Daily Brief - Thursday 9th September, 2021
People with illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and asthma are strongly advised to get fully vaccinated against covid19 as soon as possible. Dr Abdul Hamid from the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) offered this advice to the public during the virtual health news conference on Wednesday. Read more
9th September 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th September, 2021
A mix-up in the language, of a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) report, has caused the Trinidad and Tobago junior men’s hockey team to be deplaned in Chile on Tuesday. The TT Hockey Board (TTHB) issued a media release, which said that the TT Under-21 men’s team “were seated on the... Read more
8th September 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 7th September, 2021
Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards said all six identified delta variant cases in Trinidad and Tobago were all quarantined on arrival, according to the national health protocols for unvaccinated people entering the country. Abdool-Richards was speaking at the Ministry of Health’s press conference on Monday. Read more
7th September 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 6th September, 2021
President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association Tricia Coosal believes that the Government is headed in the right direction thus far in its fight against illicit trade. In response to the various media articles, she said, “The TTMA is cognisant of the various seizures of items by the different... Read more
6th September 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 3rd September, 2021
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) non-stop flights between St Vincent and the Grenadines and New York will resume on October 20, the airline announced on Thursday. In a statement, CAL said services BW 552 and BW 553 will originate and end in Trinidad on Wednesday "to give customers the option of an... Read more
3rd September 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 2nd September, 2021
The Pan-American Health Organisation said 75 per cent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have yet to be fully vaccinated against covid19. Director Dr Carissa Etienne said 540 million doses of vaccine needed to be delivered to the region to cover 60 per cent of the population. Read more
2nd September 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 1st September, 2021
The Barkeepers & Operators Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BOATT) is hoping the Government will give the green light for bars to reopen by next week. In a statement on Tuesday, the organisation said it is highly optimistic that the industry would be allowed a partial opening. Read more
1st September 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 30th August, 2021
Educational stakeholders are asking for consultation before the reopening of school for vaccinated students. At a press conference on Saturday, the Prime Minister announced that face-to-face classes would resume on October 6 for form four, five, and six students who have been fully vaccinated. Read more
30th August 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 27th August, 2021
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) is looking forward to budget day after Tuesday’s announcement by Minister of Finance Colm Imbert that Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign reserves are back over $7 billion after receiving US$644 million via Special Drawing Rights from the International Monetary Fund. Read more
27th August 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 26th August, 2021
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) yesterday welcomed the announcement by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Tuesday that US$644 million would be added to T&T’s foreign reserves as a result of the expansion of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund. Read more
26th August 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 25th August, 2021
The former PowerGen Port of Spain power plant will be converted into a residential and commercial complex. Company general manager Surindranath Ramsingh made this comment during a television interview on Tuesday. He said the conversion of the site into a commercial/residential complex forms part of the revitalisation of Port of Spain. Read more
25th August 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 24th August, 2021
Women in the first trimester of their pregnancy can take the Pfizer covid19 vaccine. Director of women's health at the Health Ministry Dr Adesh Sirjusingh made this statement at the virtual health news conference on Monday. Read more
24th August 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 23rd August, 2021
TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce CEO Gabriel Faria on Saturday said that while the chamber supports the Government's proposed extension of the state of emergency (SoE) to curb the covid19 virus, it would like the curfew to start at midnight to facilitate business activity, particularly by manufacturers. Read more
23rd August 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 20th August, 2021
Students of the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) can look forward to more internship and training opportunities in the manufacturing sector. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UWI and the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) to collaborate in training, human... Read more
20th August 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 19th August, 2021
Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Dr Amery Browne has informed the national community of the scheduled arrival of 108,000 WHO-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, from the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), at the Piarco International Airport at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Read more
19th August 2021