Barbados PM attends China-donated vaccine handover ceremony

Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Yan Xiusheng, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, and Minister of Health and Wellness of Barbados Jeffrey Bostic welcomed the China-donated COVID-19 vaccine to Barbados at the airport on June 29.

Yan and Bostic signed the handover certificate on the spot.

Yan said at the handover ceremony that China and Barbados have always been good friends and partners who trust each other. After the outbreak of COVID-19, China quickly assisted Barbados with much-needed anti-pandemic supplies, and twice organized Chinese disease control experts to share their anti-pandemic experience with their Barbadian counterparts via video link.

He said that the vaccine assistance is another concrete initiative of cooperation between China and Barbados in fighting the pandemic. China is willing to continue to support various developing countries, including Barbados, in their fight against the pandemic and their quest to resume normal economic and social life as soon as possible.

Mottley warmly congratulated the Communist Party of China on its centennial anniversary in her speech and highly appreciated the timely medical aid provided by China to Barbados since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said that the Chinese vaccine is safe, effective and trustworthy, adding that she hopes Barbados and China will further deepen their cooperation in the anti-pandemic fight.