On Tuesday, March 9th 2021, Mrs. Ladesa James-Williams, General Manager of CIBC First Caribbean presented a donation of EC$90,000 towards the national COVID-19 vaccines’ purchase.
In accepting the donation on behalf of the Government and People pf Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Gaston Browne thanked Mrs. Williams and CIBC First Caribbean for their timely contribution. “I would like to take the opportunity to thank Mrs. Williams who presented us a cheque of $90,000 dollars on behalf of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank. We are very grateful for this contribution. As I said before, we have not formally solicited any contribution from anyone; but, we are in a national crisis, a global pandemic, and we believe that this is a time when we have an obligation to be our brother’s keeper and our sister’s protector.”
The Prime Minister continued: “There is an expectation that our corporate citizens and wealthy residents and citizens, will exercise some level of responsibility and contribute towards the national vaccine effort. CIBC’s regional headquarters would have donated $750,000 USD to the region; so, evidently CIBC is leading from the front and I am hoping that the domestic banks here will follow the lead of CIBC and they will make similar or even greater contributions towards the vaccine efforts,” he concluded.
Earlier this week, CMC reported that “ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their COVID-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a USD $500,000 donation from regional bank CIBC First Caribbean. The donation to national vaccination programmes is being made by the bank through its charitable arm—the First Caribbean International ComTrust Foundation. The Trust will support the purchase of vaccines in Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, the Bank is providing a separate contribution of USD $250,000 to cover the cost of vaccinating members of its 2,500 staff who wish to avail themselves of the vaccine in those countries, bringing its total contribution to the regional vaccination effort to USD $750,000.”
During the Cheque Handover ceremony, PM Browne highlighted that one of the struggles in getting vaccines is having access to it. “As you know, we have been struggling to purchase vaccines, not because of an issue of not having any money, but having access to vaccines represents a significant problem for all countries within the region.” Browne said.
Prime Minister Browne continued by urging citizens to get vaccinated. “I want to appeal to all Antiguans and Barbudans, when the opportunity arises for us to get additional vaccines and to vaccinate everyone that we avail ourselves of the vaccination. It is the only way to achieve herd immunity and to return to normalcy.”
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THANK YOU CIBC.
So ec$ 100,000 from PM
Ec$ 90,000 from CIBC
Wasn’t there some millions announced last week also for vaccine & PPE procurement?
PM says supply is the issue ” it’s not for lack of money”.
Therefore, we the people would be grateful for an account of how /when these donated funds are spent on our behalf – please & thank you!
Which Government account would those $90,000 go into.Let us follow the footprints and fingerprints.
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Wha you ah tek money for if you ah give way vaccine to other countries ? Only when everybody done get a shot and you nah expect no more case you can do that. But you done get fuh you so e na matter.
If they could donate that amount they could write off debts owed also for people who are struggling, there is already alot of donations for vaccines and covid relief, give some financial reliefs also, there is more to life than covid only
Can’t let the bandits get away with the murders of both Nigel Christian and Andrea Hughes.
Where are their murderers? Who is covering it up?
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