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St. Lucia Reopens after Hurricane Tomas
Friday, November 5, 2010
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(Dive Travel Business News - November 03, 2010) --  St. Lucia's airports in the north and south of the island are “fully operational” in the aftermath of Category 1 Hurricane Tomas last weekend, and the island will resume tourism activities on Nov. 5 -- a week earlier than previously forecast.

Hewanorra International Airport in the south and George F. L. Charles Airport on the island’s north end are open, and American Eagle has increased services at George F.L. Charles Airport to move passengers previously delayed between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Lucia. Electricity has been restored to 80 percent of the island while power will flow to 90 percent of the country by this weekend. Most resorts currently have adequate water, and water supply “should be restored in short order after detailed inspections revealed damage to the water dam is substantially less than expected,” Allen Chastanet, St. Lucia's Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister.

Highways leading to the island’s primary tourism areas are again passable after being blocked by debris after the storm.  "Major roads have been cleared and the Castries-Vieux Fort and Soufrière-Vieux Fort thoroughfares are now fully motorable," Chastanet said. Most businesses resumed operations this week. For more information, call the St. Lucia Tourist Board office at 800-456-3984 or visit www.stlucia.org.

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