Contributions to the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund
September 15, 2004The Full Story
Jamaica House has released the names of private sector companies that have pledged contributions to the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund established by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to deal with the recovery following hurricane Ivan.
The pledges were made at a special meeting convened by the Prime Minister with private sector leaders at Jamaica House on Tuesday, September 13, 2004.
COMPANIES
CONTRIBUTIONS
Digicel
$200M + Resources “in kind”.
BNS
(Parent)
US$250K
(15.5M) – Primary schools in Clarendon, Westmoreland,
St. Elizabeth, and in particular Cave Valley, St. Ann
BNS
(Jamaica)
J$300M to Development Bank of Jamaica @ 9-1/2% for farmers
for 7 years
NCB
$100M matching $150M loan facility four percentage points
above “low-base” rate
$200M facility to staff (up to $100K) for each at 5% for
four years.
Grace
Kennedy
Participating through Jamaica Chamber of Commerce in respect
of food items as needed to supply in collaboration with
Western Union
Supreme
Ventures
$5M to Red Cross and $5M ODPEM
Air
Jamaica
A-340 aircraft brought in relief supplies in co-ordination
with US relief agencies
Sandals
US$100,00
Cigarette
Company of Jamaica
US$100,000 “plus international connections”
to offer Agricultural experts in October
Caricom
Freight (Miami)
Will
offer free freight from Miami
Jamaica
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
Have
opened fund
Jamaica/US
Chamber of Commerce
Have opened fund
Jamaica
Money Market Brokers
$5M for relief $5M for reconstruction