Britain is providing more financial assistance to Antigua and Barbuda as well as Dominica to help recovery and long-term reconstruction on the islands following the devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria in September.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt, who accompanied Prince Charles on a visit to the two hurricane ravaged countries over the weekend, set out a new 15 million British Pounds package for Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda. Dominica will receive 12 million British Pounds and Antigua and Barbuda 3 million British Pounds.
The visiting British Government official said this is in addition to a further 15 million British Pounds recently allocated to the affected Overseas Territories.
The support package, which brings the total UK contribution to 92 million British Pounds, will include 10million British Pounds to help Dominica to rebuild critical infrastructure damaged during the hurricanes. The United Kingdom’s contribution to Dominica also includes an additional two million pounds for early recovery, building on the five million pounds committed in September.
London said that for Antigua and Barbuda, it stands ready to assist with a 3 million British Pounds fund which will be deployed once the priorities for reconstruction on Barbuda are agreed with the local government.
For the Overseas Territories of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos, the 15 million British Pounds is delivering accelerated power reconnection and support to prisons, repairs to air and sea ports and support for policing. This is short-term funding to aid the territories’ early steps to recovery.
