News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Nov. 28, 2017: The UN estimates the cost of recovery at more than $5 billion in Dominica, Barbuda, and the British Virgin Islands alone but last week just 14 top donors pledged a million dollars and up to the hurricane ravaged region to bring the total to date to just US $1.35 billion. When the money will get to these nations is another story but here are the top 14 donors:
1: The Netherlands – US $702 million
2: The EU = US $352 million
3: The World Bank – US $140 million
4: Canada – US $78 million
5: China – US $30 million
6: Mexico – US $27 million
7: Italy – US $12 million
8: USA – US $4.3 million
9: Japan – US $4 million
10: India – US $2 million
11: Belgium – US $ 1.2 million
12: Kuwait – US $1 million
13: Venezuela – US $1 million
14: Chile -US $1 million
