{"id":325390,"date":"2024-07-02T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=325390"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:49:24","slug":"skerrit-pledges-support-for-countries-hit-by-beryl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/skerrit-pledges-support-for-countries-hit-by-beryl\/","title":{"rendered":"Skerrit pledges support for countries hit by Beryl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-317798\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PM-Skerrit-Official-Photo-scaled-e1712425539330-642x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that Dominica will assist the islands in the region that were severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Presently, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent are the countries that received the hardest hit from Hurricane Beryl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit reported that he has been in touch with all the prime ministers before, during, and after the hurricane.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a duty and obligation as brothers and sisters to reach out to our brothers and sisters in times of need,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd my principle is that you don\u2019t give from the plenty that you have, you give from the little that you have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cAll the three islands that were impacted, we will provide some support to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit stated that he had a meeting with CARICOM on Tuesday morning to assess their collective response in terms of assistance to the affected countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur hearts and prayers go out to all of those who have been impacted by the hurricane,\u201d Skerrit stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Skerrit said it is difficult and is going to be expensive to repair infrastructure in addition to the pre-existing challenges already faced by countries in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that Dominica will assist the islands in the region that were severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. 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