CDEMA delivers 14,000 sheets galvalume worth $540,000 from Jamaica Tank-Weld Group, to Dominica

​The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has received, for and on behalf of the Government and people of Dominica, a donation of 14,000 sheets of galvalume valued at US$200,000.00 (EC$540,000.00) from The Tank-Weld Group; a building materials supplier operating in Jamaica. Foreign Minister Francine Baron described the donation as being very timely.
 
She added, “Tank-Weld’s donation will enable the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) as well as military engineering units from Jamaica and other CARICOM States, to continue their support to the Office of Disaster Management (ODM), for emergency & reconstruction programs on the island, following the devastation wrought on the island’s houses”.
 
Dominica’s Housing Minister Reginald Austrie expressed appreciation for the donation, indicating that it constitutes a significant contribution to the massive reconstruction challenge facing Dominica.
 
He said, “I have to applaud Chris Bicknell and Garnet Roper of the Tank-Weld Group, and its partner OSLO Bulk, for their generous contribution towards our struggle, on the front line of climate change. It represents a very strong commitment from the private sector”.
 
The donation also covers shipping and port handling costs.