00:00But overall, it was a very traumatizing experience, reason being because obviously I've never
00:06experienced something like this before, seeing the amount of rain, hearing the winds, seeing
00:11things falling and stuff like that, it was very traumatizing, and seeing the other parishes
00:17of Jamaica, like totally devastated, having friends that, when the hurricane even passed,
00:24I had friends who wasn't even in contact, but didn't hear from their family from since
00:29the Sunday or the Monday, before the hurricane, and would have only gotten word from somebody
00:37else, not even direct contact, probably like a day or two ago.
00:41So yeah, it was very traumatizing.
00:43The voice of Esther James, a Tobago student studying medicine at UWE Mona Campus, the Tobago
00:50rep for the Trinidad and Tobago Student Association at the UWE Mona Campus, Jamaica, told the TV6
00:58news, many students wanted to come home, but could not, because when they arrived at the
01:04airport in Jamaica before the hurricane, they were told they had to pay for their flights.
01:09Many who could not afford it left the airport in tears.
01:14Some persons, when they reached to the airport, turned back because they realized they had
01:19to pay for the flight, and they didn't have the money for that. Tickets were from $530 U.S.,
01:27some persons' tickets.
01:29Despite her present circumstance, Ms. Alfred told TV6 News she has been assisting in relief
01:36efforts in Jamaica, and remains thankful for the intervention of Chief Secretary Farley
01:41Augustine, who called via Zoom to ensure Tobago students were being properly cared for in
01:48Jamaica.
01:48During and after the hurricane, I lost contact with everything. No cell service, no electricity,
01:56no Wi-Fi, no data, nothing. So at least two days, and came back to Kingston to help with
02:05distribution of cool food items. And before that, the Chief Sec was also helping with distributing,
02:13well, getting food items to the Tobago Neon students, collabing with the High Commission
02:21of Trinidad and Tobago. As of right now, he also sent someone here in Jamaica who is lazing
02:28with me to get care packages to those students across Jamaica.
02:35Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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