Our vessels were safely secured for the hurricane and so did not sustain any major damage. Just some broken glass windows from flying debris but that is the least. We are ready to resume operations between the islands as soon as the ports are functioning again both here and on SXM.
All our families were affected but we thank God for spared life.
Our (GB) base headquarters in the Valley was severely damaged and so the office is not functional but we hope to have it up and running for October. In the meantime, we communicate via our phones.
We anticipate Anguilla to be restored to full functionality within the next few months. From all reports, we did not fare as badly as the other islands which were hit by Irma.
We thank God that the majority of our housing across the island were unharmed and there was no major loss of life (1 life lost). The majority of the damages to housing was to the older wooden structures or structures with wooden roofing.
All the grocers are open and fully operational. The utility companies are working hard trying to restore electricity and running water. They expect to have The Valley fully restored with electricity before the end of the month.
All our schools were badly damaged however, they will resume on October 2nd albeit in temporary alternate facilities.
Already across the island the vegetation which was badly beaten, are pushing out new green leaves thus restoring some colour to the island.
All our efforts here are concentrated on bringing the island back to normal and in some cases better functioning.
