PHILIPSBURG–St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) has issued a call to the business community to be prepared for hurricanes, as these are an inevitable part of doing business in the Caribbean.
The three critical stages of disaster management are preparation, response and recovery. COCI is calling on the business community to review their hurricane preparation plans, which entail securing the business operation to minimise infrastructure damage, loss of property and business revenues.
Hurricanes generate a series of threats to lives and property. The most obvious is the threat posed to buildings, equipment and people due to destructive winds, excessive rainfall, flooding and storm surges.
The country’s resilient tourism industry is in the recovery phase and still fragile. Much has been achieved within the past 23 months since the hurricanes of September 2017. Parts of the business and tourism infrastructure have been rebuilt back better, but every business operation must have a hurricane response plan and procedures in place to be better prepared and to recover quickly after a hurricane strike.
Hurricane response plans and procedures should comprise action steps that limit the long-term impacts on the tourism and business sector. COCI is calling on employees of all businesses to prepare for the hurricane season and for businessowners and employees to work together in making those preparations.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/89670-chamber-urges-businesses-to-review-storm-season-preparations
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