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Vaz pledges $1M to fund set up for children of Portland crash victims
Daryl Vaz, Western Portland Member of Parliament.
One million dollars has pledged for the victims of the Portland Rio Grande Valley accident which claimed the lives of 14-persons on December 19 two years ago.
Daryl Vaz, Western Portland Member of Parliament, says the money will come from his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) 2011-2012 budget.
Mr. Vaz has also announced that additional funds have been pledged by Prime Minister Bruce Golding for the victims.
Mr. Golding has pledged $500,000 between now and March with an additional $500,000 to come from his 2011-2012 CDF allocation.
Following the tragic accident in 2009, the Government established a trust fund to provide assistance for over 40-children of the families who lost their lives in the accident.
The fund is managed and monitored by a Fund Management Unit chaired by Children’s Advocate, Mary Clarke.
The account, called A helping Hand for the Children of Portland’s Rio GrandeValley was opened at the Port Antonio Branch of National Commercial Bank (NCB).
The account facilitates the contribution and disbursement of funds by the parish council.
Financial assistance is provided to the children to cover tuition, payments for their CXC examination fees, clothing, uniforms, bus and taxi fares and medical needs.
Persons wishing to assist can send contributions to the NCB current account number 351-077328.
Daryl Vaz, Western Portland Member of Parliament. One million dollars has pledged for the victims of the Portland Rio Grande Valley accident which claimed the lives of 14-persons on December 19 two years ago.
Daryl Vaz, Western Portland Member of Parliament, says the money will come from his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) 2011-2012 budget.
Mr. Vaz has also announced that additional funds have been pledged by Prime Minister Bruce Golding for the victims.
Mr. Golding has pledged $500,000 between now and March with an additional $500,000 to come from his 2011-2012 CDF allocation.
Following the tragic accident in 2009, the Government established a trust fund to provide assistance for over 40-children of the families who lost their lives in the accident.
The fund is managed and monitored by a Fund Management Unit chaired by Children’s Advocate, Mary Clarke.
The account, called A helping Hand for the Children of Portland’s Rio GrandeValley was opened at the Port Antonio Branch of National Commercial Bank (NCB).
The account facilitates the contribution and disbursement of funds by the parish council.
Financial assistance is provided to the children to cover tuition, payments for their CXC examination fees, clothing, uniforms, bus and taxi fares and medical needs.
Persons wishing to assist can send contributions to the NCB current account number 351-077328.
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