Havana, July 2 (ACN) The president of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that the regional organization had sent the first aid shipment to the island of Grenada after the devastating passage on that nation by hurricane Beryl.
The humanitarian aid was handed in to Grenada’s Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Kerryne James, at the Maurice Bishop international airport.
The shipment includes power generators, water-purification tablets, batteries, hygiene products and other items, said Ali, who is also President of Guyana.
The CARICOM leader called an emergency meeting of the bloc on Tuesday morning to assess the damage caused by the hurricane, which is still barreling westwards through the Car
