GREAT BAY– The Island’s mainstay, the tourism sector, is being advised to review hurricane preparation plans now before we approach the most active period of the 2009 hurricane season, which begins August 15 and runs through October 15.
Residents and businesses are also advised to pay keen attention to weather reports with special focus on the Eastern Atlantic Ocean where tropical weather systems that form off the African Coast (Cape Verde Islands) can become a serious threat to the Eastern Caribbean island chain.
At this stage of the hurricane season, tourism-oriented businesses should be prepared. The prevention of the loss of life of our visitors and staff along with protecting property from damage is the responsibility of every business owner. The engine of the economy is every single business operation on the island. Each one plays a very important role in the island’s tourism-oriented economy.
As the Office of Disaster Management & Preparedness theme says, “It only takes one!“ Now is the time for businesses and residents to review what preparations are in place and to get ready, and not when a storm is about to hit.
The hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.