Caribbean National Weekly

St. Vincent to Deliver Critical Emergency Supplies to the British Virgin Islands

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
St. Vincent to Deliver Critical Emergency Supplies to the British Virgin Islands
Key Points(5)
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines is lending support to their battered neighbors in the British Virgin Islands.
  • &nbsp; <strong>Vessel to be dispatched</strong> The eastern Caribbean state will dispatch a vessel from Port Kingstown, on Friday, September 15, to take food and emergency supplies to the British Virgin Islands.
  • On the way it will stop in Saint Lucia.
  • &nbsp; <strong>Official St Lucia delegation</strong> An official St Lucia government delegation comprised of Camillo Gonsalves, Saboto Caesar and three technicians, is also expected to visit several of the hurricane-affected islands to meet nationals of St.
  • Vincent and the Grenadines to better structure further recovery assistance.

St Vincent and the Grenadines is lending support to their battered neighbors in the British Virgin Islands.

 

Vessel to be dispatched

The eastern Caribbean state will dispatch a vessel from Port Kingstown, on Friday, September 15, to take food and emergency supplies to the British Virgin Islands.

On the way it will stop in Saint Lucia.

 

Official St Lucia delegation

An official St Lucia government delegation comprised of Camillo Gonsalves, Saboto Caesar and three technicians, is also expected to visit several of the hurricane-affected islands to meet nationals of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to better structure further recovery assistance.

The South Central Windward Producers Co-operative will be collecting names of skilled construction workers who wish to volunteer or be employed in the reconstruction efforts in Anguilla, Barbuda, BVI and USVI.

Persons with family members in the BVI and other affected islands who are incapacitated in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma wishing to obtain information on possible assistance for returning to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, can do so by calling the following number: Information Hotline: 1.784.434.4955.

 

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