Johnson urges residents/businesses to be prepared as hurricane season starts. | SMN News

PHILIPSBURG:— In highlighting the commencement of the 2019 hurricane season Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Hon. Stuart Johnson is calling on the business community especially tourism and hospitality-related businesses to “be prepared.”

Johnson issued a press release on Sunday stating, “The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1st. Already, the U.S. National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center has forecasted up to 15-named storms.”

This Johnson says means that the Caribbean can expect a very “active season and as such, I am encouraging all business owners and operators and residents alike to prepare

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