“The day before, I knew I had to prepare. Having had the experience of a few hurricanes ever since childhood, and after seeing what was to come on the radar, I thought I would prepare as best as I could for the worst, and it was the most I had prepared for any hurricane,” says Rhoda Arrindell, owner of SOiL, after hurricane Irma passed through St. Maarten – destroying the business she had spent all her resources on opening it the year ago. By Julie Alcin “I went shopping with my kids and stocked up on the necessary supplies. We…
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PHILIPSBURG — As the situation begins to normalize on the island of Sint Maarten and curfews issued during the evening hours, persons continue to violate this law and venture out on the streets without a hurricane pass. Between Wednesday September 20th and Thursday September 21st a total of 10 persons were arrested for the violation of the curfew. Three females in the group are also residing illegal on the island. All persons were taken to the Philipsburg Head Quarters were they will be processed and brought before the Prosecutor who will decide on how to further deal with these cases.…
PHILIPSBURG – Notice to all Sint Maarten residents: The management of Spirit Airlines, has planned a flight to Sint Maarten that will bring residents of Sint Maarten who are stranded and would like to return home from the United States of America. Residents with a Dutch passport or a valid Resident and / or Work Permit will be allowed to return to Sint Maarten. The Spirit Airlines flight will depart Fort Lauderdale on Friday, September 22 at 9 am and will arrive in Sint Maarten at 12 noon. Travelers need to report at the airport for 6 am. Reservations are…
PHILIPSBURG People of St. Maarten, Hurricane Maria, an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, has crawled past our island, dumping a significant amount of rain and brushing us with tropical storm force winds that still keep whistling in our heads. But through it all God has been with us. We therefore need to fall on our knees and thank Him for sparing us from the real wrath of Maria which has continued on its path of destruction towards the US Virgin Islands, particularly St. Croix, and the British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our…
(CTO Release) — The minister of tourism Robert Tonge sent this update in the early hours of this morning. It’s a running commentary of affected communities, most of which may be unfamiliar to you. The prime minister’s principal adviser Hartley Henry has said prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit will be airlifted to Antigua this morning from where he’ll deliver an address from the studios of ABS television at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Caribbean Time (4:30 p.m. in the UK) Roseau: Severe flooding and heavy damage throughout the city. No fatalities reported. The hospital and community centre lost their roofs. Kings Hill badly…
(WUNDERGROUND.COM) Ferocious Hurricane Maria made landfall around 6:15 am EDT Wednesday near Yabucoa in far southeast Puerto Rico as a top-end Category 4 storm, with peak sustained winds estimated at 155 mph. Maria was the second strongest hurricane ever recorded to hit Puerto Rico, behind only the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane, which killed 328 people on the island and caused catastrophic damage. Puerto Rico’s main island has also been hit by two other Category 4 hurricanes, the 1932 San Ciprian Hurricane, and the 1899 San Ciriaco Hurricane. In terms of top sustained wind, Maria is the fifth strongest hurricane…
CUL-DE-SAC — Even though a 24 hours curfew until further notice went into effect prior to the passing of hurricane “Maria”, to safeguard the safety and security of the community, numerous persons did not respect this measure and ventured out on the public streets anyhow. As a result hereof on Wednesday September 20th, at approximately 09.45 a.m. a total 8 persons were arrested on the A.J.C. Brouwers road and Bush road for the violation of the curfew. One of these persons was also caught with a quantity of marihuana in his possession, ready for distribution. The marihuana was confiscated for…
DEN HELDER — HMS Karel Doorman is headed for St. Maarten loaded with relief supplies, cranes, trucks, forklifts, construction material and personnel to assist with the relief efforts. The Dutch Navy ship is expected to arrive in St. Maarten in two weeks time.
Dear All, This message from Hartley Henry, the principal advisor to Dominica’s prime minister: This is Hartley Henry – Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica. It’s 4:30am and I just spoke with Prime Minister Skerrit via satellite phone. He and family are fine. Dominica is not!! Tremendous loss of housing and public buildings. The main general hospital took a beating. Patient care has been compromised. Many buildings serving as shelters lost roofs, which means that a very urgent need now is tarpaulins and other roofing materials. Little contact has been made with the outer communities but persons…
Dear Valued Customer Service Week participants: We would like to send our deepest condolences to the Eastern Caribbean based on the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. We are hopeful that you and your family members are safe and will soon recover from this massive Caribbean set back as soon as possible. Currently CSMA is planning to formally reschedule the First Annual Customer Service Week. We realize that the last week in September (SEPTEMBER 25TH -29TH) will not be possible due to the severe destruction of the island and rebuilding efforts. We will be speaking to the host hotel…
