In 1988, the President of EBT, Cosford Roberts volunteered to work with the Government of Canada in providing Disaster Recovery Assistance to Jamaica. This was in response to the impact of Hurricane Gilbert in Jamaica. Mr. Roberts was the liaison between the Canadian and Jamaican Governments. He organized advisory committee consisting of various non-profit organizations under the auspices of the Jamaican High Commission; oversaw all operational duties related to the project; prepared and presented weekly status reports to advisory committee, Jamaica High Commission and CIDA. For the public relations and communication component, developed and implemented a public campaign strategy and liaised with the media for implementation. Mr. Roberts coordinated the activities of non-governmental organizations, community associations and business entities across the provinces of Canada. He planned and coordinated all logistical arrangements for collection of goods across the country, and delivery of relief to Jamaica. The logistics of collecting all donations from the different states and delivery of the commodities to Jamaica was achieved with the assistance of the Canadian Rail and the Canadian Coast Guards.
