The Cayman Islands Government is set to deliver aid to Jamaica in support of that country’s relief efforts following Hurricane Beryl. Some of the cargo was delivered to the island yesterday, Sunday 4 August, and the remainder departed today (Monday 5 August).
Following discussions on the country’s needs, it was decided that priority items to be delivered include generators, chainsaws, tarpaulins, and air mattresses, among others, valued at approximately USD $50,000. The Ministry of Education is donating forty laptops, while medical supplies are being provided by Health City Cayman Islands.
Last month, the Government, led by Premier O’Connor-Connolly and a team, visited Jamaica and made a monetary donation of USD $200,000 to the Building A Better Jamaica Fund, through National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited and its philanthropic arm, the NCB Foundation, towards providing relief to communities adversely affected by Hurricane Beryl. The delegation also toured communities in the parish of Clarendon and delivered medical supplies donated by the Health Services Authority and Health City Cayman Islands.
The donation comes as part of the USD $1.2 million pledge by the Cayman Islands Government to assist the four Caribbean countries most impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Similar donations have already been made to Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines.
During a visit to Jamaica this week, Premier Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly will present the donation as she and other government officials travel to attend the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on 6 August (Jamaica’s Independence Day) at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica.
The Premier, who will speak at the event, is accompanied by the Minister of Planning, Agriculture, Housing, Infrastructure, Transport and Development, Hon. Jay Ebanks, Minister of Border Control, Labour and Culture, Hon. Dwayne Seymour, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Hon. McKeeva Bush, and Acting Deputy Director in the Department of Agriculture, Demoy Nash.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which has been scaled down from the original three-day format due to the disruption of the agricultural sector caused by the Category 4 hurricane on 3 July.
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