Dominica pledges some EC$670,000 to help recovery efforts in Antigua & Barbuda after Hurricane Irma

​Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit arrived in Antigua last night along with some of his other OECS counterparts, in a show of solidarity with Barbudans who were displaced by Hurricane Irma. Barbuda was devastated by Hurricane Irma, and the island was declared inhabitable.
 
Dominica pledged to help recovery efforts in Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Skerrit said “with the limited resources that we have in Dominica, we are committing US$250,000, or (EC$670,000), to the government, to assist with its response to the immediate situation”.
 
Following a closed-door meeting with Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Skerrit told reporters Dominica will assist in any way possible. He and his colleagues were part of a tour of an evacuee shelter in Antigua, where he urged all residents to cooperate with each other, saying, “There is no need for any discord at this time. The country must be united in its efforts to bring about a permanent solution to the current suffering of the people of Barbuda”.
 
Meanwhile, St Lucia Prime Minister Allan Chastanet said the countries of the OECS have an obligation to support each other, and the Windward Islands will do whatever they can, for the Leeward Islands.
 
Chastanet said the OECS initiative is to support the work of CDEMA – the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency and other entities. Prime Minister Browne expressed appreciation for the assistance.