On 29 April 2020, Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad introduced himself to Trinidad and Tobago’s national football team coaches and promised to meet them shortly to discuss their existing contracts and owed remuneration. Hadad, the co-CEO of family owned business HadCo Limited, assured coaches that he was introducing a …
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Covid-19 counter: Another 44 positives takes T&T to 578 active cases of coronavirus
The Ministry of Health confirmed 44 new Covid-19 cases this morning to take Trinidad and Tobago’s active case load to 578. The twin island republic has had 730 positive cases since the onset of the pandemic in March with 12 deaths. At present, there are three patients at the Intensive …
Read More »Covid-19 continues to rage, MoH confirmed 57 positive cases today
The novel coronavirus continues its cross-country journey around Trinidad and Tobago with another 21 persons confirmed positive this morning and 36 more by this evening. Yesterday, there were 477 active cases of Covid-19; this evening, the Ministry of Health gave the new case load as 534. St Joseph MP Terrence Deyalsingh …
Read More »Rowley’s Cabinet: Young, Imbert, Deyalsingh retain portfolios; Gadsby-Dolly, Pennelope get education and housing
People’s National Movement (PNM) political leader and Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley was sworn in as prime minister for a second successive term this afternoon while Faris Al-Rawi retained the portfolio of attorney general and is also minister of legal affairs. Other high profile returnees were: Port of …
Read More »T&T pull Guyana, St Kitts and P/Rico in W/Cup draw, but Fifa will rule on possible ban first
The Soca Warriors must top Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico and Bahamas to advance past the preliminary stage of Concacaf’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series. But before a ball is kicked, the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team first has to contend with a Fifa Congress on …
Read More »Clive Lloyd’s 1975-76 WI (Pt 4): What Marley’s marvellous, magical music meant for me
The following is the fourth part of Owen Thompson’s recall of that unforgettable summer in 1976 which ushered in the West Indies cricket team’s glory years: From the very first snippets we heard of the Rastaman Vibration album, the Queen’s Royal College Sixth Form, Upper and Lower, launched into fervent …
Read More »Covid-19 counter: MoH confirms 29 more positives, T&T has 477 active cases
The Ministry of Health confirmed 29 more cases of Covid-19 this evening, which took the number of active cases to 477. Trinidad and Tobago has had 629 positive reports since the onset of the pandemic from 16,453 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha). Yesterday, new Covid-19 measures …
Read More »CMO permits sport training—but only five persons per session
Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram will allow sporting teams to train despite the current Covid-19 restrictions—but only with five persons per facility. Article two of the Public Health (2019 Novel Coronavirus) Regulations states: During the period specified in regulation 12, a person shall not, without reasonable justification: (a) be found …
Read More »Dr Rowley and Cabinet to be sworn in tomorrow, PNM still challenging Padarath’s nomination form
Dr Keith Rowley and his new Cabinet will be sworn in from 4pm tomorrow, after Election and Boundaries Commission (EBC) chairman Mark Ramkerrysingh forwarded the 2020 General Election results to President Paula-Mae Weekes today. The People’s National Movement (PNM) were confirmed to have triumphed by 22 seats to 19, after challenges …
Read More »Kamla: I accept that PNM won election; but I will not resign as Opposition leader
“[…] After some days of reflection and monitoring of the progress of the election recount process, I am satisfied that the people have spoken and that Dr [Keith] Rowley and his party shall form the new Government of Trinidad and Tobago. “[…] The election is over and now, it is back …
Read More »Couva Hospital moves three patients into ICU; Covid pandemic counter hits 600
The Ministry of Health confirmed this morning that all three patients at the Couva Hospital’s High Dependency Unit (HDU) were moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) over the past 24 hours. There have already been four deaths owing to Covid-19 over the past five days, as Trinidad and Tobago’s …
Read More »Hotep: Complicit businesses and CoP lack moral authority to frame response to racism
“[…] Aside from the Ramsaran’s text-book apology and ‘firing’ of the owner’s daughter, how has the company demonstrated appropriate remedial action? “Business owners are attempting to hold the public to ransom: they claim that the public’s boycott of their businesses, for their racist behaviours, will affect the livelihood of workers. Even …
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