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…
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(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…
Great Bay — The infrastructure of both the public and private sector is currently in dire need of repairs after receiving a pounding from Hurricane Irma which was rated as a category five last Wednesday. This force of nature will result many doors closed temporarily, some permanently, but not Motorworld, according to Tariq Amjad, one of the Managing Directors, they have no plans to leave. By Milton Pieters Motorworld, the parent company of Dollar Car Thrifty, Caribbean Auto and Audi is just one of those car dealerships that have suffered tremendous losses. Anyone that had the rare opportunity to see…
September 19th, 2017 — The eye of Hurricane Maria passed over the Commonwealth of Dominica last night and into the early hours of this morning. Even while it was still impacting, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit posted the following: “Initial reports are of widespread devastation. So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace. My greatest fear for the morning is that we will wake to news of serious physical injury and possible deaths as a result of likely landslides triggered by persistent rains. So, far the winds have swept away the roofs of almost every person I…
PHILIPSBURG – The Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mr. William Marlin, on Monday afternoon stated that his answers to questions posed by a Dutch reporter last week were not properly reflected in the published report in the NRC Handelsblad. “I regret the unnecessary controversy which this has generated and the distraction from our main focus which is the recovery effort in which we need all positive hands on deck,” Marlin said. “The Dutch military has been doing a remarkable job. They are very much needed and the government and people of St. Maarten are grateful for their valuable contributions in…
