A WHIRLWIND tour of Family Islands severely impacted by the destructive powers of last week's hurricane marked the first steps of a co-ordinated effort to rebuild communities suffering in Irene's wake.

Fly-in visits to Cat Island, Acklins, Inagua and Long Island gave cabinet ministers, senior government officials and members of the national disaster management committee an opportunity to see the wreckage first-hand and meet locals who weathered the category three storm.

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham met the delegation of around 40 people in Arthur's Town, Cat Island, where he touched down in a helicopter on ...

By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
mreynolds@tribunemedia.net

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