Government says it is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the impact of the La Soufrière volcano on the island.
This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, during yesterday’s sitting of the Senate.
Senator Johnson Smith said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has been part of the team coordinating relief efforts for the cause.
She informed that the efforts are being coordinated locally as well as through overseas Missions based on a Needs List shared by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
She pointed out that as a result of the Foreign Ministry’s engagement with counterparts in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, supported by respective Defence Forces, more than $20 million worth of supplies is currently bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines aboard the HMBS Lawrence Major, a vessel operated by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The vessel left Kingston on April 22.
