TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of CARICOM, met virtually met U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, on Thursday, March 25, 2021, The Associates Times reported on Saturday, March 27.
In a press release, the Prime Minister’s office said the meeting focused on several matters of mutual interests. Discussions included talks on access to COVID-19 vaccines, Venezuela, Haiti and other CARICOM-related issues.
“Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Senator Dr Amery Browne, and Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago to CARICOM, Her Excellency Ms Frances Seignoret, also attended the meeting.” releases added.
After weeks of the dilemma of its arrival date, Trinidad and Tobago’s supply of coronavirus vaccines is on its way. The 33,600 shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine are scheduled to come on Wednesday.
Last week, Jamaica became the first Caribbean country to get vaccines through Covax, receiving 14,400 doses.
A live tracker on PAHO’s (Pan American Health Organization) website showed supplies are on their way to Suriname, Guyana, Belize and TT.
Suriname will get 24,000 doses on Friday, and Guyana and Belize will get 33,600 each. Guyana’s will arrive on Tuesday and Belize’s on Wednesday. In total, Covax has delivered 2,213,280 doses of the vaccine so far. See complete story in The Associates Times at https://associatestimes.com/2021/03/26/trinidad-and-tobago-pm-rowley-meets-with-congresswoman-waters/
