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Earl Bousquet
Monday, September 13, 2004 - The Cabinet of Ministers has today September
13th, 2004, authorized a donation of US $100,000 in assistance from the
Government and People of St. Lucia for disaster-struck Grenada.
Prime Minister Dr Kenny D. Anthony says the money, which was approved at today’s
Cabinet Meeting, will be used “to purchase building materials and other supplies
to assist the people of Grenada in their efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate
their homes.”
“Most of the supplies,” the Prime Minister said, “will be purchased here for
onward transmission to Grenada.” Prime Minister Anthony visited Grenada Sunday
(September 12) along with his Vincentian counterpart Prime Minister Dr Ralph
Gonsalves.
While there, the two Prime Ministers met their Grenadian counterpart, Dr Keith
Mitchell, with whom they held discussions. The leaders also made an aerial
assessment of the damage done to the island by Hurricane Ivan. Prime Minister
Anthony said on his return here that “the situation in Grenada is quite
distressing”.
He said the Grenadian people were “traumatized and devastated, but they also
appear to be resilient and determined to try to put the pieces back together.”
Dr Anthony said he was “shocked” at the extent of the destruction caused by the
Hurricane. From the air, he said, “galvanize and lumber could be seen strewn
across the island for miles.”
Prime Minister Anthony said the security situation on the island had improved
“and things appear to be back to normal following widespread reports of
looting.” However,” he added, “it will be a monumental task to rebuild Grenada.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skeritt of Dominica also paid a visit to
Grenada over the weekend.
The visit by the Dominica Prime Minister followed earlier visits last week by
the Secretary General of Caricom, the Director General of the Organisation of
Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the President of the Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB).
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