According to the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), the fire will cost the economy over $272 million. A breakdown of the figures shows that the cost of extinguishing the fire stands at $102 million, preliminary production loss at $136 million with a significant cost attributed to loss at the ports. Health comes is at $25 million while loss to education ran at $9 million.

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