LIAT airlifts Red Cross relief supplies to St Lucia

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 10:30 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Regional airline LIAT is working with the Barbados Red Cross Society to airlift emergency supplies and foodstuff to people affected by severe flooding in St Lucia last weekItems of relief include canned goods, bottled water, baby pampers, milk, formula and cereal, toiletries and other needed emergency supplies. “Whatever it takes, we will do it to get urgent relief to our brothers and sisters in St Lucia,” said Jean Holder, Chairman of the Board of Directors of LIAT, who has asked airline staff to help provide emergency assistance for those afflicted in Dominica, St Lucia and St Vincent.Director General of the Barbados Red Cross Society Edmond Bradshaw said his organisation is “very grateful for the support of LIAT, its chairman and staff for the excellent support they have given us to help the victims of the floods in St Lucia.”“LIAT has always exhibited goodwill to the Red Cross and to the people of the Caribbean and we compliment them on another valiant effort to help those affected in St Lucia,” he added.LIAT’s airlift went out Monday with more to follow as the Red Cross advises, the airline said.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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LIAT airlifts Red Cross relief supplies to St Lucia