will first be freed and taken to the army base Their captors In- the leader of the Black Muslim community Abu Bakr would then be allowed to go back to their commune just outside the capital Port of Spain Hostages The other set of hostages including Prime Minister Robinson would then be allowed out of the ment building where 16 of them are being held They would also be taken to the army headquarters for medical tests including tion by a psychiatrist The captors would also be allowed to go back to their commune but the spokesman could not say what action could be taken against the Muslim rebels who are said to have killed about 30 people They could not say even if nal charges would be pressed What appeared to have smashed the prospect for a settlement of the deepening crisis was the demand by the Black Muslims that they be allowed to take their arms back to their commune said a government spokesman who spoke on condition that he not be identified Even while the senior army officer and government spokesman addressed the press from all around the world at a conference at the Holiday Inn In the capital looting and gunfire were taking place in the city re- porters who were shot at said The death toll is now estimated to be between 40 and 80 but the army denied that any of Its men had died Major Dave Williams said however that three soldiers have been shot and wounded none Reports about police shot dead nave not been confirmed The Black Muslim rebels led by Abu Bakr were said to be ling among themselves One set were trying to leave the main tele- vision building before daybreak Monday and raced back into the building after coming under a hail of gunfire from the security forces Part of the reason for the split in the ranks of the rebels was Abu Bakr was not at Red House the red brick renaissance ment building where Prime ister Robinson was shot in both feet The rebel leader therefore has less likelihood of leaving the ing unarmed because he has low profile hostages at the television station than does his lieutenant at the parliament building Jamaican troops off A CONTINGENT of Jamaican diers is now in Barbados in iness for any request for help from the Trinidad and Tobago ment which has been under siege since Friday when rebels stormed the Parliament and held Prime ister A N R and some of his ministers hostage Acting Prime Minister P J terson said in a statement day that a Company of the First Battalion Jamaica Regiment com- manded by Colonel T Lewis had been permitted by the Defence Board to proceed immediately to Bridgetown and remain there to permit a ready response to any invitation for help from the Government A Barbadian by birth Colonel Lewis is in Barbados to get a closer assessment of the situation so that the Government of Jamaica would be properly advised how best to assist in the worrying situation Mr Patterson said He said close consultation has been maintained with other COM governments which have con- the attempted coup and have pledged their co-operation and support He continued It appears having regard to reports of arson and ing that the Security Forces in Trinidad and Tobago will be in need of support to maintain law and order before eventual normalcy can be restored Mr Patterson said the Jamaican contingent is being placed in a state of readiness to work with any other CARICOM forces that become available in accordance with the requirements as determined by the Security Forces of Trinidad and Tobago Junior Dowie photo RECEIVES Mexican President Mr Carlos Salinas de Gortari left placing the decoration of the Order of the Aztec Eagle around Acting Prime Minister Mr Patterson at Vale Royal yesterday At centre is Mr Fernando Solana Mexican secretary of external affairs Story on page List of hostages From Franklin THE Government of Trinidad and Tobago released for the first time the names of all those being held hostage in the Parliament building m the city In addition to Prime Minister Robinson who they say has been shot in both legs the other hostages Selby son Minister of Finance Dr Hosein Minister of Health Selvin Richardson Minister of tional Security who is said to be shot and injured Jennifer son Minister of Youth Sport ture and Creative Arts Gloria ry Minister of Social Development and Family Development Eden Shand Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs and International Trade Joseph Toney Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister also shot and injured Dr Anselm St George Deputy Speaker ber of Parliament In the National Alliance for Reconstruction Rawle Raphael MP in NAR Kelvin MP in the Opposition United National Congress John Humphrey MP UNC Trevor Sudama MP UNC Raymond MP UNC Assam to the ed Kingdom and Reynold dez Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security CARICOM Summit opens By Winsome Smith WITH terror and turmoil in and Tobago the COM Heads of Government summit begins today at the Jamaica Con- ference Centre in downtown ton Already the crisis in the island republic has overshadowed the economic concerns on the da facing 12 Prime Ministers in the region As CARICOM convenes it is dent that all major issues such as the illicit drug problem the Com- mon External Tariff the Caribbean Stock Exchange and Caribbean Court of Appeal among others will crisis overshadows economic concerns play second fiddle to the dilemma In Trinidad The leaders are expected to look urgently at security in their tive nations and how best to avoid a recurrence of the Trinidadian situation CARICOM Secretary General Mr Roderick Rainford at a news con- ference on Sunday said the absence of the Trinidadian Prime Minister Robinson from the ence will be a matter of concern but this will not stop the meeting from doing meaningful business However he said decisions made cannot become official unless the consent of any absent government Is gained Trinidad and Tobago Is expected to give a report on the status of preparation for as well as to initiate discussion on the matter of an international criminal court Also on the agenda are the ening of the CARICOM community of arrangements for the Caribbean Stock Exchange and the general status of those steps ex- to foster the creation of a single CARICOM market including the Common External Tariff Acting Prime Minister terson who will be presiding said In a broadcast Sunday night that one matter expected to command much attention at the Summit is the preparatory work for the Re- Economic Conference They will consider strategies for the eco- nomic development of the countries of the region He said that bearing In mind the rapid and profound International economic changes now taking place It was obvious that the con- ference was of enormous cance and would assist in charting the path of future economic in the Caribbean twice a You've heard The Iron Story You know why yon need iron Take twice daily helping to keep your organs in tune Co Ltd Ltd 2 Ton 060 of Group of Companies Get Covere 1 b agle Shield rrif imn i n
