Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, received rousing applause from the Dominican people for his government’s contribution of EC$ 1 million made to the Government and People of Dominica shortly after they were pummeled by Tropical Storm Erika that left a trail of unimaginable destruction with over twenty persons dead, persons unaccounted for, infrastructure destroyed, homes washed away and untold suffering.
Prime Minister Harris, along his Minister of Public Infrastructure, Posts, Urban Development and Transport, Ian “Patches” Liburd, traveled to Dominica on Wednesday, September 23 to witness the symbolic handing over ceremony of 300 “petrocasas” by President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, a donation from his government to help the displaced people of Dominica after the ravages of the tropical storm.
In his address at the ceremony, Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, lauded the Government and People of St. Kitts and Nevis for their generous contribution.
“I would like to pause here to recognize the generosity of the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, who in a matter of days after the storm, made a commitment of EC $1 million dollars to Dominica in our efforts,” Prime Minister Skerrit said to the cheer of the small crowd gathered at the Douglas-Charles airport.
“Prime Minister, I want to thank you publicly and your people for this extraordinary generous offer of EC $1 million dollars to us,” Prime Minister Skerrit said to the cheers from the crowd.
Prime Minister Harris said his heart was broken to see the destruction caused by Tropical Storm Erika and that the Government and People of St. Kitts and Nevis were moved to render assistance to their neighbor with whom “we share a close relationship”. Dr. Harris underscored the point that there are many Dominicans living and working in St. Kitts and Nevis.
