CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica and Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque joined Haiti’s Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles for a helicopter tour of areas devastated by hurricane Matthew’s passage over Haiti last weekend.
Matthew’s powerful winds and torrential rains left hundreds dead, thousands displaced and caused widespread flooding.
Both the Chairman and the Secretary-General have given assurances of CARICOM’s commitment to assisting with the rebuilding and recovery efforts in Haiti and other CARICOM Member States affected by Matthew.
The CARICOM response is being led by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution, which has been working with national relief organisations to assess damage, determine priority needs and provide relief.
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), another Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution, has already processed payment of over 20 million US dollars to Haiti.
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