Update on Trinidad and Tobago s assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Port of Spain: Seventy-five (75) Trinidad and Tobago nationals who were in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, were successfully repatriated to this country this morning via the Galleons Passage. These persons are currently under quarantine in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 protocols.
Two hundred and sixty (260) tonnes of relief items collected by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) were successfully transported to Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines via the Galleons Passage and the C26 Aircraft attached to the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.
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Defence Force personnel depart for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Port of Spain: Fifty (50) members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) departed Trinidad and Tobago this morning, Tuesday April 13, 2021 to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano.
Officials comprising personnel from Engineers, infantry/provost, medical and logistics left on board the Galleons Passage at approximately 7:00 a.m. They will be stationed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for two weeks, in the first instance.
Representatives from the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society; the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA); and members of the media also departed on the Galleons Passage.