NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has asked banks to accept money for a public Haiti fund.
Prime Minister Ingraham said the government has asked Clearing Banks (see list below) to accept donations into a special account for Emergency and Reconstruction Assistance to Haiti.
Ingraham said the funds will go to the Haitian Government or international relief agencies operating in Haiti.
The Prime Minister said the government will "seek to ensure that donated funds reach the agency best able to assist the largest number of Haitian victims of the earthquake".
Ingraham did not say how the government would evaluate this but said he will outline The Bahamas' contribution to Haiti "in due course".
Today the Prime Minister is heading to Santo Domingo to meet with President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, and other national leaders to discuss coordination of medium and long-term assistance to Haiti.
President Preval of Haiti has been invited to the meeting as well as the Prime Ministers of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Dominica (current Chair of Caricom), senior representatives of the Spanish Government, Secretary General of Caricom and the Ambassadors of the United States, Canada and France resident in Santo Domingo.
Bahamian delegates joining the Prime Minister are National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Captain Stephen Russell and Senior Policy Adviser in the Office of the Prime Minister, Teresa Butler.
Here is a list of Banks accepting money for the Emergency and Reconstruction Assistance to Haiti:
Bank of The Bahamas International
George Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 326-2560
Fax: 325-2762
Citibank, N.A.
Thompson Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 302-8729
Fax: 302-8625
FirstCaribbean International Bank
(Bahamas) Ltd.
East Bay Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 393-4710
Fax: 393-4720
Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd.
Bay Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 356-1415
Fax: 322-7989
British American Bank (1993) Ltd.
Cable Beach
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 327-5170
Fax: 327-5175
Commonwealth Bank Ltd.
The Plaza, Mackey Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 394-7373
Fax: 394-5807
Royal Bank of Canada
Bay Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: 356-8500
Fax: 328-7145
Banks Accepting Funds for Haiti
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has asked banks to accept money for a public Haiti fund.
Prime Minister Ingraham said the government asked Clearing Banks (see list below) to accept donations into a special account for Emergency and REconstruction Assistance to Haiti.
Ingraham said the funds will go to the Haitian Government or international relief agencies operating in Haiti.
The Prime Minister said the government will "seek to ensure that donated funds reach the agency best able to assist the largest number of Haitian victims of the earthquake".
Ingrahamam did not say how the government would evaulate this but said he will outline The Bahamas' contribution to Haiti "in due course".
Today the Prime Minister is heading to Santo Domingo to meet with President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, and other national leaders to discuss coordination of medium and long-term assistance to Haiti.
President Preval of Haiti will be at the meeting as well as the Prime Ministers of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Dominica (current Chair of Caricom), senior representatives of the Spanish Government, Secretary General of Caricom, Secretary General of CaricomSecretary General of CaricomSecretary General of Caricom and the Ambassadors of the United States, Canada and France resident in Santo Domingo.
