Kingston, Jamaica. – September 21, 2004 – Cable & Wireless announced today it has established a new relief fund to help victims of Hurricane Ivan.
An initial US$1 million contribution is being made by Cable and Wireless plc to kick start this initiative. Cable & Wireless employees around the world have asked how they can help and are being invited to make additional private donations to the fund. Monies collected will be used to support efforts to provide relief to those most affected and to rebuild local communities in Grenada, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands where Cable & Wireless employees live and work.
Cable & Wireless will work with relief agencies and local authorities in each country to ensure that the money is channeled directly into support and reconstruction work with the communities which need it most.
This will complement the company’s ongoing work to provide urgent supplies, telecom equipment and expert help in the immediate aftermath
of the hurricane. Cable & Wireless is continuing to bring in vital supplies and expertise to support reconstruction work not only for its own services but also for its employees and customers where help is needed.
Chief Executive Officer of Cable and Wireless plc Francesco Caio said, “our colleagues in Grenada, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the other businesses involved in the recovery work are making extraordinary efforts and contributing enormously to the recovery of their communities. The Cable & Wireless Group wants to provide all the practical support we can.”
About Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international communications companies. It provides voice, data and IP (Internet Protocol) services to business and residential customers, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services.
Cable & Wireless' principal operations are in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Panama and the Middle East.
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www.cw.com.
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