 First National Bank, St Lucia Ltd. has made a significant donation of drinking water and water storage tanks for the families most affected by the eruptions of the La Soufie volcano in Cistern Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Jesse Leance reports. A total of 2,000 cases of drinking water, plus 5,800 water storage tanks were placed on boats and shipped along with other relief supplies to the residents that were displaced from their homes and also for general distribution where the supplies were most needed. Present at the view for DOCS to see the handover was managing director of First National Bank, Jonathan Johannes. As a corporate entity with deep connections in St. Vincent and hopefully if all goes well soon to be an operator in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, we felt it necessary to reach out at a time of need for the people and the government over there. We firmly believe that if the shoe was on the other foot, they would have done the same for us and we have history and evidence to show the deep support and deep ties that the islands have. So reaching out to St. Vincent at a time of need was a natural thing for us to do. Director of Nemo, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Michelle Forbes, received the items on behalf of the government and people of that country. I would like to express thanks to the First National Bank for the donation of these 5,800 gallon water tanks to the people and the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As we all know, we are still experiencing explosive eruptions or episodes from the last of Fair Volcano and this has really severely affected our water distribution throughout the country. These water tanks will go a long way in supporting not just Nemo but agencies that belong to Nemo in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The receipt and coordination of the donations were handled by Ms. Voneta Rogers, Country Manager for RBCRBTT, which was recently purchased by the OECS Consortium of Indigenous Banks. For the Government Information Service, I am Jesse Leance reporting.