Paula Lindo Wednesday 22 April 2020 A healthy worker is a country’s most valuable asset and governments should put health before wealth. These were some of the conclusions from an International Labour Organisation (ILO) webinar titled, The World of Work in the time of COVID-19: An ILO Caribbean High-Level Virtual Roundtable, on Monday. St Kitts and … Continue reading
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Health Minister: Muslims will act responsibly during Ramadan (April 21, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 21 April 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said he is confident that members of the Muslim community will continue to observe social distancing during the month of Ramadan. He said he met with Muslim leaders at a meeting facilitated by Senator Kazim Hosein before TT had its first case of covid19 and at … Continue reading
Deyalsingh: Health Ministry continues to build capacity to deal with covid19 (April 21, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 21 April 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said his ministry continues to build additional capacity to combat the second and third waves of the covid19 pandemic. He said the Arima facility will be operational by Friday. It will house 94 cases in parallel with Caura, for suspect and paediatric cases, and for people … Continue reading
Deyalsingh: ‘I was hacked’ (April 17, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 17 April 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said his Facebook profile has been hacked. This has happened several times over the past two years, he said. In a Facebook post, a commenter asked him if they “had to listen to these MATT apologies for journalists asking irrelevant, dotish and vexing questions?” In response, … Continue reading
UPDATED: CMO: About 52 samples a day sent to CARPHA
Paula Lindo Thursday 16 April 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has said approximately 52 tests have been submitted daily to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for the past week. He made the statement during Thursday’s post-Cabinet media briefing. Parasram said 61 tests were submitted to CARPHA on Wednesday, with an average of 52.5 … Continue reading
UWI: Be prepared for quarantine side effects (April 16, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 16 April 2020 The public health response team of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus has issued a warning to countries to be prepared to deal with the associated side effects of quarantine measures to contain the spread of covid19. The team said studies have shown that mass containment … Continue reading
CMO: About 52 samples a day sent to CARPHA (April 16, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 16 April 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has said approximately 52 tests have been submitted daily to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for the past week. He made the statement during Thursday’s post-Cabinet media briefing. The CMO said 61 tests were submitted to CARPHA on Wednesday, with an average of … Continue reading
UNC: Government too aggressive over covid19 (April 15, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 15 April 2020 The United National Congress (UNC) finds it disturbing that Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh “continues to attack” anyone who questions the government’s handling of the covid19 pandemic. In a release, the Opposition said the tone of the government’s press conferences is becoming more aggressive and political when faced with valid questions … Continue reading
Self-employed can apply for social support (April 15, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 15 April 2020 The Ministry of Social Development and Family Services says self-employed people who are not registered with the National Insurance Board (NIB) can apply for its social support grants through that ministry. Over 4,000 applications have been received and are being processed. The food support, rental assistance and income support grants … Continue reading
Anglicans support continuing learning during stay home (April 14, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 14 April 2020 Anglican Bishop Rev Claude Berkley said there are logistical matters to be put into place before the educational programme at Anglican schools can continue holistically. He said the board had not completed its deliberation on the ongoing process but continuing education by teachers during the stay-at-home period was something that … Continue reading
