Tag Archives: Public Health Ordinance

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 …

Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram reported to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago is now at the highest level in the movement of the novel coronavirus: community spread. Parasram’s report preceded a press conference by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley today in which he …

Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram said ‘learned behaviours’ rather than state-ordered ‘lockdowns’ are Trinidad and Tobago’s best chance of successfully seeing off the Covid-19 virus. At present, the twin island republic falls into the World Health Organisations’ (WHO) second highest category for the movement of the novel coronavirus, which …

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 …

A restriction in lawful congregations from groups of 25 to just 10 persons was the only significant change announced today by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, as the country grapples with a second wave of Covid-19 infections. Even then, there were numerous exceptions. The guideline on congregations is relaxed for …

“Today, the [Trinidad and Tobago Police Service] received correspondence from the Ministry of Health’s State Counsel 1 indicating that the Commissioner’s Cup can indeed be allowed to proceed but that it must do so with a total of only 25 persons per game. “We are at a loss to understand …

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith vowed to conduct enquiries into a party at Five Islands Water Park, after a video showed persons dancing at the west Trinidad venue on Sunday 26 July. The video was shot from outside the Water Park and appeared to show more than 25 persons at …

“[…] Why keep advising us not to do something, but not put it in the regulations if it is so critical and so important that he keeps having to say it at every media briefing? “[…] Some schools and clubs are allowing those over 18 years old alone to play …

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh is expected to clear the air on Monday after Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram and Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith contradicted each other today, with regards to the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions on youth sport. Griffith said, a full two weeks ago, that youth …

“The identical training programme for our national team—having them train in pockets, etc—is being conducted by almost every English Premier League team, as is being done by [Terry] Fenwick; and the restrictions were similar. “Likewise, other national teams in Concacaf have also commenced such training, as they want to have …

“Officers proceeded to Jacob Hill Road, Wallerfield, Arima, around 8.45pm, where they observed a group of men standing in front of a mini-mart… The owner of the mini-mart was informed that her business was required to close at 6.00pm and they entered the premises on suspicion that she was selling …

“[…] With the government’s unremitting lockdown driving inherently law abiding barbers to make decisions in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions, it’s ultimately causing more harm than good. “Customers are apparently less constricted by these restrictions and more willing to make themselves available for their well overdue weekly grooming. “Inevitably, the obvious …