Ravaged By Hurricane Joaquin, Bahamas Gets Much-Needed Aid From BVI
- Beverly Lewis
- October 12, 2015
TORTOLA -- The BVI has agreed for the deployment of persons to support the response and recovery efforts in the Bahamas, following a request from the Regional Response mechanism and the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC). Following the passage of Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin a number of Caribbean Islands were affected including the Southern and Central Bahamas Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti. Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said that his Government has received requests for assistance for personnel from the Department of Disaster Management and the BVI Electricity Corporation to provide immediate technical support to the Government of the Bahamas and has readily agreed to provide the necessary support Premier Smith stated, “The Impact from a Category 4 hurricane can be significant and although there has been destruction in many of the affected islands, there has only been one death reported in Haiti. We must be thankful for that. We must now turn our ef...
