The Republic of Korea has donated US$300,000 to help Jamaica’s restoration efforts following Hurricane Melissa.
The contribution was formally handed over throughout a ceremony held lately on the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Commerce places of work in downtown Kingston.
In her remarks, Minister of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Commerce, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, expressed appreciation for the help.
“It’s a nice pleasure to increase, on behalf of the Authorities and other people of Jamaica, our deepest appreciation to the Authorities and other people of the Republic of Korea for the beneficiant contribution of US$300,000 to help Jamaica’s ongoing restoration and reconstruction efforts within the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa,” Senator Johnson Smith mentioned.
She additional said that “this sort gesture will undoubtedly contribute to our rebuilding efforts in a direct manner, impacting the lives of households throughout the hardest-hit areas”.
For his half, Chargé d’Affaires on the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Jin-wook Kim, mentioned the donation displays the long-standing and enduring friendship between the 2 international locations.
He famous that the help is “a humble donation, supposed to bolster Jamaica’s humanitarian response to the devastation attributable to category-five Hurricane Melissa”.
Mr. Kim mentioned the donation underscores “yet one more manifestation of the sturdy and enduring friendship shared between Korea and Jamaica” as each international locations proceed to help and uplift one another, “particularly in instances of want and disaster”.
Along with the monetary help, additional humanitarian help is anticipated by means of JTS (Be a part of Collectively Society), a non-governmental organisation that responds to disasters worldwide.
Mr. Kim knowledgeable that within the coming weeks, 200 tonnes of rice will arrive in Jamaica, marking JTS’s first engagement within the Caribbean.
“The rice, 40 tonnes for every of the 5 most affected parishes, will present a lot wanted aid,” he mentioned, including that the organisation may also donate one container of child and girls’s objects.
Expressing confidence in Jamaica’s restoration, Mr. Kim mentioned, “I want Jamaica a robust and speedy restoration presently.
Korea and Jamaica share a particular bond that transcends these setbacks, and I imagine that Jamaica will get well stronger than earlier than.”
CONTACT: BRITNEY STEVENS
