Helping Hand Initiative delivers to St. Lucia
Posted by The Editor on July 11, 2011
CASTRIES, St. Lucia
As part of ongoing efforts to assist those persons who have been affected by Hurricane Tomas in neighbouring Caribbean Islands, the Helping Hand Initiative launched by Prime Minister Persad–Bissessar is working.
Two flights to the Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia left Trinidad and Tobago bearing key supplies. Items were donated from a variety of sources NGO’s, corporate citizens and even some government agencies, the breakdown is as follows:
- Blue Waters donated 13 skids weighing some 27,730 lbs of Water and this shipment was sent to the National Emergency Management Organization c/o The Prime Minister’s Office, Castries, St. Lucia.
- The Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints purchased an additional 12 skids of water from The Blue Mountain Water Company, weighing 21,600 lbs and this was sent to the National Emergency Management Company, Castries, St. Lucia.
- The Caribbean Meteorological Organization got 25 cases of water donated from Blue Waters and these were also taken over to the Met office in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia.
- Amerijet purchased and sent another 4 cases of water for our own Agents in St. Lucia and this was also taken over.
This shipment of supplies was facilitated by Amerijet International and its local office, Amerijet Caribbean Express were able to transport some of the freight free of charge and the rest at a subsidized rate and ensured that it was delivered to St. Lucia.
The Helping Hand initiative continues to work and the Prime Minister returned from St. Vincent having toured that country with a team of specialists to survey the extent of the damage.
