Damage varies.

Dear editor,

Re: Church establishes relief fund for areas ravaged rav·age
v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages

v.tr.
1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.

2. by Hurricane Ivan This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Ivan (disambiguation).
Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. , (Anglican Journal Web site story). The article is correct in its descriptions of the devastation wrought on the island of Grenada. I have seen the island and they are desperately in need of any assistance that can be given. However the article says: "According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3. the International Red Cross, Hurricane Ivan also left thousands homeless in Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. , Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. , Cayman Islands and the United Stares Gulf Coast."

This casts a very wide net over a number of islands that all suffered differing degrees of damage. Here in Barbados, we did experience some damage from Ivan, however less than a quarter of one per cent of the island's housing stock was damaged by the hurricane. Trinidad received minimal damage as did St. Lucia, St. Vincent.

All of the islands mentioned are dependent on tourism. Visitors to the Caribbean should seek out island specific information when planning their trips.

Leslie St. John

Bridgetown, Barbados

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Title Annotation:	Letters
Author:	St. John, Leslie
Publication:	Anglican Journal
Article Type:	Letter to the Editor
Date:	Nov 1, 2004
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