P&P Insurance Brokers makes annual Christmas donations to charitable homes
P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited on Friday afternoon made its annual Christmas donation to charitable organisations.
The company has been making donations to several organisations over the past 15 years to assist them in their humanitarian relief efforts.
This year, the company made donations of $125,000 each to 12 organisations, at a ceremony at its Lamaha Street, Georgetown headquarters.
In a statement the company said donations were made to: Bless the children Home; Canaan Children’s Home; Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre; Uncle Eddie’s Home; Friends of the Archer’s Home; The Dharam Shala; The David Rose School for the Handicapped; Cheshire Homes Guyana; Hauraruni Girl’s Home; the Tina Insanally Foundation; Bal Nivas Shelter; and the Joshua House Children Centre.
“We hope that you will use this money prudently and the real beneficiaries are the persons you serve and help,” the company’s Executive Director, Vikash Panday, was quoted as saying at the event.
He noted that in the spirit of Christmas the company makes these donations every year to aid these organisations with their charitable work. It has been doing so for 15 years.
Panday also said that all the organisations in their own way have been making a positive impact on the lives of the less fortunate and he was happy to contribute to the cause.
Truck catches fire on Corentyne highway after blowout
A truck that was transporting laterite soil caught fire along the Number 62, Village, Corentyne Public Road yesterday after a tyre blowout.
According to information gathered, around midday the driver of the truck, GYY 6066, was proceeding to New Amsterdam from Number 63 Village, Corentyne, when the driver’s side front tyre suffered a blowout, which sparked the fire.
One of the brake lines reportedly caught alight, causing the fire to spread faster.
The driver was able to escape after which the Fire Service was summoned and firefighters quickly put out the blaze.
Losses as a result of the fire damage were estimated to be around $9 million, this newspaper was told.