The College of the West Indies (The UWI) has arrange a 2024 Catastrophe Restoration Help Group to help restoration efforts within the area within the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has reached out to the Governments of nations impacted by the storm, to commit the help of the regional College. This assurance comes at a essential time, because the 2024 hurricane season has simply begun and is predicted to be a really lively one.
“The depth of Hurricane Beryl this early within the season is a wake-up name for us to all concentrate on the large harm attributable to these storms and the numerous dislocation and monetary and psychological affect that residents undergo from the lack of family members and property,” stated Vice-Chancellor Beckles. He added, “It’s our unwavering obligation to serve our Caribbean Neighborhood in instances of want.”
Underneath the management of Dr Francis Severin, Professional Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the International Campus, the College will work carefully with the Governments to find out their wants in order that assets will be mobilised throughout The UWI system. The Help Group may even collaborate with CDEMA to establish different areas by which The UWI can help Caribbean nations post-disasters. This initiative displays the help that The UWI has offered to Governments within the area within the aftermath of pure disasters in earlier years.
