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<p>Leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are now in The Bahamas for talks on the disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.</p>
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<p>The leaders are
Prime Ministers of Barbados Mia Mottley and Allen Chastanet St Lucia. They are accompanied
by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRoque.</p>
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<p>They are to meet with Bahamian Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and other officials at the office of the National Emergency Management Administration (NEMA).</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/mia-mottley.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5810" /><figcaption>Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley is in The Bahamas for disaster-relief talks.  </figcaption></figure>
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<p>The meeting is to allow the other regional leaders to receive a briefing of the situation there.</p>
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<p>Dorian, a Category Five hurricane when it neared the Bahamas, ripped through Great Abaco Island and Grand Bahama, leaving a trail of destruction behind. At least 20
people have since been declared dead and scores reported missing.</p>
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