ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Venezuelan government has extended its assistance to hurricane ravaged Grenada, which felt the wrath of deadly Ivan early September. The Latin American country has agreed to assist in the reconstruction of 22 schools seriously damaged by the powerful winds of hurricane Ivan. Material will be provided by Venezuela as well as personnel. There are already several engineers among other skilled workers who are presently in Grenada and more are expected to arrive here soon. Most schools, as expected, are unable to function since they were either totally destroyed or without roof. Over one hundred Venezuelan soldiers arrived here shortly after the passage of Ivan and were engaged in clearing the debris from the streets and assisting Grenadians in bringing back normalcy to the country. Reprinted from Caribbean Net News caribbeannetnews.com