CCN’s Anthony Wilson missed an opportunity to cover himself in media glory on Saturday. Responding to a question from the Express Business editor, Prime Minister Dr Keith Christopher Rowley asked rhetorically: “Yuh want somebody to blame? Blame me.” People knowledgeable about boxing might call that leading with your chin. But …
Read More »Daly Bread: Vaccines, variants and variables
It comes as no surprise that our experts have provisionally concluded that the P1 (Brazilian) variant of the Covid-19 virus has expanded within our borders; and, according to Professor Christine Carrington, ‘is the dominant strain right now’. In last Tuesday’s Trinidad Express, the professor reportedly stated that ‘testing since …
Read More »Noble: Counting our losses; after months following the science, why did minister zigzag?
This week has been awfully long. How the worm has turned! On Thursday 3 June, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced that US vice-president Kamala Harris had promised a substantial vaccine donation. On Saturday 5 June, he informed that the country had secured 800,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines with an …
Read More »MSJ: Health minister has botched vaccine roll-out, new thinking and leadership is required
“[…] It should have been obvious to the minister of health that with all the deaths, the high number of cases and the reported dominance of the Brazilian variant, most people would want to be vaccinated. Get vaccinated has been the message for several weeks and citizens heeded the call. …
Read More »Live Wire Chronicles: Covid-19 measures vs Covid-19 plans, devilish Davlin, and forgetful Faris
Trinidad and Tobago’s Covid-19 vaccination drive will lose two days of implementation this week due to a rescheduling forced upon the Ministry of Health by the state of emergency regulations, which in itself was designed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. In other words, to repeat a quip …
Read More »Dr Gopeesingh: Gov’t must hold independent inquiry into ‘alarming daily increase in Covid-19 deaths’
“[…] Thus far, there have been over 260 Covid-19 related deaths in this month of May alone, out of a total of 440 during this pandemic. This is one of the worst incidences of Covid-19 related deaths globally per million population. “Citizens of T&T, especially those who have lost their loved …
Read More »Unappreciated nurses, missing test kits, tent life, and ICU trauma: Covid-19 vs MoH
“[…] When you see tents set up [outside hospitals] is when your health system is overwhelmed, but we were using tents from day one! These billion dollar facilities we have and they are not designed to treat infectious diseases. “[…] And the tents are another story. They are sweltering hot …
Read More »Extended restrictions, no target for returning freedoms; reviewing Dr Rowley’s presser
Trinidad and Tobago will retain its current Covid-19 restrictions until at least 4 July, while Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley intends to have Parliament approve a 90-day extension to the state of emergency, which can see the country remain under curfew until 22 August. They were the two main updates …
Read More »Covid counter: 14 deaths and 514 new cases; Dr Abdool Richards: Our hospitals are filled
The Ministry of Health confirmed 14 more Covid-19 related deaths over the past 24 hours with 519 new confirmed cases from 945 tests taken ‘during the period of 14 May to 18 May’. Already, there have been 162 fatalities so far this month, which means that, in 19 days, deaths …
Read More »Systemically and systematically broken: if a ‘system’ only works for some; it’s really a bran tub
“[…] Agility and adaptability are to be commended, but some decisions seem almost erratic: close membership shopping centres like PriceSmart or not? Or open them in a different way? Tape off the Brian Lara Promenade because the problem is the large open space, not the fact that people were maskless …
Read More »Deyalsingh’s International Nurses Day message: ‘I’m grateful for your support’
The following is a message from Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh on 2021 International Nurses Day: More from Wired868 Vaneisa: Leading horses to water—do public education campaigns work? “She have the flu,” he said, when I asked about his daughter, who sounded weak and listless on the phone. Read more …
Read More »Daly Bread: The March warning—Dr Parasram let slip the govt’s responsibility in current spike
The working week began with a shock as a result of which we must ask the minister of health for truthful answers. The prime minister hosted a media conference on Monday last, in which he announced increased lockdowns. At that event, our trusted chief medical officer, Dr Roshan Parasram, disclosed …
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