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Port of Spain – On the same day that the United States announced that it plans to share millions of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with other countries, the government has sought to assure that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is in ongoing talks with the US on vaccine redistribution.
A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday noted that Rowley, who is also the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, wrote President Joseph Biden on March, 19 this year, asking the US to share its surplus vaccines with the region. In response, President Biden confirmed his government’s commitment to partnering with COVAX and other multinational institutions to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines.
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has thanked Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for the offer of aid following the effects of ashfall from the La Soufrière eruption.
Dr Rowley shared a letter sent by Mottley thanking Trinidad and Tobago for its assistance at this time:
“I write to you at this time when Barbados is experiencing its most recent crisis, brought about by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines and which has caused our country to be covered in ash thereby leading to some measure of disruption, in addition to potential health and environmental hazards.”