ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jul 9, CMC – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Tuesday said he remains “unapologetic” towards providing all the assistance his administration could muster with respect to the sister islands of Carriacou and Peter Martinique as the country continues to grapple with the financial aspect of the passage of Hurricane Beryl last week.
Speaking at a news conference, Mitchell said that the government is appreciative of the efforts shown by regional and international governments as well as regional and financial institutions and organisations in dealing with the devastation caused by the hurricane when it swept through the Windward Island last Monday leaving a trail of death and destruction.
“There is no doubt that this disaster will have a major impact n the fiscal and financial and economic situation of Grenada. We are talking of hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild.
“This is going to be a long and difficult situation. We are exploring all options as to how we will finance the clean up, the relief efforts and the rebuilding,” Mitchell said, adding “we need to emphasise very early that the rebuilding must have resilience factored into it”.
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