THE curfew for the Labour Day public holiday on Saturday and on Sunday will start at 10am. Police Commissioner Gary Griffith signed the The Emergency Powers (Variation of Curfew Times) (No. 3) Order, 2021 on Tuesday. The curfew will start at 10am on Saturday and end 5am Sunday. Sunday’s curfew starts at 10am and […]Read More
By Chantalé Fletcher MORE than 12,000 people have been ticketed in the Covid-19 pandemic for not wearing masks. This according to Inspector Ashraf Ali of Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Operations Command Centre at a media briefing on Monday. Police have ticketed 12,163 people in total, he said. Ali said the Operations Command Centre established […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow FIVE thousand people are vaccinated in the Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) drive that ended on Monday. Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines received from the Ministry of Health were administered and SATT’s President Rajiv Diptee touted the drive as a success. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh announced on Saturday that 200,000 Sinopharm […]Read More
By Prior Beharry THE 80 vials of Pfizer vaccines brought into Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend is lacking proper documentation. And they are now in the charge of the Ministry of Health and being stored at a bonded facility. This was revealed by Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram at the virtual presser […]Read More
THE United States Embassy in Port-of-Spain admits to making a donation of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago. A short statement was posted on its Facebook page on Sunday evening. It stated, “The Government of the United States of America has made a donation of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Trinidad and […]Read More
TRINIDAD and Tobago receives a gift of Pfizer vaccines from the United States. The Ministry of National Security stated in a release on Sunday that it received the gift on Saturday. It did not state the quantity. The ministry stated, “The Government of T&T wishes to advise that yesterday, Saturday June 12, 2021, it […]Read More
By Prior Beharry A document purporting to give permission to a US State Department official to bring in 80 vials of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines in Trinidad and Tobago is being circulated on social media. The document on a State Department Bureau of Medical Services letterhead signed by medical officer Stephanie Marchant gives permission […]Read More
By Gerald Lutchman IT was an ambivalent day in football. To all of us who enjoy this beautiful game we wish Christian Ericksen a quick recovery. We hope to see you again soon in the tournament. Wales vs Switzerland As I predicted this game ended in a draw. I had said 0-0 but it […]Read More
By Chantalé Fletcher IN less than a week, the Government has scrapped two systems to help distribute Covid-19 vaccines and implemented another one. Minister of Health Terrance Deyalsingh made the new announcement on Saturday at a press conference held by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s. In the new […]Read More
PHARMACISTS, dental interns and veterinary surgeons are being allowed to administer Covid-19 vaccines. This according to The Emergency Powers [2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination] Regulations, 2021, issued on Saturday and signed by President Paula-Mae Weekes. It stated that during the period of public emergency, a medical practitioner or any of the following persons acting […]Read More