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The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, has expressed his sorrow at the deaths caused by Hurricane Irma.<\/p>

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\u201cThis massive storm has already claimed lives in many of the countries and has inflicted severe damage to infrastructure in the affected islands,\u201d the Prime Minister said. \u201cI extend condolences to the family of the deceased and to the Governments and Peoples of the countries.\u00a0 It is almost impossible to assess the human cost of disasters such as these,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mitchell has been kept abreast of the situation through discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and the Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, (CDEMA) Ronald Jackson. The Chairman has spoken to the leaders of most of the States already affected by the Hurricane, Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Dr Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and the Chief Minister of Anguilla, Victor Banks.<\/p>

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The Chairman has also been in contact with the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, the Lead Head of Government for Sustainable Development including Disaster Management in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet.<\/p>

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\u201cWe hope and pray that the countries in the predicted path of the hurricane, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas and Haiti are spared its worst effects,\u201d Prime Minister Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Community stands ready to render whatever assistance it can to assist in the recovery efforts which are being co-ordinated by CDEMA,\u201d the CARICOM Chairman said.<\/p>

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