Paula Lindo Thursday 21 May 2020 Eid-ul-Fitr greetings were brought to the nation by members of the Senate on Wednesday following a sitting. Leader of government business Franklin Khan said this year’s Ramadan was one with a difference, as due to public health measures they were not able to congregate and perform iftar. He said he … Continue reading
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Opposition Leader credits climate with low covid19 numbers (May 20, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 20 May 2020 Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she believes the climate is responsible for the low numbers of covid19 cases and deaths which have occurred throughout the Caribbean. She said cases and deaths in TT have been slow and few respectively, but it was interesting that the entire Caribbean is in the … Continue reading
Cuban nurses paid allowances (May 20, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 20 May 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the Cuban nurses who are in TT to help with the response to covid19 will be paid a dislocation allowance. He said this is normal procedure for any citizen who leaves their home to work in another country, whether as part of a government-to-government arrangement … Continue reading
Covid19 protective measures for border reopening (May 5, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 5 May 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram has predicted a mix of testing and quarantine for people entering TT when the country’s borders are re-opened. He said the opening of the borders would have to be done on a phased basis and measures would have to be put in place to safeguard against … Continue reading
CMO: TT must prepare for ‘new normal’ (April 30, 2026)
Paula Lindo Thursday 30 April 2020 CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram says this country will have to adapt to a new normal to prepare for the phased lifting of restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the covid19 virus. Speaking at the daily virtual media briefing on Wednesday, he said people will have … Continue reading
PAHO: Beware of lifting covid19 measures (April 29, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 29 April 2020 Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) director Dr Carissa Etienne has said lifting or softening containment measures for covid19 should be done with extreme caution, as doing this too soon could lead to a second wave of the virus. Etienne said decisions to lift social distancing should always be informed by the … Continue reading
ECLAC: Covid19 will make people poorer (April 24, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 24 April 2020 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is calling for greater regional co-operation and co-ordination to address the socio-economic impacts of the covid19 pandemic. At a meeting of social development ministers earlier this week, ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said it was the leaders responsible for social … 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
Storytellers embrace online medium (April 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 11 April 2020 Stories heal and unify in times of trouble. A new online series featuring TT poet and storyteller Eintou Springer along with other storytellers celebrates this truth during April. The first instalment, How Handwashing Came into the World, aired on Sunday on the poet’s Facebook page and can be found there. … Continue reading
MPs busy with food card distribution (April 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 11 April 2020 St Augustine MP Prakash Ramadhar says while his constituency office remains open, measures are being taken to protect both the office staff and his constituents. To encourage social distancing, Ramadhar said the office phone numbers are posted so that constituents can call in and get help while minimising direct interaction … Continue reading
