The Ministry of Health confirmed two new positive cases of Covid-19 tonight, which takes Trinidad and Tobago’s total to 194 cases since the onset of the pandemic. Both cases were described as ‘contacts of recently positive Covid-19 patients’. At present, the twin island republic has 51 active patients who are hospitalised …

Trinidadians, Lord Maestro once sang, ent really know what they want. It is a truism that never fails to repeat itself. For instance, Trinbagonians complained for years about the slow response time of lawmen to serious crime. And yuh know when police showed up in Morvant before three men were …

Trinidad and Tobago’s first wave of locally transmitted novel coronavirus lasted for 31 days and saw 50 persons infected within our borders. At present, the second wave has accounted for 42 confirmed cases within 16 days. This morning, the Ministry of Health confirmed another 10 positive results for Covid-19. Seven …

“[…] No stipend, nor high stakes examination, is worth exposing the nation’s children, teachers and the national community to the possible risks associated with the pandemic…” The following is a statement from Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) president Antonia Tekah-De Freitas, which urges the government to close schools …

“[…] We cannot allow a major Caribbean corporate player to perpetuate demeaning images of African People at any time—and more so on a day that is sacred to us, when we pay homage to our ancestors whose sacrifice resulted in the freedoms we celebrate on Emancipation Day. “In light of …

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith revealed today that he has tested negative for Covid-19. Griffith, according to a Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) release, was swabbed over the weekend after he met recently with ‘someone who was a secondary contact of another person suspected of being positive for Covid-19’. Griffith …

Stupidity kills. That’s not an exaggeration. Stupidity coupled with ignorance is an even deadlier combination. Just Google ‘Darwin Awards’. Weeks ago, I predicted a rise in Covid-19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). It wasn’t difficult to foresee the current spate of infection growth. A little time spent learning the …

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said today that the nation’s schools remain on course for a 1 September restart and apologised for an error in his weekend update of the Public Health Novel Coronavirus regulations. On Saturday, Deyalsingh updated the public health ordinance with an order that all primary, secondary …

The Montrose Government Primary School is the latest school to announce the closure of its doors today due to exposure to a Covid-19 patient. Acting County Medical Officer of Health Dr Jeanine St Bernard informed the principal Arifta Seepersad today that the school should be closed immediately to ‘prevent the …

The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) confirmed two positive Covid-19 cases at St Jude’s School for Girls today. A child and a staff member tested positive after presenting with flu-like symptoms. The OPM and Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago are ‘currently working with the management and …

If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, we have heard a million times, bamboozle them with bullshit. Ralph Maraj is the exemplar par excellence of that message. On the post-4pm news segment of the i95.5FM afternoon show early last week, Maraj leapt to the defence of UNC Political Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. …

“[…] It should be obvious to all that the most likely winner of a 100 metre race (no pun intended) is the participant who gets the ‘jump start’. It is in these circumstances that the ‘false start’ rule becomes operative and the race line-up is reset. “[…] What is undesirable …