The principal features of the Emergency Regulations, published on Sunday in an additional effort to combat the overwhelming spread of Covid-19 infections, are daytime restrictions on the movement of persons and the imposition of a 9pm to 5am curfew.   I took comfort from the fact that the regulations did …

‘I bawled for two hours. I wanted to mash-up everything in the house.’ These poignant words from a mother who lost an adult child have haunted me this week. The young woman had been discharged from one of our hospitals after being warded for approximately two weeks.  Five patients were …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team did not breach any rule by using player/agent Andre Boucaud as a late substitute in their 1-1 Word Cup qualifying draw against Puerto Rico on 28 March 2021. The Puerto Rico Football Federation (FPF) and Guyana Football Federation (GFF) filed protests to …

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 …

Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading Beach Soccer goal scorer, Kevon ‘Showtime’ Woodley, finally opened his account today at the 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship while 21-year-old goalkeeper Jabari Gray saved a penalty kick. But those footnotes were ultimately scant consolation for the twin island republic, as they were mauled 9-2 …

The Ministry of Health revealed 708 new cases of Covid-19 today, which is the highest figure given in a daily update since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. The positives came from 1,354 samples taken between the period of 14 and 20 May. There were also seven deaths. …

The North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) has announced a rotation policy for doctors, within the parallel health care system, as a means of addressing burnout during the Covid-19 pandemic. The call, according to a NCRHA press statement, was initially made by medical chief of staff at the Couva Hospital, …

Justice Winston Anderson, a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge and chairman of the CCJ Academy for Law, will spend the next four years as a member of the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), after his recent appointment to the international sport arbitration body. Anderson, a Jamaican national, …

“[…] I am responsible for the profit and loss of my unit, so I make sure that my unit has work. If my unit does not have work, I have no work and I have failed in my responsibility.   “When month-end comes, I don’t sleep if we have expenses …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick will have just four days to prepare his outfit for their next Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying fixture, after the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee rejected his request for an eight-day overseas camp. The Soca Warriors face the Bahamas in Nassau …

The Ministry of Health today confirmed an additional 10 deaths related to Covid-19 and 558 new cases, based on samples taken between 14 and 19 May 2021. At present, there are 6,996 active cases with 412 persons hospitalised There have been 7,403 infections and 172 deaths already this month, while …

Trinidad and Tobago are into the 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship quarterfinal round, after finishing third in Group C today with a 7-5 win over Turks and Caicos at the Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol, Alajuela, Costa Rica.  Poacher Dominic McDougall, defender Shallun Bobb and goalkeeper Jabari Gray scored two goals each …