Tag Archives: Trinidad

Trinidad: Third school closes over COVID-19 case

[ad_1] (Trinidad Express) On Tuesday night, as a letter circulated on social media announcing the school’s temporary closure because a pupil had contact with a positive Covid-19 virus patient, NPTA Public Relations Officer Sharmila Raheem told Express the matter is to be investigated. The letter to teachers was issued on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the […]

Vienna Carnival… a tool of love against racism

[ad_1] Features Melissa Doughty 2 Hrs Ago A masquerader in the July 19 Vienna Carnival. It is one of the few physical carnivals held globally for 2020. – ONE country was able to have its very first carnival while other carnivals around the world were cancelled or postponed because of the covid19 pandemic. Vienna, Austria, […]

Trinidad: Health Minister admits daughter infected with COVID-19

[ad_1] (Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyal­singh’s daughter and son-in-law have been infected with Covid-19. Deyalsingh revealed yesterday that the couple, who live in the United Kingdom, both contracted ­Covid-19 some time ago. He shared the news via his Twitter page. He wrote: “At the height of T&T’s Covid response when there were ­daily medical […]

Padarath back to campaign for Princes Town

[ad_1] News Clint Chan Tack 7 Hrs Ago UNC Princes Town candidate Barry Padarath, left, in a Civilian Conservation bus after returning to Trinidad with his duaghter Sejal on Saturday. Padarath got an exemption to return to TT from Florida. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE – FORMER UNC Princes Town MP and current election candidate Barry […]

Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update # 326

[ad_1] Port-of-Spain, July 10, 2020:   As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information on the country’s status in this regard. The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of […]

Bring in observers for free and fair election

[ad_1] News Sean Douglas 4 Hrs Ago Kamla Persad-Bissessar at a UNC virtual campaign meeting on Thursday night. – Kevan Gibbs CITING the unsettled election result in Guyana and the need for a free and fair electoral process, UNC political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday called on Government to bring in foreign observers to monitor […]

Caribbean Airlines flies 276 people to regional countries

[ad_1] News Narissa Fraser 8 Minutes Ago A Caribbean Airlines sign at Piarco International Airport. The airline announced on Saturday it has flown 276 people on repatriation flights across the Caribbean since Thursday. – ROGER JACOB Caribbean Airlines has completed its second phase of repatriation flights for Caribbean nationals who were granted exemptions to return […]

Businesses forced to overpay taxes, says TT Chamber

[ad_1] Business Carla Bridglal Just Now The Board of Inland Revenue building in Port of Spain. TT Chamber CEO Gabriel Faria says the BIR and the Finance Ministry have not responded to the business sector’s concerns about income tax payments in light of reduced income because of covid19 restrictions. – Government is placing a stranglehold […]

ODPM stages hurricane simulation

[ad_1] News Paula Lindo 34 Minutes Ago CEO of the ODPM, Rodney Smart, speaks with participants at the disaster relief simulation exercise. PHOTO COURTESY THE ODPM – Photo courtesy ODPM The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) carried out a blended national level disaster simulation exercise of a Category 4 hurricane on Friday last […]