THE LIME Foundation is now the strategic communications provider for St John Ambulance Jamaica.

Under an agreement, signed by the two organisations yesterday, the foundation will provide St John with free high-speed Internet, plus WiFi at its headquarters and regional offices. St John Ambulance also received seven laptops and six mobile phones to strengthen its database of important information and facilitate ease of communication among staff.

St John Ambulance is now in its 115th year of ensuring the health and safety of Jamaicans, offering the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art first aid and CPR training programmes for the workplace, home and community.

Speaking at a brief signing ceremony yesterday, Executive Chairman of the LIME Foundation Errol Miller expressed his organisation’s delight at being able to assist St John Ambulance.

“Yours is an organisation that has given selflessly and continuously to Jamaica for more than 100 years and the LIME Foundation is delighted to be able to assist you in the great work you have been doing.”

“Our foundation espouses the mantra that ‘together we can make a difference’ and this is another example of how we give back to Jamaica,” Miller said.

On receiving the gifts, Executive Director of St John Ambulance Alison Christie Binger said: “Your generous donation is indeed a valuable birthday gift. We plan to use it for the greater benefit of Jamaica. It will serve to considerably enhance our communications infrastructure and make for greater efficiencies in our daily operations, especially our first-aid training, and aid our disaster preparedness efforts.”

St John Jamaica said it is also looking forward to further strengthening the new partnership with LIME through the provision of first aid training, first aid and ambulance coverage for special LIME events as well as ultimately embracing St John First Aid Certified LIME team members as an integral part of its volunteer and membership service corps.