Caribbean L 26 ife, FEB. 26-MAR. 4, 2021
CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP
term expires in 2022.
St. Kitts
St. Kitts and Nevis began rolling out
its mass COVID-19 vaccination
program, now
that it has received its
first batch of vaccines
and is expecting more
than 21,000 more doses
by month’s end, a statement from the
government said.
It is anticipated that frontline workers
will be vaccinated first, followed by vulnerable
persons — those suffering from
multiple morbidities and other chronic
conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
The twin-island federation received its
first 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines
last week and by the end of this month it
is expected to receive an additional 21,600
doses as a result of its participation in the
COVID-19 Global Access (Covax) Facility.
In addition,l Taiwan has pledged
$600,000 to assist in procuring extra vaccines,
while the government of India and
other allies have expressed their willingness
to donate vaccines.
Prime Minister Timothy Harris said
in an address to the nation “these additional
donations from multiple sources
will enhance our ability to roll out mass
vaccination programs.”
He said it is the intention of his government
to have at least 70 percent of
the population vaccinated to achieve herd
immunity.
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago State-owned Caribbean
Airlines Ltd (CAL) has recorded
an operating loss of US$109.2 million
(TT$738 million) for the year ending
December 2020.
The airline announced its unaudited
financial results last week, attributing the
loss to the impact of the global COVID-19
pandemic.
The operating figure
was earnings before
interest and taxes (EBIT)
on revenue of US$118.6
million (TT$802 million).
“This is in stark comparison to 2019,
which saw a positive EBIT of US$11.2
million (TT$76 million) on revenue of
US$440 million (TT$3 billion) for the
12-month period,” CAL said.
Last October, CAL announced temporary
furloughs and salary cuts for staff
members and negotiated a US$65 million
government-guaranteed loan to keep
operations on track.
CAL chief executive officer, Garvin
Madera said in spite of the pandemic, and
reduced flying the airline managed to
add new destinations to our network and
expanded our cargo offerings to include
charter services.
— Compiled by Azad Ali
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