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ELEVEN more people have passed away due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. In its latest update (#896), the ministry also reported 294 new cases of the coronavirus taken from samples during the period October 29 to November 1. The Covid-19 death toll was now 1,720. The eleven deaths comprised six […]Read More
TWENTY-TWO new Covid-19 cases are reported in Tobago over the last 24 hours. A release from the Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development, Tobago House of Assembly (THA) on Tuesday stated that 17 people were discharged. It also stated that there are 296 active cases on the island. Clinical update for Tobago as […]Read More
TRINIDAD and Tobago sends 2,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Grenada. In a release on Monday, the Ministry of Health announced that the shipment of 2,000 does was sent after a request came from the Ministry of Health in Grenada via the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. The ministry added that T&T is ready […]Read More
By Prior Beharry PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley announcement that Trinidad and Tobago will soon start one of the largest solar energy projects in the Caribbean is just another promise that will not materialise. This according to executive director of the Citizens Union of Trinidad and Tobago Phillip Edward Alexander in response to Dr […]Read More
PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley delivers an address to the World Leaders Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday. He said Trinidad and Tobago as a small-island developing state has seen the effect of climate change and noted that any increase beyond 1.5ºC will have long-term and permanent consequences. Dr Rowley also […]Read More
By Prior Beharry TRINIDAD and Tobago is about to embark on one of the largest renewable energy projects in the Caribbean. This according to Prime Minster Keith Rowley at the World Leaders Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday. He said, “We are in the process of establishing the largest utility-scale solar […]Read More
FORECAST: Partly cloudy spells with showers, at times heavy, will interrupt a mostly sunny day. There is the low to medium (30% to 40%) chance of the isolated thunderstorm in a few areas. The remainder of the Lesser Antilles: Generally sunny despite the odd, brief shower. Clear and cool night. Caution: Hazardous Seas Alert […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow NOW that Trinidad and Tobago is approaching the festive season with Divali this week and Christmas next month, there will be increased movement but the Ministry of Health is hoping that there will also be increase in Covid-19 vaccination numbers. Technical Director for the Epidemiology Division Dr Avery Hinds said on […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THERE are now 58 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds available for Covid-19 patients and up until Monday, 52 of those beds were filled. Technical Director for the Epidemiology Division in the Ministry of Health Dr Avery Hinds said of the 52 patients, 50 were not fully vaccinated which represented 96%. He was […]Read More
THE first day of November has begun with 13 persons dying from Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. And the total number of deaths has crossed 1,700. In its latest update (#895) on Monday, the Ministry of Health reported 90 new Covid-19 cases taken from samples during the period October 28 to October 31. See below: […]Read More