THE PNM Government does not want to work with the UNC Opposition to help in the fight of the Covid-19 threat. This was the claim by Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh in a release on Sunday. He said, “It is clear by the Prime Minister’s many rejections of our calls since January to […]Read More
MINISTER of Education Anthony Garcia is calling on Opposition MPs not to criticise the Government but to work together help in the fight against the Covid-19. In a release on Saturday, Garcia said, “If there is one student that does not have access at this time, it is one too many that is […]Read More
ONE more person has been discharged from Covid-19 quarantine in Trinidad and Tobago. In its latest update (#114), the Ministry of Health stated that 21 people have now been discharged. It stated that 114 people have tested positive. The Caribbean Public Health Agency have tested 1,320 samples and deaths remain at eight.Read More
ROADBLOCKS were instituted throughout the country on Friday as police try to enforce the Public Health Ordinance with stay at home measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a release on Friday, Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said he noticed an increasing number of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. He said he travelled to Chaguanas and […]Read More
TV talk show host Ian Alleyne will not be released from the Caura Hospital because he has tested positive for Covid-19. This according to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi who said his court matter was withdrawn on Thursday since Alleyne was tested positive for Covid-19. Alleyne through his attorney Gerald Ramdeen filed a matter to […]Read More
ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi says history was created when Chief Public Defender Hasine Shaikh appeared before the court to deal with assisting prisoners with early release due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He was speaking during the virtual news conference on Friday. Al-Rawi said the Public Defenders’ Office was operationalised and “the chief public defender is […]Read More
MINISTER of Health Terrence Deyalsingh says his Facebook account was hacked. He made the revelation in responding to a question from the media during the virtual news conference on Friday. His Facebook account had him replying to a person to “Mute your TV during question time.” It was in response to an individual who had […]Read More
TWELVE virtual courts will be in operation by next week. This according to Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi at a virtual news conference on Friday to give an update on measures being taken by the Government to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. He said there were six courts currently in operation virtually and by next by […]Read More
THERE are no patients in intensive care who are Covid-19 positive. In the Covid-19 update at a virtual news conference on Friday, Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said there were 64 patients in quarantine facilities at the Couva Medical and Multi-Training Facility and the Caura Hospital. He said at Caura the eleven patients were […]Read More
THERE were just over 38,000 applications submitted for the salary relief grant. This was revealed by Finance Minister Colm Imbert at the post-Cabinet news conference on Thursday. He said 4,161 of those applications were dropped off at TTPost boxes across the country. Imbert said these boxes were for people who were applying and who […]Read More