Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Finance Minister Colm Imbert said government will be providing support to the micro/small/medium-enterprise sector through a $300 million loan programme. He said government will subsidise all the interest and part of the collateral as well on these loans which will be provided through state bank First Citizens Bank, so that … Continue reading
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Govt to spend $6b on covid19 relief (May 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Finance Minister Colm Imbert says government is projecting a total expenditure of $6 billion on covid19 relief and other needs between now and September. He said that as of Tuesday, $934 million has already been spent on dealing with the pandemic. He said the Ministry of Social Development and Family … Continue reading
Deyalsingh: Good sense can bring faster reopening of TT (May 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said if people are responsible over the next two weeks, it will be possible to crunch phases two to six of the reopening measures into a shorter time period. He said if people were not willing to follow the public health regulations, this could lead to … Continue reading
Contact tracing for cases 115, 116 concluded (May 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 11 May 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram said contact tracing for covid19 cases 115 and 116 has been concluded in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary contacts. He said the ministry will be looking out for hidden contacts from case 116 over the coming week. He said it has been three weeks since … Continue reading
Health Ministry ‘nervous’ over restrictions ease-up (May 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 11 May 2020 HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the relaxing of anti-covid19 restrictions, which begins today, is a cause of nervousness for the ministry. He said the implementation of the measures in phase one is part of a well-thought-out plan based on the advice of health officials and the mistakes of other countries … Continue reading
Evangelical churches give thanks (May 9, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 9 May 2020 The TT Council of Evangelical Churches (TTCEC) is thanking those who have come together to fight against the covid19 virus. In a release, the council thanked the Prime Minister for steering the country through troubled waters despite having his own personal storms to navigate. It thanked the health minister for … Continue reading
National mental health plan coming (May 6, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 6 May 2020 Director of mental health Dr Hazel Othello has said a technical working group has been set up to look at providing mental health and psycho-social (MHPSS) support for those affected by the covid19 pandemic. Mental health and psycho-social support is a term used by the UN inter-agency standing committee to … Continue reading
Othello: National mental health plan in development (May 6, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 6 May 2020 Director of Mental Health Dr Hazel Othello said a technical working group has been set up to look at providing mental health and psycho-social support for those affected by the covid19 pandemic. She said the group is made up of health ministry personnel and stakeholders from NGOs, the private healthcare … Continue reading
Mental Health director: Celebrate Mother’s Day virtually (May 6, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 6 May 2020 Director of Mental Health Dr Hazel Othello said people will have to celebrate Mother’s Day virtually. She said in the age of covid19, certain customs such as taking mothers out to restaurants to celebrate the day cannot be followed. People will have to celebrate their mothers virtually. She suggested people … Continue reading
Life as a covid19 nurse in Trinidad (May 5, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 5 May 2020 Keisha Prevatt-Gomez works at the Couva and Caura hospital quarantine facilities. “I feel as though we are standing at the gates and literally protecting the country,” she says. “I feel a sense of purpose and responsibility towards the rest of TT. I’m making my own sacrifices because of how important … Continue reading
