Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have agreed to consider providing additional budgetary support for Grenada, given the devastation caused by the passage of Hurricane Ivan on September 7, 2004. Following a presentation by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell at the recently concluded Sixteenth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Surname, during which the Prime Minister outlined the need for more financial assistance for salaries of Public Officers and repairs to roofs, Heads agreed to consider providing additional support. The Ministry of Finance and Planning will submit the request to the CARICOM Secretariat. Member States of CARICOM have provided budgetary assistance to Grenada, since the passage of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. Source: Office of the Prime Minister