EIGHT more people have died due to Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. The total number of deaths are now 211. The Ministry of Health in its Sunday update (#719) stated that there were 233 new cases taken from samples during the period May 6 to May 8. See below: Total people tested: 145,268 New cases: 233 […]Read More
By Prior Beharry OROPOUCHE MP Dr Roodal Moonilal is calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to be the first to take the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine. He made the statement is a release on Sunday after Health Minister Deyalsingh on Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago was not being used in a guinea pig […]Read More
THE United States will not vaccinate overseas citizens for Covid-19. A release posted on the US Embassy in Port-of-Spain on Friday sated, “As part of our efforts to give US citizens timely information so that they can make informed choices about travel abroad, the department advises that the United States government does not […]Read More
THE unprecedented health emergency precipitated by Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021 deserves the fullest application of the nation’s resources. The management of Covid-19 since February 2020 has also precipitated an economic crisis as well as a crisis in the education system. Unfortunately, the economic and educational fallout will be with us long after Covid-19 […]Read More
ALL Out-Patients Clinics at the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) are now temporarily suspended until further notice. These include all clinics at hospitals and health centres. In a press release on Saturday, the SWRHA stated that as an alternative measure SWRHA’s medical staff will be in contact with patients. Patients are further advised that […]Read More
FOR the month of May thus far, Trinidad and Tobago has recorded 34 deaths due to the Covid-19 virus. The Ministry of Health reported another seven deaths in its latest update on Saturday, bringing the overall death toll to 203. The 34 deaths in the first eight days of this month already surpasses […]Read More
PROFESSOR Courtenay Bartholomew has passed away. He was 89. Known for his research in HIV and AIDS, he was the first to diagnose a case of AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean. His son Barry paid tribute on Facebook: To say his life was a most astonishing and complete journey is quite an understatement! […]Read More
By Prior Beharry TRINIDAD and Tobago is not being used in any “guinea pig” programme for the Sinopharm Beijing Covid-19 vaccine. This according to Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh in a response to Oropouche East Mr Dr Roodal Moonilal. The Trinidad Guardian on Saturday quoted Dr Moonilal as saying that T&T was being used […]Read More
POLICE arrest 20 people for drinking at a recreation club on Friday. The men ages 23 to 88 were taken to the Central Police Station and charged for breaching the Public Health Regulations, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stated on Saturday. They were held by officers of the Inter-Agency […]Read More
NOW that Trinidad and Tobago is at a tipping point with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling for humility on the Government’s part in order to collectively battle the virus. In a press release on Friday after Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced further lockdown measures, Persad-Bissessar continued […]Read More