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8 9 HURRICANE IRMA / HURRICANE MARIA #HURRICANE: SOCIAL MEDIA GETS THE WORD OUT BY LORIE STEINER D uring the month of September, mil- lions around the globe have become armchair quarterbacks of weather forecasting.We chat with great seri- ousness about ‘the cone,’ ‘the European model,’ ‘the American model,’ ‘the eye’… terms and descriptions ingrained in our media-fed storm psyche, as vibrant sawblades claw their way across innocent tropical islands, and make landfall on whatever screen is holding our rapt attention. It’s late summer 2017; The familiar hashtag of #Hurricane is lighting up social channels, and the devastation is unthinkable. No one is immune to the emotional drain. At Business View Caribbean, we’ve developed wonderful relationships with so many islanders over the years, and our heart goes out to every individual, family, company, first-responder, institution– ev- eryone involved in the daunting rebuild process. Today, thanks to personal social sharing, we have a first-hand look at the people of the Caribbean pulling together with faith, resiliency, and more beautiful smiles than you’d ever think possible. In this special BVC issue, we salute the survivors, the givers, the volunteers, the rebuild- ers with a glimpse of public social posts and images curated from Facebook and Twitter: BEFORE IRMA… PROPERTY IN TURKS AND CAICOS WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT. AND IT WILL BE AGAIN. TW: REmax: Turks and Caicos @TCI Sept 7 tweeted: It’s never a bad idea to invest in real estate