Saint Lucia police have echoed official calls for people to stay indoors due to Hurricane Beryl, disclosing that a few stations reported having an active Sunday night as people ignored the instructions.
A national shutdown went into effect on Sunday from 8:30 pm until authorities announce the all clear.
On its official Facebook page, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) said officer morale was high as they hunkered down.
The RSLPF also praised the officers’ courage in putting the country before themselves.
Police Commissioner Crusita Descartes-Pelius announced the cancellation of all police leave on Sunday as Hurricane Beryl raced toward Saint Lucia.
On Sunday evening, after the ‘All Leave Cancelled Order’, the top cop visited several units under her command ahead of the approaching weather system.
Commissioner Pelius encouraged the officers and assessed the preparedness of the various units.
“Her presence was palpable, visibly boosting the officers’ morale,” an RSLPF release stated.
Descartes-Pelius has underscored the need for all Saint Lucians to remain indoors to reduce the likelihood of any incidents.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Saint Lucia, and the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has advised residents to prepare for possible heavy rainfall, flooding, landslides, and rough seas.
In its 8:00 a.m. update on Monday, NEMO said Beryl’s centre was near latitude 12.0 North and longitude 60.5 West, or about 142 miles or 229 kilometres Southeast of Saint Lucia.
Beryl was moving West North-West near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Any third-party or user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries published on the St. Lucia Times website (https://stluciatimes.com) in no way convey the thoughts, sentiments or intents of St. Lucia Times, the author of any said article or post, the website, or the business. St. Lucia Times is not responsible or liable for, and does not endorse, any comments or replies posted by users and third parties, and especially the content therein and whether it is accurate.
St. Lucia Times reserves the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate content posted by third parties on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times (this includes the said user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries) at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you, or any user. For example, we may remove a comment or reply if we believe it violates any part of the St. Lucia Criminal Code, particularly section 313 which pertains to the offence of Libel. Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times. All third-parties and users agree that this is a public forum, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website. Any posts made and information disclosed by you is at your own risk.
