PLNL provides support to fenceline communities

Point Lisas Nitrogen Ltd (PLNL) is extending its covid-outreach to its community, increasing its social investment progamme to provide critical food and household items to families in their fence-line community. “Charity begins at home”, said PLNL president, Fitzroy Harewood in a statement Tuesday. “Many families in our fence line communities are facing challenges due to loss of employment and so we collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to distribute food hampers to families and that drive continues. PLNL remains committed to doing all we can to provide support and assistance during these difficult times.” PLNL will also aid Habitat to package and distribute 1,500 hygiene kits to suburban and remote households to encourage sanitisation habits – especially where there are limited supplies of water.

The company already has programmes to engage with the fenceline that were put on pause because of covid19 lockdown restrictions, but assured that these will continue long after the setback.

The downstream energy company has already donated personal protective equipment (PPE), including disposable coveralls and N95 masks to first responders and medical professionals at the North/Central Regional Health Authority since the onset of covid19 in TT. PLNL was also part of a drive led by the Supermarkets’ Association to provide meals to frontline healthcare workers at the Caura and Couva Hospitals last month.