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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 Nassau, Bahamas - In the wake of the devastation in the wake of Hurricane, the family of the Progressive Liberal Party expresses its sadness at the misery and mass displacement of so many of our brothers and sisters in the central and southern Bahamas.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by Hurricane Joaquin.
As a Christian nation, we are reminded that we are in fact our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers and in that spirit and vein, the Progressive Liberal Party is pleased to join the disaster relief efforts by making a cash donation to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday, 12th October 2015 to assist in the ongoing disaster relief efforts.
Additionally, the party has opened a bank account to facilitate a fundraising drive to further defray clean up, recovery costs and reconstruction costs that have already been estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. We appreciate that every red cent counts in this national and international effort that both tests and demonstrates our humanity towards each other.
I have appointed Senator Alex Storr, the party’s deputy chairman to head the Party Disaster Relief Committee.
The particulars on the bank account are as follow:
Acct. Number: 100578098
Acct. Name: PLP Finance Group
Bank Name: First Caribbean International Bank (Marathon Branch)
Cheques can be made payable as mentioned above. Deposits can be delivered to PLP Headquarters or any FCIB branch in the name of the account. Persons making direct deposits are asked to provide the Secretary General of the party with copies of their bank-issued receipts so that the party’s treasurer can reconcile the account and also keep appropriate records. Cash contributions can be delivered to PLP Headquarters and all persons are to be provided with receipts, as per usual as an audit trail is necessary.
Persons wishing to donate various supplies and food items may deliver the same to PLP House on Farrington Road from Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am to 5 pm.
On behalf of the PLP, I wish to convey my heartfelt thanks at the outpouring of generosity and selflessness on the part of Bahamian citizens, the business community and the international community.
I send out a clarion appeal to all Bahamians to join in this national humanitarian effort in the spirit of charity, one Bahamas, one people, indivisible under God.
Last but not least, we remain eternally grateful to Almighty God for His tender mercies in sparing the lives of so many of our brothers and sisters given the ferocity of Joaquin; material goods can be replaced but precious lives are lost forever.
In the midst of this crisis, The Bahamas remains a blessed nation that is highly favoured by God.
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