KINGSTON, Jamaica — McKay Security Limited has partnered with councillors to ensure quality tarpaulins are being transparently distributed to affected people in the Hurricane Melissa-hit parishes of St Elizabeth and Westmoreland.

Taking an extra step of precaution, McKay Security, reminiscent of international donors such as USAID, has labeled each unit of tarpaulin donated, ‘Not For Sale’, deterring any act which could lead to corrupt the process.

“Though I am 100 per cent sure that the councillors with whom we have been working will ensure the tarpaulins reach affected persons, irrespective of political orientation, McKay Security wants to make it clear to the recipients, or anybody else so minded, that this donation should, in no shape or form, attract any monetary compensation,” pointed out Jason McKay, chief executive officer, McKay Security.

A total of 230 heavy-duty tarpaulins have so far been distributed, starting a week after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the western parishes of St Elizabeth, St James, Hanover and Trelawny, leaving hundreds homeless after its Category Five winds tore off roofs and toppled buildings.

South West St Elizabeth has so far received the bulk of tarpaulins with 80 distributed in Black River.

Councillor Amorkard Brown of the Leamington division in the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation is set to receive an additional 100 tarpaulins for distribution.

“McKay Security is on a drive to alleviate the homeless crisis in St Elizabeth and Westmoreland. Though we are based in Kingston, which was largely spared the wrath of Hurricane Melissa, we have many security guards and employees of our clients, who would have been severely displaced,” McKay added.