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PM to tour Family Island communities ravaged by Irene

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham this morning began a tour of Family Island communities ravaged by Hurricane Irene, as relief efforts continue throughout the country.

Ingraham, who spoke during a national address last night, said he will tour Grand Cay, Abaco; Green Turtle Cay, Abaco; central Abaco, Cat Island, Exuma, Inagua and a number of the other affected islands in the southern Bahamas including Acklins and Crooked Island.

The prime minister said he expects to be in the southern Bahamas for two or more days.

Assessment teams comprising Cabinet ministers and public officers will be dispatched to all affected communities as of today, said the prime minister, who noted that the first team will go to Cat Island and in addition to ministers, will include representatives from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Department of Social Services, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Water and Sewerage Corporation, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, the Bahamas National Geographic Information System (BNGIS) Unit, the Department of Meteorology and members of the Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Forces.

Ingraham said a second aircraft, scheduled to depart this morning, will transport three RBDF officers with supplies of food, blankets, sheets, pots and tarps to Cat Island, Acklins and Crooked Island, which were particularly hard hit by the storm.

Prime Minister Ingraham also said that the Caribbean Development Bank yesterday made a $200,000 emergency relief grant available to the country, and additional soft loans if required.

Ingraham said 1,016 people sought refuge at hurricane shelters throughout the country during the storm: 156 in New Providence and 860 throughout the Family Islands.

The shelters on New Providence are now all closed, the prime minister noted.

Ingraham also gave updates on several of the country’s key national service providers.

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