Port of Spain, July 4 -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamala Persad-Bissessar has commended Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's compassion and solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic, praising India's Vaccine Maitri initiative under which the tiny Caribbean nation received much-needed vaccines.

"When the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees, while some other countries were hoarding medical supplies, you ensured that vaccines and supplies reached even the smallest nations, including Trinidad and Tobago," she said in an address at the Community Diaspora Event in honour of the Indian Prime Minister, held at the National Cycling Centre in Couva.

This elicited sustained applause from the hundreds gathered in the audience. ...