Montserrat - Life for remaining islanders

(27 Aug 1997) T/I: 10:40:25
Embarrassed by charges of being tight-fisted and disorganised over the way it's helping the volcano threatened colony of Montserrat, Britain is to review how it treats the remains of its empire.
Some 5,000 residents on the island are opting to stay instead of evacuating to neighbouring Antigua. Britain started the evacuation exercise two weeks ago but it may now be halted as fewer than 40 people, instead of the 2,000 Britain expected, had taken up the offer.
However, life is hard for those staying behind. The cost of everyday goods is high and many shops have closed their doors. The rest of the island's 11,000 people have fled since the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted two years ago.
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MONTSERRAT. 27 AUGUST, 1997
Town street;
VS closed shopfronts, inc. Royal Bank of Canada, Colonial Life Insurance;
People at pavement stall;
VS goods in stall;
SOT woman describing the high costs of vegetables;
Man enters shop;
CU sign;
CU cheque;
t-shirt;
VS goods in shop;
SOT man in shop, describing difficulties of doing business;
VS shop interior;
SOT shopowner, saying there is now a void in the economic system that must be urgently fixed;
CA shop;
SOT man saying he'll have to stop accepting credit cards;
MS interior shop;
WS people on street,
volcano in distance;
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[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Spent 17 days on the island with a film crew. Couldn’t / wouldn’t eat the “Mountain Chickens” so ate local ice cream and drank imported ginger ale. One morning, 2 giant Iguanas were fighting on my front porch for hours blocking my exit from my little cottage. Missed my call time. Shot all night in/on a jungle/golf course. Went to the outdoor market in town last and saw a million flies undulating on the raw meat hanging from tent posts. Perhaps that shaped my appetite more than I realized. Eric Clapton had just left and The Police were set to arrive - working at Air Studio. More “stars” than are in the night skies flew all the way there just to record with George Martin, The Master of the Mix with the Midas Touch. We had tea with him. It was lovely. It was a young boys paradise. As for me -not being a young boy…we’ve had our fun telling the tale.

[@Maruragakari]

Why not eat the chicken

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

@@Maruragakari A Mountain Chicken is a huge frog. Nope. Not for me.

[@hotoffthepresspig]

good video keep it up

[@hotoffthepresspig]

can i use these quotes in an article

[@zillogullu33]

This is the closest Caribbean accent to jamaican english

[@cozyhobbies_]

And closest to an Irish accent

[@Tunup1017]

nice video.

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I want to know information about this carrot, can you help me?

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[@number6Mclovin]

Irish accents.they sound like they are from Cork.