Melissa Skerrit starts "Dry Food Drive" to help St Vincent and the Grenadines
Parliament representative from Roseau Central, Mrs Melissa Poponne Skerrit, has launched a drive to help St Vincent and the Grenadines.
2024-07-07 15:35:40

The initiative has been named "Dry Food Drive- Yes, we need your help."
Under the initiative, people can donate unexpired, non-perishable food items. The aid can be dropped off at the Labour House situated at King George V Street, Roseau.
Melissa Skerrit stated that the initiative is a joint effort of the Labour Youth Organization(LYO) and Labour Women's Organization (LWO).
Besides this, the government of Dominica have also declared support worth $1 million to St Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit announced on Sunday that Dominica is making all efforts to assist the sister island.Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, also thanked the Dominican PM for supporting the country.
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"Thank you, my comrade brother, Roosevelt Skerrit, and our brothers and sisters from the beautiful Commonwealth of Dominica for your generosity. We are deeply moved by your kindness and are eternally grateful." tweeted SVG PM Ralph Gonsalves on Monday.
Dominica has also landed support to St Vincent by announcing to accommodate 300 evacuees from the country. The evacuees would be housed for free for five months in Dominica. However, the people would be subjected to mandatory government quarantine on arrival in the country.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is passing through tough times for the past two weeks as the La Soufriere volcano erupted on April 9, 2021.
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