Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves while on the ground in Canouan provided an update on ongoing relief efforts on the island.
The Southern Grenadine Island was devasted by the recent passage of category 4 hurricane Beryl last week.
Prime Minister Gonsalves said that compared to his previous visit things had begun to improve, noting that a British homeowner from the north of the island has given his assistance in the recovery effort in the form of the funding of 150 to 200 workers.
“ In Canouan, we have a very good structure under the leadership of Sergeant Timm at the police station. Supplies have been coming in, water, food, different things. When I was here a few days ago—things are far better.
There’s a buzz additionally in the village. A homeowner from the United Kingdom, who is in the north, he is making a substantial contribution to the development of this particular relief effort. He’s funding already maybe 150, 200 people working, picking up things, helping to clean up.
So I’ve been going through a lot of structural things here, organisational things, looking at the systems they have, stuff which have come in, give guidance on certain matters, put better streamlined procedures in place. There’s a lot of activity now on Canouan.” The Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister highlighted the issue of the availability of fuel to execute relief work on the island. He said fuel is especially important at this time as activity with regards to relief ramps up. He also made an appeal for persons with three our four-ton trucks to lease them to the Government, for relief work in Canouan as well as Union Island.
