Royal Barbados Police Force’s Constable St. Clair Scantlebury (left) and Sergeant David Alleyne (right), collecting the hand sanitiser from Mount Gay’s Managing Director Raphaël Grisoni (centre) and staff member Hugh Bispham (in vehicle).
MOUNT Gay Distilleries Ltd., is continuing to assist with the fight
against the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Barbados with the donation
of a second batch of hand sanitiser.
To date, the company has contributed over 8 000, 1.75 litre bottles of
the Mount Gay manufactured product worth over $180 000 to its
employees, Government agencies including the Royal Barbados Police
Force, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Barbados Drug
Service, Barbados Customs Department, Barbados Postal Service and the
Caribbean Disaster & Emergency Management Agency, and select business
partners.
Managing Director Raphaël Grisoni, explained that some of the
businesses receiving donations from this batch included restaurants
across the island in preparation for their reopening to the public
last week.
He said, “We geared our efforts towards these agencies and businesses
to assist them in the protection of the population. From the frontline
agencies battling the virus for the past few months who we thank very
much, to our partners in the trade, including restaurants, which are
now open to the public again.
“In addition to the agencies we have also presented our staff members
with sanitiser and care-packages for their homes. At Mount Gay we are
committed to the health and safety of the Barbadian community, our
employees and the people who visit our island. We understood the
immediate need to do our part in the fight against COVID-19 and our
teams were able to quickly adapt to facilitate the production, while
following all health and safety protocols.”
Grisoni added that as a corporate citizen of Barbados it is very
important for Mount Gay to play its part in supporting the community,
“The hand sanitiser initiative was one that was supported by all of
our staff members and we put in all efforts in order to redirect our
production and deliver the hand sanitiser, which of course is not our
primary business but we recognised the need to be agile and flexible
in order to serve our community.”