Trinidad and Tobago suffered three additional deaths related to the Covid-19 virus over the past 24 hours and set a new record for infections in 2021, with 134 positives. It is the third time in the last five days that the government revealed a new high in infections, after the …
Read More »Covid counter: More cases this week than in either February or March
Trinidad and Tobago heads into the weekend having recorded 360 new cases of Covid-19 so far this week. That is more than the total number of cases recorded in all of March 2021 (313) and February 2021 (135). The 652 cases confirmed in the first half of April is just …
Read More »Former World Cup assistant referee and lay minister, Gonzales, elected SSFL president
Former 1998 Fifa World Cup assistant referee Merere Louis Gonzales, a retired teacher at Success RC and Mt Hope Secondary and a lay minister at the Maloney, D’Abadie and Mausica RC churches, is the new Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president, following a resounding win in the SSFL’s virtual annual …
Read More »Covid counter: 2 die from Covid-19; 85 new cases marks record for 2021
This morning, Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said that yesterday’s 70 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were a ‘recent record’ for Trinidad and Tobago. The unwelcome record was broken within hours. This evening, the Ministry of Health reported 85 new cases of Covid-19. This figure is the highest number of cases …
Read More »Gov’t reintroduces bans on in-house dining, beaches and public gatherings; 1,100% increase in infections
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh announced this morning that in-house dining and beaches are now prohibited while the number of public gatherings is reduced from 10 to five persons, as the government responds to a 1,100% increase in Covid-19 infections from the first week of March. At present, Trinidad and …
Read More »‘Everybody In’: TTFA launches coaching webinars on science of coaching, player development, and parental involvement
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) will hold a series of coaching webinars, beginning on 10 April 2021, under the banner of ‘Everybody In’, which will be open to all coaches from Trinidad and Tobago. The concept, according to the TTFA release, is part of its ‘ongoing efforts to …
Read More »Warriors get G/Cup playoff dates; Fenwick’s defining match windows as international coach
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will play for their place at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup between 2-6 July, after Concacaf confirmed its playoff dates yesterday evening. The Soca Warriors play Montserrat on either 2 or 3 July at the InterMiami CF Stadium in Ft Lauderdale with …
Read More »Sport Ministry splits $450k in Elite funding between Carter, Paul and Jereem
Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year and Olympic swimmer Dylan Carter was one of three athletes to receive funding from the Ministry of Sport and Community Development yesterday, via the Elite Athlete Programme. The other two athletes were sprinter Jereem Richards and boxer Nigel Paul. A release from the …
Read More »T&T remain 103rd in Fifa rankings and 11th in Concacaf, Belgium top the charts
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team remain 103rd in the world according to the latest Fifa rankings, which was updated yesterday. European outfit, Belgium, led all 210 football nations followed by France, Brazil, England and Portugal. Mexico (11) are the highest ranked team in Concacaf. The Soca Warriors …
Read More »Only form 4-6 students return to physical classes; MoE release school reopening guidelines
The Ministry of Education announced that only students in forms four to six will be returning to physical classes when the new school term starts on 12 April. Of those students, the ministry further specifies that they can only report for school for practical subject components like School-Based Assessments (SBAs). …
Read More »Dr Rowley tests positive for Covid-19, prime minister fell ill on Easter Monday
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has tested positive for Covid-19, after falling ill on Easter Monday. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister this morning confirmed that Rowley now numbers among Trinidad and Tobago’s 8,000-odd citizens who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Prime Minister Dr the Hon …
Read More »106 new Covid-19 cases confirmed over Easter so far, with spike expected after long weekend
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 106 new cases of Covid-19 for the Easter weekend so far, as today’s clinical update revealed 42 positives from 396 tests. However, the government is braced for a further spike in the coming days—when the Ministry of Health will tabulate the impact of increased …
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