Daily Brief - Thursday 24th February, 2022
There has been an increase in the number of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) cases in children locally for both January and February. This is according to senior paediatric emergency medicine specialist at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) Dr Joanne Paul, who also urged parents to get their children vaccinated,... Read more
24th February 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 23rd February, 2022
The Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) ended in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, with the Prime Minister and the other leaders making several resolutions in the Doha Declaration. Read more
23rd February 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 22nd February, 2022
In early January, teachers were conducting virtual classes, huddled in their South Trinidad school’s staff room. As they were already hyper-vigilant because of COVID-19, a cough in such a tight setting would have been concerning. The small room was the only area on the school compound with a reliable internet connection. Read more
22nd February 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 21st February, 2022
It was a celebration of tradition and culture at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday, as the TT Carnival Bands Association (TTCBA) and the National Carnival Commission (NCC) hosted the Traditional and Conventional Mas Competition. The crowd of spectators was small, with less than 100 patrons looking on at the... Read more
21st February 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 18th February, 2022
An already popular site for locals, what was once known as the "Cell Site" by the Paramin community has been given a $3 million facelift and has been officially declared a tourism site by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Read more
18th February 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 16th February, 2022
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) said the paediatric formulation of the Pfizer covid19 vaccine has not yet been granted emergency use listing by the World Health Organization (WHO). It said its Caribbean Regulatory System (CARPHA-CRS) had not yet recommended the paediatric formulation for use in the Caribbean for this reason. Read more
16th February 2022
Daily Brief- Tuesday 15th February, 2022
Executive Director of the National Insurance Board of TT (NIB) Niala Persad-Poliah has said the board is hoping to digitally transform its paper-based system within two years. Persad-Poliah made the statement last Thursday during a public accounts committee inquiry into the audited financial statements of the NIB for the financial... Read more
15th February 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 14th February, 2022
The Special Operations Response Team (SORT) – the brainchild of ex-police commissioner Gary Griffith which was led by Supt Roger Alexander – was disbanded after the police executive reviewed two files regarding SORT officers' role in the deaths of two men who were detained in relation to the murder of... Read more
14th February 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 11th February, 2022
San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello together with members of the municipal and regular police, took to the streets on Thursday afternoon as part of a massive anti-crime exercise. As mayor and on behalf of the citizens of San Fernando, Regrello said he was happy by the response by the municipal... Read more
11th February 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 10th February, 2022
Attorneys representing 37 immigrants who are being kept at the Chaguaramas Heliport are expected to write to regional and government officials seeking permission for them to stay in TT pending guidance from regional bodies. The migrants which consists of 20 children and 17 adults were found aboard a vessel approaching... Read more
10th February 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 9th February, 2022
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) has commended the Government for new legislation put in place to govern special economic zones (SEZ), but expressed concern that if the legislation is not enforced the zones could be a safe haven for criminal activity. Read more
9th February 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 8th February, 2022
The T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) in collaboration with the First Citizens’ Advancement of Women (AOW) Committee donated electronic items to the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU) of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). This comes as the final tranche of infrastructural items required to outfit two of the units located... Read more
8th February 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 7th February, 2022
For a second day in a row, the Ministry of Health has reported TTs lowest daily covid19 death total for 2022, with six deaths. There were, however, 505 new cases. There have been 3,460 deaths to date. Read more
7th February 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 4th February, 2022
Reigning Carnival King Ted Eustace and Queen Roxanne Omalo will not defend their crowns at this year's Taste of Carnival they told Newsday on Thursday. Omalo cited covid19 concerns. "The virus is not playing. Three family members got it at work thinking it was a safe zone." Omalo said she... Read more
4th February 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 3rd February, 2022
Keithisha Cudjoe was a fighter, a relative of the deceased woman told Newsday on Wednesday as she imagined the 21-year-old’s last moments. Cudjoe, originally of Covigne Road, Diego Martin lived at Harding Place, Cocorite and was last seen alive on January 24. Read more
3rd February 2022