Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis - THA
Two PNM assemblymen have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, and two more are expected to get their jabs later this week.
THA Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development Tracy Davidson-Celestine made the disclosure as she responded to questions from Newsday on Monday.
On April 13, Trinidad and Tobago received a donation of 40,000 AstraZeneca doses from India, enough to vaccinate 20,000 people.
On March 31, TT collected a shipment of 33,600 in the first tranche from the World Health Organization’s Covax facility. Of that number, Tobago got 3,000 doses.
Tobago s vaccination rollout began in February, when the island got 200 doses, part of a gift of 2,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to TT from Barbados. These were offered to 100 healthcare professionals.
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Dennis: TEMA preparing for volcano ash deposits if it happens
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis says while the probability of ash from St Vincent’s La Soufriere volcano reaching Tobago is low, the Tobago Emergency Management Emergency (TEMA) is putting things in place.
He told Newsday a contingency plan is being prepared in the event Tobago finds itself in the same position as Barbados and Grenada which have been dealing with ash deposits from the volcano which erupted on Friday last week after months of renewed activity.
As of 1 pm on Monday, the Met Office said it had received no official reports of ash deposits in the country. Meteorologist Saide Shakeer told Newsday by e-mail, We are currently monitoring all reports from authorised and official bodies as well as atmospheric conditions and factors that may influence the movement of ash either directly or indirectly over our area.
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis says the Progressive Democratic Patriot’s (PDP’s) decision to establish an alternative executive council within the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is not about accountability but political relevance.
On Friday, PDP deputy political leader Farley Augustine announced the party’s establishment of an alternative executive council to serve the needs of Tobagonians until a solution to the six-six deadlock in the THA is reached.
Augustine said the alternative council, which is expected to begin its work on Monday, will focus largely on community-based initiatives.
He added it will rely on the skills and resources of people in communities with support from the island’s corporate and civil society sectors.