Paula Lindo Monday 25 May 2020 Business leaders are in favour of the third phase of the reopening of the economy before June 7 so that people can get back out to work. There have been no positive cases of covid19 since April 26 and several business groups believe phase three can be brought forward. Phase … Continue reading
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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
Kamla: Bill can be politically ‘weaponised’ (May 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 19 May 2020 OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the Opposition opposed the Bail (Amendment) (no 2) Bill 2019 because the measures proposed by government could be used as a “weapon” by the ruling PNM going into the general election season. She said it could be used against people not in support of the … Continue reading
Debe/Penal facility to be emptied, cleaned (May 15, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 15 May 2020 PAULA LINDO After the discharge of the 69 returnees from Suriname later today, the remaining patient at the UWI Penal/Debe campus will be moved to the Cascadia Hotel in St Ann’s. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this will allow cleaning of the step-down facility. He said this will bring the … Continue reading
Report to be sent to DPP over private labs’ covid19 testing (May 14, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 14 May 2020 The Ministry of Health’s legal department is compiling a file of private labs offering covid19 testing to be sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this is because he has seen advertisements from private labs offering this service, but he is not … Continue reading
Masks: What are the differences? (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 There has been confusion surrounding the types of N95 masks. The term N95 mask is used interchangeably to mean surgical mask, surgical N95 respirator and industrial N95 respirator. During Wednesday’s press conference, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the mask he wore during his walkabout in downtown Port of Spainn on … Continue reading
PAHO: New governance model needed for covid19 (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be working together to shape a new governance model that caters to economic growth and social protection in the wake of the covid19 virus. Resilient health systems and universal health coverage were viewed … Continue reading
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
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
