THE Ministry of Health releases the names of 46 businesses and non-governmental organisations it says have provided voluntary support in the Covid-19 response last year.
It stated, “In acknowledgement of their contributions during that time, letters of appreciation were sent to these organisations.
“The Ministry of Health publicly thanks these organisations for their generous contributions to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.”
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The release on Wednesday morning, comes in the wake of a contention by Group Chief Executive Officer of ANSA McAL Anthony Sabga III that the Government has asked for help in the purchase of 351,000 Pfizer vaccines at a cost of US$8.4 million.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh have both denied that the Government has asked businesses for such assistance.
In a release to staff on Monday, Sabga revealed that ANSA also secured one million vaccines and wanted Government’s assistance to help bring it. He said an initial amount of 100,000 would been bought and ANSA would donate 50,000 to the Government.
He also revealed a letter of appreciation sent by the ministry.
The head of the Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago Rajiv Diptee had also requested permission on behalf of his organisation to bring in vaccines.
There has been no permission granted so far for private businesses to bring in vaccines.
But Deyalsingh has said that the Government will now engage the private sector in the search to get vaccines outside of the COVAX facility.
Below is the list of companies, the Ministry said has provided voluntary support in the fight against the pandemic:
1 A.S. Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Limited
2 AA Laquis
3 Advance Foam Limited
4 Amalgamated Security Services
5 Amplia Communications Limited
6 Angostura Limited
7 ANSA McAL Limited
8 Atlantic LNG
9 bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC
10 BHP Trinidad & Tobago
11 Blue Waters Products Limited
12 Coca-Cola Caribbean Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago Limited
13 Coconut Growers Association Limited
14 DeNovo Energy Limited
15 Digicel Trinidad & Tobago Limited
16 First Caribbean National Bank Trinidad Limited
17 GlaxoSmithKline Caribbean Limited
18 Guardian Group
19 Kenson Group of Companies Limited Trinidad
20 Massy Group of Companies Limited
21 Micon Marketing Limited
22 National Energy Centre of Trinidad & Tobago
23 National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago
24 Nestle Trinidad & Tobago Limited
25 Nutrien
26 Parts World Limited
27 Peake Technologies Limited
28 Philip Morris International
29 Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited
30 Player Player Apparel Trinidad
31 Proman Trinidad Limited
32 Republic Bank Limited
33 Roche Pharmaceuticals Trinidad & Tobago
34 Sagicor General Insurance/Sagicor Financial Centre
35 Scotia Bank Trinidad & Tobago Limited
36 Sewa International TT List of Entities That Provided
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