Message 
                                                        from the EFJ for the Negril 
                                                        Chamber of Commerce 20th 
                                                        Anniversary
                                                      The 
                                                        Environmental Foundation 
                                                        of Jamaica (EFJ) congratulates 
                                                        the Negril Chamber of 
                                                        Commerce in celebrating 
                                                        its twenty years of operation, 
                                                        and we are proud that 
                                                        we were able to play a 
                                                        role in supporting your 
                                                        organization since 1994. 
                                                        The EFJ has provided funding 
                                                        assistance to the tune 
                                                        of Four Million Seven 
                                                        Hundred and Forty-Nine 
                                                        Thousand Dollars ($4,749,000) 
                                                        to the Negril Chamber 
                                                        of Commerce to help support 
                                                        some of the many projects 
                                                        you have implemented in 
                                                        an effort to improve the 
                                                        local environmental conditions 
                                                        and enhance program administration.
                                                      We 
                                                        note from your records 
                                                        that you are one of the 
                                                        few NGOs who have 
                                                        raised funding to cover 
                                                        your operational cost, 
                                                        which is indeed a remarkable 
                                                        achievement, as other 
                                                        NGOs are struggling in 
                                                        this area. We hope that 
                                                        you will continue to grow 
                                                        and enjoy success in this 
                                                        area and to be a model 
                                                        to other NGOs to make 
                                                        their work sustainable.
                                                         
                                                       
                                                        The 
                                                          Foundation salutes your 
                                                          hard work, dedication 
                                                          and efforts and wishes 
                                                          you every success in 
                                                          your work in the years 
                                                          to come.
                                                        Message 
                                                          from Hans-Peter Kreuchauf 
                                                          representing the German 
                                                          Agency for Technical 
                                                          Co-operation (GTZ)
                                                        20 
                                                          years means that the 
                                                          NCC has set milestones 
                                                          for the benefit of the 
                                                          enterprises and the 
                                                          whole community in Negril. 
                                                          I am fully convinced 
                                                          that all the persons 
                                                          involved have done their 
                                                          best to promote the 
                                                          private sector and thus 
                                                          to contribute to generate 
                                                          employment and income. 
                                                          My congratulations to 
                                                          the institution.
                                                        For 
                                                          my organization, GTZ, 
                                                          our experience of working 
                                                          with the NCC has been 
                                                          a very rich example 
                                                          of excellent cooperation 
                                                          in these last years. 
                                                          If we have helped you 
                                                          on your way, we feel 
                                                          great satisfaction.
                                                        We 
                                                          have known NCC as a 
                                                          trustful, responsible 
                                                          and efficient institution, 
                                                          open minded to our suggestions 
                                                          and observations.
                                                        I 
                                                          wish all of you a very 
                                                          happy 12th of April, 
                                                          convinced that the Negril 
                                                          Community does feel 
                                                          as I do.