Trinidad and Tobago has its first two confirmed cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant. The Ministry of Health revealed that both patients are recently returned nationals, who entered the country on the back of negative PCR tests—before testing positive while in state-supervised quarantine. Both are unvaccinated. At present, both persons …
Read More »Daly Bread: Preparing for the re-opening of T&T’s borders
In the post-vaccination world, borders will re-open to travellers from outside—with the exception of certain countries and subject to specific requirements. In this second summer under the pandemic, we will be restless and chafing against our current border closure regime as large numbers of Caribbean persons want to renew our …
Read More »Deyalsingh: Safety first! Warriors’ WCQ home advantage in balance due to Covid rules
Covid-19 restrictions may not have barred national sports teams from practising, but the pandemic could potentially have an early impact on the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Football Team. The Soca Warriors are due to host Guyana in their opening game …
Read More »What should women with dodgy transport options do? Rowley: ‘Just be careful’
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said there are still ‘monsters’ around us, when asked to comment on the rape and murder of 18-year-old Ashanti Riley, who was abducted sometime after she left home in a ‘PH’ taxi on Sunday 29 November. Rowley noted too, at a press conference this afternoon, …
Read More »Young explains ‘liberalised exemption policy’ for returning nationals; MoH reveals 102 more positives and additional death
Minister of National Security Stuart Young said today that the government is ready to roll out its ‘liberalised exemption policy’, to allow nationals ‘stranded’ abroad to return home. Thus far, the government has offered travel exemptions for 3,563 persons, while there are still another 2,500-odd requests to return—with 1,702 applications …
Read More »Are parents prepared to take risk? CMO, Deyalsingh refuse to ‘bless’ youth sport activities
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh and Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram refused to give the green light for youth sport competition before September and conceded only that there are no regulations to prevent it. At this morning’s virtual press conference, Dr Parasram was asked to revisit his statements, made …
Read More »Dear editor: Powerlessness is being stranded outside your own country, awaiting an exemption
“[…] And now that elections have been called, our cries risk being further lost amidst the din of the political platform, the picong of politicians, and the cheers of the adoring crowds. “Politicians will claim to have successfully managed the Covid crisis, better than anywhere else in the world in …
Read More »Young: Gov’t needs more information on nationals on cruise ships
“[…] It is coming to our attention that there may be nationals of Trinidad and Tobago in different numbers, on various cruise ships, in different locations, throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere. “[…] We have not been provided with breakdowns per cruise ship and the particulars of where these various cruise …
Read More »T&T in a groove: Phase two starts early, fuel grant for taxis and Chin’s ‘humanitarian’ gesture explained
Trinidad and Tobago will enter phase two, on the road towards the full re-opening of its economy, on Thursday 21 May—some four days ahead of schedule—and it will be bigger than initially suggested. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said today that the country’s promising health figures satisfied chief medical officer …
Read More »Young slams media, ‘washes hands’ of Trinbagonians stranded abroad; Dr Hinds offers ‘community spread’ info
Minister of National Security Stuart Young continued his criticism of the media today at a press conference to update the public on the country’s battle with Covid-19, as he suggested local journalists were being irresponsible by interviewing citizens stranded abroad who are desperate to return home. The government shut the …
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