The Canadian High Commission and the United States Embassy have suspended their services owing to Hurricane Dean.

According to a release from the Canadian High Commission, the immigration and visa section will be closed to the public until Monday, August 27.

The U.S. embassy said inter-views that were scheduled for the week of August 20 through the 24th would be rescheduled to a later date. The High Commission said applicants with new interview dates would be contacted.

"The consular section will remain open to assist Canadian Citizens from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. daily and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday," said the release.

The High Commission said Canadian citizens who require emergency consular services after hours could call the High Com-mission at 926-1500.

Meanwhile, the U.S. embassy said its offices would be closed today.

There will be no visa interviews, or routine American Citizen services available, the embassy said. But emergency services for American citizens will continue to be available without interruption. American citizens with bona fide emergencies should call 702-6000.

The embassy said as soon as it was possible to do so, it would advise the public about the availability of consular service hours from Wednesday, August 22, onwards.