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The report of the investigating team of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) into the death in April this year of seven babies in less than a week in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Port of Spain General Hospital (POSGH) has been delivered. In clear terms it …

“[…] Instead of an indictment of Sinopharm, the approach of the Express in this matter offers an indictment of the standard of the Newspaper’s editorial process. “Even if a hapless journalist scribbles such a sloppy attempt at an article, how on earth could a newspaper of such vaunted history and …

The Trinidad Express has not backed down from its controversial investigative piece into the efficacy of vaccines being administered locally, despite criticism from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the laboratory used to ‘test’ the protection offered by vaccines. Yesterday, in a story titled ‘Putting vaccines to the test’, …

“[…] With each day that children go without in-person schooling, the higher the likelihood that they drop out and never return to school. For some of the most vulnerable children—particularly for our girls—this can have lasting consequences. “Experts agree that the pandemic has triggered the worst educational crisis we have ever seen in the …

The Ministry of Health revealed 615 new Covid-19 infections today, which came from just 1,300 tests. There were also 11 deaths, which took the total tally of fatalities to 235. Trinidad and Tobago now has 4,588 active cases with 343 hospitalised persons, while there have been 14,417 positive cases from …

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh announced that the government now expects 33,600 AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive in T&T at the end of March, and not 100,000 as was previously promised. The government had announced on 30 January 2021 that they were expecting between 100,000 and 120,000 doses of the vaccine …

The Ministry of Health reported that an elderly woman with co-morbidities has died due to Covid-19. This fatality brings the death toll to 133. Meanwhile, the number of new confirmed cases globally also continues to rise. In the health ministry’s virtual media conference, epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds reported there were …

Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram advised today that the Ministry of Health would not recommend any relaxations to current Covid-19 restrictions for the month of January, as the government remains vigilant for infections over the Christmas holidays. The Ministry of Health reported 10 new infections today and a …

Some governments around the world, including the US and UK, have told their populations to expect Covid-19 vaccination to start by the end of 2020. But in Trinidad and Tobago, there is no word yet from health officials when the vaccine could be available locally. Speaking at the Ministry of …