Caribbean Disaster Agency Sends 147 Metric Tonnes of Ready-to-Eat Food to Grenada and Neighbouring Islands Post-Hurricane Beryl

Tonnes of ready-to-eat food will be making its way to Grenada in the coming days to be distributed to hard-hit neighbouring islands still recovering from Hurricane Beryl.

Executive director of Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Elizabeth Riley told the Weekend Nation yesterday the organisation has prioritised sending essentials first in the emergency supplies package heading in part to Petite Martinque and Carriacou, two of the islands most affected by Beryl.

“One of the critical things when you have that level of destruction, you want to feed the population . . . quickly, so you must make full provisions for that. We consulted the governments of Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines and this initiative is being done with the World Food Programme. They have activated an agreement with Massy Distributions which will provide 147 metric tonnes of non-perishable food. We’ve activated this agreement with the focus being on providing food that is ready to eat.

“Many persons have lost their kitchens, kitchen utensils, homes, so the idea is to support the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada in ensuring that the displaced persons are able to get food stuff and get that quickly from the packages which have been prepared.”