 Today we convened a meeting of the NIMAC after having received news that there is a system out in the Atlantic that is posing a threat to the LSA Antilles. We need to hear first and from the Met Office the extent to which we will be impacted in the event that the storm comes our way. So as is customary or part of the disaster management protocol of our country, there was a need to call in representatives of the most critical agencies that are called upon in the aftermath of a disaster to get the country back on a path to recovery. Today we also had with us for the very first time at an official NIMAC meeting, Ms. Ganesha Jeffrey Ezenbott, who is the Acting Director of NIMO. The Ministry of Health was very well represented as was the Fire Service and as I said the other critical agencies. It was not a NIMAC meeting where every agency that constitutes NIMAC was required to be here today, but we were very selective in terms of who was invited after we had made the assessment with the Met Office that we were not in the direct path of the system. But we'll continue to monitor. I think it was extremely important for us to have had that meeting because whether prediction or methodology by itself is a science that is inexact. It is not always as accurate as we would want it to be at times. And the best we can do in such circumstances is to ensure that we are adequately prepared for any eventuality. I'm extremely pleased with the level of participation. I'm extremely pleased with the level of support we've received. We were joined in by the Prime Minister virtually, as you know, Prime Minister is currently in Canada attending the Carycom Canada Summit. He was originally scheduled to be back on Island on Sunday, but he has cut his trip short just to ensure that he's back on Island in the event that we are impacted in ways that would warrant the presence of the Prime Minister himself. So once again, let me just profit the opportunity to thank all the agencies that were represented, the different contributions we received. And I'm hoping that as we continue to work with NIMU and we continue to work with the Met Office, we will be in opposition, at least on an hourly basis, to inform solutions of what is happening and the extent to which we will be impacted if at all we are impacted. But the most critical thing here is for solutions to be aware, for you to feed from official sources of information. And even at the family level, at the committee level, for you to put your own protocols in place to ensure your safety and the safety of your families. It is always possible to replace material things after they've been damaged or we've lost them in times of disaster. But we put a premium on human life and we do not want the situation where anybody would die as a result of a weather system that is impacting us. So it is against that backdrop we came together to make the assessment in terms of the level of readiness of some of the critical agencies and I was very pleased to hear from the hospital administrators, the Ministry of Infrastructure, etc., that they are already in the event that we are impacted. But for me, the real takeaway was when the director of Met Services, Mr. André Joayou, presented two to the meeting that the system is deviating away from St. Lucia and the impact is not expected to be severe. But that having been said, we know as I indicated earlier, the science can be erratic at times and the best form of defense is for us to be prepared. Based on the information that we received today at the meeting from the director of Met Services, we are not in a position to close schools. Schools will continue as per normal tomorrow Friday. And if at all there's any change in the weather, the Met Office will inform us and the Ministry of Education working with NIMO will make an announcement early enough to ensure that parents know exactly what course of action to take. But as it stands, there is school tomorrow Friday, the 20th 2023. Tami is to the east of St. Lucia, about 300 miles away from us. It's pretty close, but we're expecting that this is time to move northward. So it would affect the islands to the north of St. Lucia. The stronger winds have been predicted on the northeast quadrant of the system. It's about 60 miles per hour and becoming stronger. So a hurricane could form in the next two days. Presently, St. Lucia is to the south of the system and we would not get the full brunt of those tropical storm winds. But we are still asking residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas to be vigilant because we could get some heavy rainfall from the system. So by tomorrow Friday, the system would have gone through the central Los Antilles and by Saturday it would be over the Atlantic Ocean. So it would go up the island chain and be in the warm waters of the Atlantic. Then formation into a hurricane would be more likely. So after it passes St. Lucia, then we are expecting the formation of a hurricane. We have activated all of our various levels for response. The various institutions have been alerted to ensure that we are prepared. Usually at the level of the hospitals, the measures they've met, their predecessor meetings have happened to ensure that supplies, generator, staffing issues are already put in place. At the level of the community, we've also put out the necessary alerts to our team members at that level. As part of the essential services, we also ensure that key institutions remain open to ensure that there is care for the general public in case the country gets cut off at various levels. So as per our usual protocol, the Grosally Polyclinic, the Denver Hospital, the Suffer Hospital would remain open during the 24-hour period to ensure care is available to the public. We also ask the public as much as possible to keep safe, use today to ensure that your medication, you have supply of your medication, keep your medication in a safe place, preferably in a ziploc bag, and ensure you have a supply of medication just in case some of our smaller facilities may need to stay close, based on the weather patterns. Also ensure you have safe drinking water and ensure safe food practices during this time. We will continue to put information out to guide the public on how to prepare and how to stay safe during the weather system.