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皇冠体育app closing ceremony was presided over by Head of the European Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, Bahamas, Turk and Caicos Islands Cayman Islands, Ambassador Paola Amadei, who ceremonially handed over a set of keys to project beneficiary Doris Williams in the capital, Grand Turk.

鈥淭hat the construction has been completed so quickly, and that the works have been done to such a high standard, is an incredible testament to the hard work of everyone involved since project activities began in 2012,鈥� said Ambassador Amadei. 鈥淚t was certainly no easy task.鈥�

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp EU鈥檚 support for the Turks and Caicos Islands has been tremendous,鈥� added TCI Governor Peter Beckingham, who is also chair of the country鈥檚 Disaster Recovery Board (DRB). 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp DRB allocated the resources available to those people in greatest need, with those on the lowest incomes and/or living in a damaged property with elderly, infirm or disabled dependents taking priority.鈥�

皇冠体育app European Union, of which the UK is a member state, supported repairs to the damage caused by the Hurricanes on the TCI islands of Grand Turk, South Caicos and Salt Cay. A 2009 UNESCO study identified these as the worst affected by Hanna and Ike. In total 24 new homes were built; major repairs conducted at a further 27 properties (including new roofs, guttering, rainwater cisterns and storm shutters); and seven homes also had minor repairs carried out. All of the building work was carried out by local firms, including Olympic Construction, Higgs Construction, Parker & Sons Construction, as well as other small sub-contractors. Contractors and their staffs also received training, delivered by local professionals, in the application of the new TCI Building Code to residential construction. 皇冠体育app training notes produced by the project are now available as a guide for contractors and residents under-taking residential building projects in the TCI.