The Local Government Ministry will be assigning 500 workers from the Youth Summer Employment Programme to assist with Hurricane Beryl’s recovery efforts.

Minister with responsibility for information, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon said the summer workers will be shared between the Ministry and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

Dr. Morris Dixon also noted that the Ministry has distributed 9,005 relief packages across the island.

Minister with responsibility for information, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday.