NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill says the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is willing to provide the resort town of Negril with a new ambulance, providing a proper management system is implemented to govern the use of the vehicle.
“The chairman (TEF) in discussion with me has indicated that they are willing to look at the ambulance. It is an important thing. However, there has to be some discussions here [in Negril] about the management of it [ambulance] and I have spoken to persons in the community. I have spoken to the chairman [Negril Resort Board, Cliff Reynolds] and some proposals will go to TEF who are the persons who would donate the ambulance,” McNeill explained.
He was addressing the monthly meeting of the Negril Resort Board at the Rayon Hotel, in Negril, last Thursday.
The resort town is currently without a working ambulance following an accident in which it overturned more than four months ago.
Following the accident, a decision was later taken by the Negril Resort Board, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Negril Chamber of Commerce for a submission to be made to the TEF for a replacement vehicle.
The TEF had four years ago provided funding to the tune of US$61,000 for the purchase of the ambulance that was involved in the accident.
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