T&T Pledges US $5 Million more to Haiti !T&T will be contributing an additional US$5 million to Haiti to assist that country in recovery efforts from the earthquake that hit it last month, according to Prime Minister Patrick Manning. “President Rene Preval made it clear they have urgent requirements in Haiti and there are 1.2 million people on the streets of Port-au-Prince,” Manning said. “The rains have started to fall and they run risks of health and other social diseases and social issues arising out of that. “The immediate requirements for Haiti is that they need 200,000 tents at the cost of $20 million. This was first raised at the Caricom/Mexico Summit and T&T pledged another US$5 million to that offer.” Manning disclosed this to the media at a joint news conference with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday night at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s. On Tuesday night, President Bachelet made a State visit to T&T. She held bi-lateral talks with Manning and signed a Memorandum of Agreement on energy matters.
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