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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Dagenais" <donalddagenais2@hotmail.com> To: <huski@vincysurf.com> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 4:29 PM Subject: Palm Island Resort Update > Dear Mr. Huskinson, > > > I read your posting concerning Palm Island on Storm Carib and would like > to take this opportunity to relate to you our current situation. > > We still have guests in the Resort. All our guests were able to return to > their rooms the day following the storm. > We still have a jetty...and we had arrivals this week, and are able to > function normally with staff pick ups from Union etc. > We have only lost 2% of our Palm trees. > > > All of our staff are presently employed, and working as a team to prepare > for our opening on November 8, 2004. > > Should you have any further questions yourself or from your readers, > please call us at 458-8824. We do not wish to discourage our staff and > friends with incorrect information about our beautiful island. > > Don Dagenais > General Manager > Palm Island Resort > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > |
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Source: Travel Weekly's Caribbean E-Letter - http://travelweekly.com Sept. 16, 2004 HURRICANE IVAN ripped through the Caribbean last weekend and is scheduled to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast today. Tropical storm Jeanne, nearing hurricane strength, eyed the northeastern Caribbean on Wednesday. Meanwhile, relief efforts are underway for the Cayman Islands, Grenada and Jamaica; information is posted on each destination's Web site: www.caymanislands.ky; www.grenadagrenadines.com; and www.visitjamaica.com. In addition, the Caribbean Tourism Organization [www.onecaribbean.org] and the Caribbean Hotel Association [www.caribbeanhotels.org] have spearheaded relief efforts. Caribbean Star Airlines launched an initiative with a number of musicians who recorded a song dedicated to Grenada; proceeds from the sales of the CD and $2 from each Caribbean Star ticket sold in the next two months will be earmarked for Grenada relief. Cayman Airways is operating emergency relief flights on a limited basis into Grand Cayman; Air Jamaica flew 30,000 pounds of supplies into Kingston, Jamaica, on a special relief flight Sept. 13. The airport there, as well as in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is open for business. HERE'S A PARTIAL RECAP throughout the region: i St. Vincent and the Grenadines . Raffles Resort Canouan Island, which held its soft opening this summer, will reopen Nov. 1 and celebrate its grand opening Nov. 20; Palm Island Resort, a member of the Elite Island Resorts collection with properties on Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Tortola, reopens Nov. 8. * ** *** Gert van Dijken ( gert@vandijken.com ) **** Caribbean Hurricane Network - http://stormcarib.com/ |
| - Hurricane Ivan - Bequia status report now avalable on www.bequiatourism.com(fwd) |
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Here's the address the Bequia status report and pix: http://www.bequiatourism.com/news.htm |
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| - Hurricane Ivan - Bequia status report to be avalable onwww.bequiatourism.com (fwd) |
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:19:12 -0400
From: graham_ montrose <graham_montrose@hotmail.com>
Subject: Hurricane Ivan - Bequia status report to be avalable on
www.bequiatourism.com
I have heard from a friend on the Executive of the Bequia Tourism
Association that it will, today or tomorrow, be posting a full status report
and possibly pix on its website, www.bequiatourism,com. This will be in
response to the many emails they have received expressing concern about the
island.
In the meantime, here are some of the main items:
- Bequia Express and M.V.Glenconner left around midnight last night with a
shipment of supplies for Grenada.
- Ivan seemed very terrible while it was happening and in the immediate
aftermath, what with downed trees, sand, salt and leaves coating everything,
water, both sea and surface run off in all the wrong places.
- Worst hit was the windward side of the island. A number of roofs came off
in Paget Farm, La Pompe and Friendship. Those businesses close to the
beach, Friendship Bay Beach Bar and the Bequia Beach Club sustained damage
to structures and Friendship Beach itself was badly damaged from the
heavyseas. The Turtle Sanctuary at Park was destroyed.
- Otherwise, Bequia seems to have got off relatively unscathed, and we
should be back to our usual
benign state within a few days.
P.S. Many thanks for http://www.stormcarib.com. It is a real lifeline.
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Title: IVAN
Dear all,
Gerhard |
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We were very lucky
in St Vincent, though reports are that Palm Island, Petit Martinique and
Carriacou have suffered great damage. All our yachts are safe and no
damage here at Barefoot. Just a few tree limbs down. The surf on the
outer edge of Blue Lagoon yesterday afternoon was something to behold.
Water is off but power was restored around 10.30 p.m. last night. Now it's
a cleaning up process and putting everything back
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Most radio stations in St. Vincent broadcast live on the net. Hitz FM: http://www.svgbc.com, WE FM: http://www.999wefm.com, NBC Radio: http://www.nbcsvg.com, Hot97: http://www.hot97svg.com My apologies for not posting this sooner. Many people were able to keep in touch with what's going on in SVG listening via internet radio |
| - Goodbye Ivan !! |
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Prime Minister Hon. Ralph Gonsaalves addressed the Nation at 6 am today, the schools will remain closed, all civil servants are to report to work, and the commercial sector is expected to return to normal, persons are expected to exercise caution whilst getting to work, as there is still the chance for landslides, the normal roads at Lnagley park (north) and argyle (center, winward coast) remain impassable, however there are bypasss roads which can be used, an assessment is to be made of the airport, I believe some runway lights will need to be replaced, as the the coastline end was damaged. I look forward to getting back to work, as we need to rebuild our country as soon as possible, Haniff Sutherland |
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| - so long Ivan???? |
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Night has fallen here and Ivan’s howling winds continue outside, The entire island is without electricity, and may very well remain so until tomorrow, I took a drive at around 5:30 this evening out towards Calliaquia to check on a friend’s boat, and apart for a few downed branches, nothing seemed out of the ordinary coming out of Cane Garden. However, as I rounded the crest of the hill where we can see the airport, the obvious damage to the seaward end of the runway was obvious, previously where there were barrier rocks has now been replaced by sand, and other debris churned by the high waves which pounded the shoreline mercilessly, we took a few photographs, but the rain was streaming down still, and all we got was a few blurry images, hope I can get a few and post them for all to see, or Colin may have better luck than me. Kingstown seems ok, no flooding, (thank god) it was deserted except for police and a few guards. On the way out to Calliaquia, (where correspondent barebum operates from) the 3 – 5 foot waves pounded the reef, which protects the lagoon and Indian bay area, the boatyard seems intact, and the guard there reported every thing ok. Now for the hard part, ever since the electricity went today I was listening to the local radio stations, and the reports kept pouring in, it seems that the windward side of the island has been hit the hardest, I spoke to my mom who lives in Georgetown, and was told that there was a lot of damage done to houses there. In some areas, the sea invaded the roads, making them impassable, the playing field there is in ruins, and every where there is a lot of hard work to be done over the next few days for life to return to normal. The Grenadines have been hard it too, lots of reports coming in from Mayreau where one of the emergency shelter was unusable, and another leaked, still the mere fact that no deaths resulted from this storm (as of this posting) is nothing short of a miracle. Over the island, about 35 houses lost their roofs, that number may very well rise as the official numbers come in, remember the tropical storm force winds are still battering us. I must say a special thanks to the National Disaster coordinator, Mr. Howie Prince, I think he and his team did an excellent job in getting this multi island state prepared for this storm, other islands have it a bit easy as they are on the same physical island, thus the logistical efforts are not as great. The Prime Minister is expected to address the nation later tonight, earlier yesterday he made a special appeal for us to be our brother’s keeper, and he took the initiative to lead by example, I think individuals were thus motivated to do the same, as from the reports coming in over the radio, neighbors helped others where possible, such efforts I think were instrumental in making the passage of Ivan bearable. Sorry the live feed was cut, although my ADSL connection stayed on throughout the storm, I did not have enough juice on my UPS to keep the feed going, (power generator next time) It shows the quality of the network which enabled all who use the service to get their updates, and keep others informed. Kudos to my employer Cable and Wireless SVD!!! Hope to post another update early in the morning, or as soon as the winds die down. Ps. while the webcam feed was up we had 1800 unique hits, with peak simultaneous users of 60. This was in the space of about 2 hours. Regards Haniff |
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| - Live webcam link of storm effects of Hurricane Ivan |
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All, Baring electricity outages, you can view our live webcam looking out towards Bequia (South)and at times towards Young Island ( East) webcam not in service anymore Complements R. C Enterprises, your best source for Souvenirs in St Vincent. Please pass this link on to all your Friends Haniff |
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The rain has really made the difference in the weather appearance here, with some gusts of wind about 15 –20 mph, Earlier I went into the capital to assist a friend in placing sandbags in front of his building in Kingstown, at lower bay street in Kingstown all the fishing boats have been pulled up from their usual resting place on the small beach in Kingstown and are now in the street. Took a drive out to Calliaquia to the boatyard, and all the boats are lowered with their bows as close to the ground as possible, the rain was coming down in torrents, and it seemed a good idea to get back home, the street was littered with loose leaves and a few downed small branches from trees, especially from the bamboo trees at Caisson hill, overlooking the airport, ET Joshua is closed, there are sandbags lining the arrival lounge door, the patrol jeep is parked under the canopy, there is a lone security guard ensuring that things stay ok, my hats off to those individuals who have to work during the storm, in the harbor also there is also one lone ship which is anchored offshore. Spoke to a friend in Barbados and he says the wind has been blowing fiercely, and he was without power, looking at the satellite images, the larger bands are yet to pass over us, will continue to listen to the radio and will keep posing updates once I have power and phone (ADSL) connection Haniff |
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It's overcast with
heavy, low-lying cloud and some light rain, with occasional wind gusts to around
20 mph. The sea is pretty calm though there's a bit of surf building up
around Blue Lagoon. Latest reports indicate that Ivan is going to pass
south of here which will place St Vincent in the north-east quadrant and thus
under potentially stronger winds. Also, Ivan has become more
organised in the past few hours and winds have re-increased to 115 mph.
With hurricane force winds extending to 70 miles from the centre, it seems
likely that St Vincent will experience quite a blow as the day
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It is 6 am here in St Vincent, and at Cane Garden it is eerily clam. All around, there are gray clouds, looking out towards Bequia, I can see lots of clouds over Mustique, and the other Grenadine islands. From looking at the latest reports, Ivan seems to have wobbled a bit south, not good news for any of our friends directly in its path, none of these Caribbean islands can bear the economical impact of a storm as strong as Ivan, will do one more spot check to ensure everything around the house is ok. Haniff |
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St Vincent and the
Grenadines are now under a hurricane warning and it's expected that we will be
feeling the effects of Ivan in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Schools and most Government offices have been closed down and evacuation
shelters will be open from this evening. Local radio stations are
broadcasting regular up-dates and providing advice to the citizens. In
this very mountainous island, other than wind intensity, two great
concerns are going to be landslides and flooding.
The St Vincent Coast
Guard boat just left its dock and looked like it may be heading south. We
have boarded up all of our offices (Barefoot Yacht Charters) and are finalising
the securing of our yachts. It still seems a little hard to predict the
precise path and although the NHC track places it pretty well over St Vincent, a
small shift to the north or south could make a big difference. It's very
hot and humid here, the proverbial calm before
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For the first time in a while, residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines are seriously concerned that they may have a major hurricane with them late tomorrow and preparations are being rushed to completion. As is usual before the arrival of a storm, the weather conditions are deceptively calm with light winds, flat seas and blue skies. The good news seems to be that Ivan is moving quickly and also that hurricane force winds extend only 35 miles from the centre. The bad news, however, is that much of the infrastructure in St Vincent and the Grenadines may be ill equipped to deal with a hurricane of this magnitude. Local residents are storing water and stocking up on supplies, whilst the yacht charter companies are stripping the yachts and securing them as best as possible on moorings and with multiple anchors. |
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Earl has passed, no major damage in Bequia. A few boats dragged their anchors. Winds were measured at 50 knots sustained with gusts up to 65. Winds were from Easterly directions fortunately. It is still overcast but the wind has completely died down. Maria www.islandtimeholidays.com |
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We have experienced 42 knots winds and and are now experiencing 40 knots we are avering 30 kts. It raining off and on. Rough seas. Thunderstarms are moderate. Damage has been reported. Flooding a too. will keep you updated. Antonio |
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Hi Gert, We are just beginning to get rain. Its light and the winda are avaraging 20 kts. The max is 26 kts so far. I will update you as it progresses. Best regards Antonio |
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