Conditions in St. Thomas, It is around 6 pm AST, the power has been turned back on here in St. Thomas. I have just driven around the island. The curfew was lifted around three pm. The northern side of the island continues to get strong gusts and it is on this side that I saw the most foliage damage. The waters in the Charlotte Amalie harbour were pretty choppy. Grocery stores, K-mart, Blockbuster and Pizza Hut were open so residence in need of supplies, food or entertainment will have their needs met. From the look of things we have been fortunate. I think activities will be back to normal tomorrow.

Hi, hope everyone in the region is safe and well.
Can anyone tell me if the airports at St Kitts and Anguilla are yet open?

Also is there any news of LIAT are they flying in and out of Antigua yet?

PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN - On Sunday the Governor General of the
Netherlands Antilles Jaime Saleh, the Prime Minister Suzy Camelia-Romer and
the Minister of Finance Russell Voges, visited the island to assess the
situation for themselves, and to meet with the Island Government. They
were also given a tour of the island.

The Island Government will meet on Monday to assess the clean-up and to
review preliminary assessment reports.

The Department of Public Works continues to assess the situation on the
island. Clean-up crews continued on Sunday throughout certain districts
clearing parts of the roads.

A final assessment of damages to the public and private sectors in relation
to $ figures is still being compiled. The Island Government is hoping to
get some financial assistance.

No reports of people being homeless were reported. Overall one person was
killed due to a landslide in the Oyster Pond area; 125 people were treated
for very minor injuries and bruises.

Sections of the road leading to the Oyster Pond area was damaged.

All tourist related businesses will be fully operational on Monday as staff
members report to work. Business owners will do their own assessment of
what needs to be done if they experienced any damage. A majority of
businesses that usually open on Saturdays and Sundays were open:
Restaurants, Casino's, Night Clubs, Supermarkets, Grocery Stores, Gas
Stations, Pizzaria's etc.

The majority of residential districts have electricity and
telecommunications, however utility work crews continued on Sunday to work
on those subscribers who still did not have those essential services. This
work is expected to continue for several days until all subscribers have
those services.

Saba Reports Close to Naf.300,000 in Damages

Lt. Governor of the Island Territory of Saba Antoine Solagnier, states that
a preliminary assessment shows that there is close to Naf.300,000 in
damages caused by Hurricane Jose. A final assessment is expected on Monday
and this will be forwarded to the Federal Government for possible
reconstruction and development aid. Solagnier says that part of the
damages can be covered by the Island Government, but external assistance
will be needed.

Members of the Executive Council on Sunday met with Governor General Jaime
Saleh, Prime Minister Suzy Camelia-Romer, and Minister of Finance Russell
Voges. The aforementioned delegation visited the island to assess the
damage. Members of the Executive Council briefed the delegation about the
situation.

The road leading to the Fort Bay Harbour is closed to vehicular traffic due
to the threat of landslides. On Sunday the Fire Department was busy
washing down some of the rocks from the hillside which pose a threat of
coming down at a later stage.

The Fire Department will continue with its assignment on Monday and
according to the Lt. Governor/Chief of Police Antoine Solagnier, hopefully
the road will be open to vehicular traffic by Monday afternoon. Damages to
this area is estimated at Naf.30,000 which also includes the Recreational
Building at the harbour.

Commissioner of Port Affairs Will Johnson says that an alternative road to
the harbour is needed as can be seen from the events caused by Hurricane
Jose. Johnson says that this alternative road must be seriously looked
into.

Another area that has been damaged is the Well's Bay Road where a wall was
washed away. The Juancho Yrausquin Airport has Naf.150,000 in damages. An
embankment near the apron as well as a fence was washed away. The airport
however is open to commercial traffic.

There is an amount of sedimentation built up behind the Capt. L.A.I. Chance
Pier. An amount of Naf.75,000 has been budgeted to dredge this area behind
the pier before it is washed to the inside of pier causing a hazard to
maritime traffic. Their may also be damage some damage to the inside of
the Fishermen's Wharf as well as to the inside of the Chance Pier.

There was a number of landslides in The Bottom as well as in the village of
Hell's Gate. Part of the road network was blocked, but later cleared by
the Public Works Department.

The tourism infrastructure is ok according to the Director of Tourism Glenn
Holm. Their was some minor flooding which has already been taken care of.

Electricity and telecommunications is up and running. Saba GEBE Manager
Dexter Johnson stated on Sunday that lightning had struck a transformer
which knocked out the electricity, but this was repaired by GEBE personnel.

Commissioner Johnson added that during the past days the island received 18
to 191/2 inches of rain. "Jugglars Pool in Rendevouz was full and
overflowing. It formed a lake and attracted tourists and medical students
to the site. Back in 1955 we had the Alice flood which brought with it in
four hours 24 inches of rain," Johnson stated.

Antoine Solagnier says that he would like to thank the personnel of the
Department of Public Works, the Marines as well as the Fire Department and
residents for their roles in the orderly preparation before the hurricane
and the clean-up thereafter.

The Governor General's delegation was given an island tour with the
exception of the harbour area. The delegation was also accompanied by the
National Disaster Coordinator as well as a Military representative.

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