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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OJTs to receive stipend (April 17, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 17 April 2020 On-The-Job (OJT) trainees will continue to receive their stipends, even as the programme remains suspended until April 30. The Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development made the announcement on Wednesday. In a release, OJT Director Joann David said the decision to suspend the programme was made in accordance with … 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
TTMA selects new board at virtual AGM (April 9, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 9 April 2020 The TT Manufacturers Association appointed a new board at its 64th annual meeting, which was held virtually on April 8. President Franka Costelloe of Lifetime Solutions retained the post of president, while Ryan Lewis and Tricia Coosal of Coosal’s Group of Companies were appointed vice presidents and Dale Parson of … Continue reading
Gypsy: Artistes to get prize money next week (April 1, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 1 April 2020 National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters said artistes who have not yet been paid their prize money for Carnival 2020 should receive payments next week. He said the NCC had been awaiting its subvention from the government in order to pay artistes. He said the covid19 issue had … Continue reading
Kamla attacks Govt’s covid19 response (March 27, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 27 March 2020 Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Government has appointed three of the most incompetent ministers in the history of the PNM as spokespersons during the covid19 crisis. She said they had lulled the people of TT into a treacherous sense of false security over the risk of contracting covid19. … Continue reading
Greater Tunapuna Chamber: Not business as usual (March 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 19 March 2020 The Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GTCIC) is appealing to citizens to follow guidelines of the ministries of Health, National Security and other established authorities when it comes to dealing with the covid19 outbreak. They said the current situation is not business as usual.The chamber said it agrees … Continue reading
CSO to survey women, children (March 3, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 3 March 2020 Accurate data is needed to inform the decisions of government and policymakers, document progress and improve lives. Representative of the UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Office Dr Aloys Kamuragiye made the point as he spoke at the launch of the training programme for a multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS), which will collect … Continue reading
A workshop to teach children how to write properly (August 3, 2019)
Werd Coach Youth’s upcoming Young Writers’ Workshop focuses on changing the way children look at creative writing. The Workshop runs from August 5 to 16 at the Regional Outdoor Facility, Chaguanas. Werd Coach Founder Shelley-Ann Edwards-Barran said she came up with the idea for the workshop after realizing that many of the adults she encountered … Continue reading
Women honour Singing Sandra (June 21, 2019)
Raising funds to lift women Women need to stand up for themselves and each other was the main message of the Woman of Substance: Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing concert, held at the Little Carib Theatre. During the event, an award was presented to veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes-Millington for her … Continue reading
