The government of St. Vincent has offered duty-free concessions on barrels from July 1st to December 31st. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced this on Thursday while speaking on state radio NBC.
The concessions are being offered in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left significant damage across SVG.
11 Officers from Regional Security System, RSS will be stationed in Union Island to assist with security.
The Ministry of Health will set up a Field Hospital in Union Island.
150 Porta- potties have been ordered for the Southern Grenadines to complement the exisiting ones on the islands already.
A Coast Guard vessel will be stationed between the Southern Grenadines to assist with security and communication.
A team of Engineers from BRAGSA, Ministry of Works, Transport have traveled to the Southern Grenadines to assess the damage.
NEMO will set up a base/ Office in Union Island.
The Commercials banks will be asked to provide relief for persons in the Southern Grenadines who have mortgage facilities. This will be done in order and with careful guidelines.
Government will take an initial $15 million from the Contingency Fund to commence the rebuilding process. A supplimentary Appropriation bill is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on July 18.
In the first 100 days, the Government will rebuild homes, purchase materials, provide suppprt to farmers, extend the ONSITE and SET programmes.
The Government is putting the instruments in place to ensure that things are done orderly.
