Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced the re-opening of beaches and ‘coastal areas’ and promised a report on the reopening of the borders to citizens by 2 November, as multiple Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed today. From Monday, changes in the public health ordinance will permit the entire public sector to …
Read More »New coronavirus cases drop weekly, but still above PM’s target
Trinidad and Tobago will go into the weekend with one new Covid-19 related death and 41 new cases of coronavirus infection, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily update. There have been nine deaths and 206 new infections recorded for the week. The death toll continues at a rate of …
Read More »Covid counter: T&T’s death toll crosses 100
The Ministry of Health’s update for 21 October reported another three deaths from Covid-19, taking the death toll to 101. This time, two women—one elderly—and one elderly man were the latest victims of the disease. There have been 25 deaths in October with an average of about one death each …
Read More »Carpha to certify tourism sector businesses fighting Covid-19 spread
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) will begin issuing a travellers health assurance stamp to businesses in the region’s hospitality sector to certify they are following proper Covid-19 protocols. Dr Lisa Indar, assistant director of Carpha, introduced the initiative during the 10 October Ministry of Health media briefing on Covid-19. …
Read More »T&T suffers 20th death this month, but infection rate dips to 36 over past week
Dr Avery Hinds, technical director of the Epidemiology Division at the Ministry of Health, commended citizens this weekend for a general adherence to Covid-19 restrictions, which has seen a ‘plateauing’ of Trinidad and Tobago’s infection curve. However, the death toll remains—as predicted by Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh—at one per …
Read More »‘We’re free to play […] against ourselves… Brilliant!’ Dr Rowley appears to mock TTFA court win
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley appeared to mock a landmark High Court ruling won yesterday by Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and vice-presidents Clynt Taylor and Sam Phillip, as he suggested it was no more than a Pyrrhic victory. The TTFA officials successfully defied Fifa president …
Read More »Deyalsingh: ‘Expect one Covid death per day’; T&T infection rate still too high for Caricom ‘travel bubble’
Last month, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley set Trinidad and Tobago a target of 20 infections per day by 11 October, so as to be granted access to a Caricom ‘travel bubble’ —in which member nations can visit each other without need for Covid-19 tests or a quarantine period. Barbados, …
Read More »MoH ‘de-commissions’ Toco and Sangre Grande facilities, after $800k spent in seven mths
The Ministry of Health has ‘de-commissioned’ Camp Balandra and the Brooklyn Facility in Toco and Sangre Grande respectively, after incurring a bill of TT$831,005 over a seven month period to use the facilities as part of its Covid-19 parallel healthcare system. The two venues are now deemed to be surplus …
Read More »Covid counter: Only four new cases today but T&T has its sixth death of October
The Ministry of Health announced just four new Covid-19 cases today. However, unfortunately, there was also a death. The deceased patient was described as ‘a middle-aged male with pre-existing conditions’ and he was the sixth fatality of October so far and the 82nd Covid-19 related death since the onset of …
Read More »Covid counter: Two deaths and 48 positives today—five deaths this weekend
The Ministry of Health announced 48 additional positive cases of Covid-19 with two deaths today, which meant Trinidad and Tobago suffered five deaths with 134 positives this weekend. The twin island republic has had a total of 81 Covid-19 related fatalities and 4,763 positive cases of the virus from 29,249 …
Read More »Covid counter: Three deaths and 86 new cases today; MoH point to 35% decrease
Dr Avery Hinds, technical director in the Epidemiology Division, announced today that Trinidad and Tobago had a roughly 35 per cent decrease in Covid-19 infections over the last two weeks. However, the novel coronavirus gave a reminder of its menace today with three deaths and 86 new cases in the …
Read More »NACC: ‘If laughter is the best medicine, Sprangalang was one of the best doctors T&T ever produced’
“[…] He was certainly a man of deep and original thought. Dennis ‘Sprangalang’ Hall will always be remembered for his ability to take serious and complex issues and portray them in a manner in which everyone could understand, appreciate and enjoy…” The following press statement on the passing of cultural …
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