{"id":4785,"date":"2010-12-29T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2011-01-02T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2011-01-02T12:39:39","slug":"greens-to-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=4785","title":{"rendered":"Greens to get $$ &#8211; No Black Staff Please"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Greens refused dark-skinned staff at Hospital\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60FRaRQXabY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nOn  December 31, 2010, TV6 News reported that the Greens requested not to have dark-skinned doctors and nurses attend to Mrs. Green at the Mount Hope Hospital.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<big><b>Greens to get $$<\/b><\/big><\/p>\n<p><i>By Darcel Choy and Karl Cupid<br \/>\nDecember 29, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,133196.html\">newsday.co.tt<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=4785\"><img src='http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blogimg\/pmgreen.jpg' width='150' height='100' border='0' class='alignleft' alt='Peter and Murium Green' title='Peter and Murium Green' \/><\/a>British couple Peter and Murium Green can expect compensation in early 2011, Justice Minister Herbert Volney promised on behalf of the Government yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview recently in the London Daily Mail, the Greens complained they had seen no sign of compensation or even respect from officials in Tobago.<\/p>\n<p>The Greens were attacked by a cutlass wielding man on August 1, 2009 at their Bacolet home. Murium, 61, suffered wounds to her face and jaw, while Peter, 66, suffered wounds to his face and head.<\/p>\n<p>They were taken to the Scarborough Regional Hospital where they received preliminary treatment before being air-lifted to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. Peter described the treatment they received at the Mt Hope hospital as appalling.<\/p>\n<p>In a media statement yesterday, the Justice Ministry said Volney has expressed commitment to assist them \u201cas far as the governing Acts and Laws under which the Ministry of Justice operates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister on behalf of the Government assures that some compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act will be forthcoming in early 2011,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said the Criminal Injuries Compensation Unit (CICU) of the Ministry of Justice received a formal application for compensation from the Greens on July 11, this year, and in the months since has conducted its own investigations and reviews into the couple\u2019s tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>The file and attendant recommendations have been duly prepared and are awaiting the consideration of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. The membership of the board is before Cabinet for approval, the Justice Ministry said. The Ministry also said the Greens have been made aware of the status of their matter before the CICU.<\/p>\n<p>Also responding was the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), through the Division of Tourism and Transportation (DTT), which reiterated its condemnation against the attack on the Greens.<\/p>\n<p>The division emphasised officials have \u201cgone beyond the call of duty\u201d to support the Greens in their time of trial and revealed that $93,000 was spent to ensure the couple\u2019s son, Martin, and Peter\u2019s sister, Anna Vines were brought to Trinidad to be at their bedside for as long as it was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The division indicated that Martin stayed 21 days while Vines stayed 12 days at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. The division stressed that at no time did THA Chief Secretary Orville London or any other THA official make a commitment to the Greens for compensation. However, the division said it was instrumental in linking Martin with the CICU. It also had a member of staff in constant contact with the Greens\u2019 relatives and various agencies such as the British High Commission and the police.<\/p>\n<p>London accompanied by the Secretary of Tourism and Transportation visited the Greens at their bedside in Mt Hope, according to the division. Then Tourism Minister Joseph Ross also visited the Greens on many occasions.<\/p>\n<p>London yesterday reiterated he never promised compensation to the Greens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not and could not have made any promise of compensation; we could not have that kind of communication,\u201d he told Newsday, pointing out that when he visited the victims at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Peter was in a medically induced coma while Murium was barely coherent. London said the question of compensation was broached by a relative of the victims. \u201cWe have to be careful that we make commitments that our resources cannot handle, and set precedents that we can\u2019t uphold,\u201d London observed.<\/p>\n<p>He said the THA continues to empathise with the Greens over what he acknowledged was a \u201cvery unfortunate\u201d incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout their ordeal, the THA has acted responsibly and with sensitivity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He recounted that Murium had asserted the cutlass attack by one depraved mind did not personify the Tobago she and her husband had come to know.<\/p>\n<p>London said some aspects of the Mail article \u201ccould have a negative impact on the United Kingdom (tourist) market, one of our biggest markets on the Europe front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA), in a statement yesterday, said there was no breach of medical or nursing protocols in the care provided to the victims at the Scarborough Hospital following the incident. The TRHA said personnel at the Accident and Emergency Department successfully treated and stabilised the wounds of the victims who were immediately airlifted to the Mt Hope hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The THA Division of Tourism and Transport also said yesterday it was satisfied the Greens received care that was of a \u201chigh professional standard\u201d at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. The division noted then Health Minister Jerry Narace had indicated he was commended by the Office of the British High Commission for the care the Greens received.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, Head of the Tobago Police Division, ACP Allan Crooks, in response to the couple\u2019s complaint that they were not being informed about the case, said the investigator continues to be in contact with the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks said the Greens have been advised they would only be required to return to Tobago to give evidence before the court when the matter goes to trial. He noted the matter has not yet reached that stage. An east Tobago man, Clint Alexis, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and the case is pending before the Scarborough courts. It is due for hearing on January 11. <\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,133196.html<\/p>\n<p><b>Related News<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/I_MADE_NO_PROMISES-112582974.html\">I made no promises<\/a><br \/>\nTobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London said yesterday he never offered to compensate a British couple who were victims of crime on the island. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/beta\/sport\/2010\/12\/29\/london-we-made-no-commitment\">London: We made no commitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/_It_s_about_justice_-112582969.html\">&#8216;It&#8217;s about justice&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8230;Peter Green: Money will go to charity<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/Volney__Board_for_victims_soon-112582964.html\">Volney: Board for victims soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/T_T_envoy__Pay_the_Greens-112582954.html\">T&amp;T envoy: Pay the Greens<\/a><br \/>\nIN its challenge to boost tourism, the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) should make a commitment to tourists that they would be compensated if attacked by criminals, says Garvin Nicholas,Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http:\/\/c.gigcount.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.11NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTM2MTg*NzE3MDMmcHQ9MTI5MzYxODQ3OTA2MiZwPSZkPSZnPTImbz1iYzY3YzAzMWE4ZTg*N2YzODgzZjc2YjRi\/ZGI4NWUxNCZvZj*w.gif\" \/><object name=\"kaltura_player_1293618479\" id=\"kaltura_player_1293618479\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowNetworking=\"all\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" height=\"330\" width=\"400\" data=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_j3uqkh5b\/uiconf_id\/1892491\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_j3uqkh5b\/uiconf_id\/1892491\"\/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p><b>Related News: December 28, 2010<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/Greens_surprised_by_angry__reaction_to_Tobago_attack_report-112530784.html\">Greens surprised by angry reaction to Tobago attack report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.co.tt\/crime_and_court\/0,133173.html\">&#8216;Tobago not fantastic&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nThe following report by Polly Dunbar of the London Daily Mail was published on December 26, Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/Greens_strike_back-112530799.html\">Greens strike back<\/a><br \/>\nENGLISH nationals Peter and Murium Green plan to demonstrate outside the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission in London as they seek to have concerns about compensation from the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) for their medical bills addressed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/_I_am_trying_2_work_out_a_deal_for_you_ll_on_the_house_and_land_-112530794.html\">&#8216;I am trying 2 work out a deal for you&#8217;ll on the house and land&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nSome of the correspondence between the Green family and former Tourism and Industrial Development Company (TIDCO) director Farid Hinds: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/commentaries\/Kick_in_teeth_for_Tobago_tourism_-112532354.html\">Kick in teeth for Tobago tourism<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b>Related News: December 27, 2010<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/news\/BOYCOTT-TOBAGO-112487594.html\">Boycott Tobago<\/a><br \/>\nALREADY crippled by record low tourist arrivals, Tobago was given another blow after a British couple who were attacked by a cutlass- wielding man at their Bacolet home last year made a public appeal for nationals of the United Kingdom to stay away from the sister isle.<\/p>\n<p><big><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-1341563\/We-virtually-hacked-death-machete-Tobago--authorities-did-ask-tell-world-fantastic-island.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\">We were virtually hacked to death with a machete in Tobago&#8230; but all the authorities did was to ask us to tell the world about their &#8216;fantastic&#8217; island<\/a><\/b><\/big><br \/>\n<i>By Polly Dunbar<br \/>\n26th December 2010<\/i><br \/>\nIt was a conversation that, even now, Peter and Murium Green find difficult to believe ever actually took place.<br \/>\nFarid Hinds, a minister for tourism on the Caribbean island of Tobago, had turned up at their home in Somerset bearing gifts \u2013 an ornament featuring a miniature steel drum and a brightly patterned sarong.<br \/>\nThe couple invited Mr Hinds in and, in return, they were asked to return to Tobago to take part in its annual carnival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-1341563\/We-virtually-hacked-death-machete-Tobago--authorities-did-ask-tell-world-fantastic-island.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\">Full Article : dailymail.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 31, 2010, TV6 News reported that the Greens requested not to have dark-skinned doctors and nurses attend to Mrs. Green at the Mount Hope Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[479,21,6,490,1,5,178,7,55,56,8],"tags":[85,44,1015,49,1062],"class_list":["post-4785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-complaints","category-crime","category-england","category-general-tt","category-international","category-media","category-politics","category-tobago","category-tourism","category-violence","tag-abuse","tag-crime-in-tt","tag-politics","tag-tt-govt","tag-tha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4785"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4812,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4785\/revisions\/4812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}