“[…] Over the last week we have held the Jam Naked Fete and the Stink & Dutty Fete, which seemed to have got a free pass; they escaped all regulations and contributed to one of the bloodiest weekends of the decade. Murders, larceny, being drunk in public and wearing NO …
Read More »Dear Editor: Please wear masks often and appropriately, they will save lives this Christmas
“[…] I have heard so many persons say: ‘I do not know how I got this virus, I did all the right things’. However, when you speak with them you realise that they were negligent with regard to the wearing of masks. “Any situation where you are not wearing a …
Read More »Dear Editor: Does gov’t have plan to dispose of Covid masks? My 13-yr-old daughter wants to know
“To make me stop sipping my coffee, she came closer, made eye contact and asked again: “What is in place to either recycle, crush or even collect used face masks, shields, vials (that held vaccines), one-use plastic containers for sanitisers and other detergents?” The following Letter to the Editor on …
Read More »‘I went to YouTube for guidance… look how far it got me’: Day in the life of a mask producer
“[…] I did not know how to make a facemask, as we had no reason to use it before. So I went to YouTube for guidance on how to construct one. “I tried it for one person; she wanted more. Other people saw it, and they wanted. And before you …
Read More »‘A chance to show our discipline’, AG defends masks in private vehicles and children fines
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has defended amendments to the public health ordinance, which put children over eight years old and families in their private vehicles at risk of hefty fines for not wearing masks. The measures, which became legally enforceable on Monday, received some public pushback. However, at this morning’s …
Read More »Covid counter: Four deaths in 24 hours; and 1,274 positive cases since 10 August!
Trinidad Tobago lost two more persons to Covid-19 today, as the Ministry of Health confirmed another two deaths—after declaring two this morning, for a total of four fatalities in the last 24 hours. One deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’ while the second was an adult …
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