{"id":21135,"date":"2024-07-08T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21135"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:06:02","slug":"reconstruction-begins-in-barbados-and-st-vincent-after-hurricane-beryl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/reconstruction-begins-in-barbados-and-st-vincent-after-hurricane-beryl\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconstruction Begins in Barbados and St. Vincent After Hurricane Beryl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleanup and rebuilding efforts are in full swing in St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines and Barbados following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Category Five storm, which left a trail of destruction, is now on its way to Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines, hundreds of houses, churches, and government buildings have been destroyed or severely damaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One fatality has been reported, and many residents remain without power and water, currently seeking refuge in temporary shelters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced that reconstruction efforts have begun, utilizing resources from the Contingency Fund. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also noted the encouraging support from regional countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Mottley reported that cleanup operations are underway, with plans to reopen various organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of coordinated efforts in restoring normalcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Hurricane Beryl approaches Jamaica, it has intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category Five storm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged citizens in low-lying areas to evacuate and take necessary precautions to ensure their safety as the storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Cleanup and rebuilding efforts are in full swing in St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines and Barbados following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl. The Category Five storm,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21137,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21135\/revisions\/21137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}