Daily Brief - Wednesday 18th August, 2021
The Ministry of Health may, on Wednesday, say whether it will recommend allowing pregnant women to be vaccinated against covid19. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, at Monday’s covid19 media briefing, said representatives of CARPHA, PAHO, the various regional health authorities, as well as private and public obstetrician-gynaecologists were expected to discuss... Read more
18th August 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 17th August, 2021
The Ministry of Health has recorded eight more deaths and 89 new covid19 cases. This is the lowest daily figure of cases the country has seen in the last six months. Active cases have dropped to 5,990. The death toll has risen to 1,188. Read more
17th August 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 16th August, 2021
Although the country was under an adverse weather alert yesterday, with torrential rainfall for most of the day, vaccination at the Divali Nagar site in Chaguanas continued unhindered, as thousands of people showed up for their second jab of the Sinopharm vaccine. Read more
16th August 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 13th August, 2021
ANSA McAl CEO Anthony Sabga III said on Thursday that his conglomerate has "a very positive outlook" owing to mass vaccinations helping the country rebound from the economic fallout of the covid19 pandemic, addressing a mid-year virtual shareholders meeting. Read more
13th August 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 12th August, 2021
The AstraZeneca vaccines received from Covax will be rolled out immediately to join the doses being dispensed from the Canadian donation. These vaccines will expire at the end of November. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh made the statement at Wednesday’s covid19 virtual media conference. Read more
12th August 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 11th August, 2021
Few people went to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Independence Square, Port of Spain, which was scheduled to partner with the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) to offer covid19 vaccination to church members on Wednesday. Read more
11th August 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 10th August, 2021
With more sectors of the economy opening up, greater movement of people in public spaces and no evidence as yet of the delta variant in Trinidad and Tobago, the Government is maintaining a voluntary covid19 vaccination policy. Read more
10th August 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 9th August, 2021
President of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Tricia Coosal has met with Cuban Ambassador Tania Diego Olite to discuss trade and other related matters. She noted that the TTMA continues to drive its export manufacturing strategy via meetings with key stakeholders such as the Cuban Embassy. Read more
9th August 2021
Daily Brief - Friday 6th August, 2021
All unvaccinated staff at private hospitals across Trinidad and Tobago will soon be required to provide weekly PCR tests. A joint statement said the private hospitals are aiming to have all staff vaccinated by September 1. Read more
6th August 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 5th August, 2021
The governments of Spain and Sweden have begun donating covid19 vaccines to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. On April 21, the Spanish government announced it will donate 7.5 million doses of covid19 vaccines to the region. Read more
5th August 2021
Daily Brief - Thursday 29th July, 2021
The manufacturing sector continues to be resilient and even innovative despite challenges brought on by COVID-19. And, as part of its survival mode and future thrust, the sector has embraced technology and digital transformation which have enabled entities to retool and offer new product offerings with short turnaround times, president... Read more
29th July 2021
Daily Brief - Wednesday 28th July, 2021
Nestle intends to expand manufacturing at its T&T factory through renewed investments in the dairy and the dairy alternative industries. This was revealed by both the incumbent and incoming Market Head of Nestle for the Caribbean Region, Patrico Torres and Josué de La Maza, who met with Trade Minister Paula... Read more
28th July 2021
Daily Brief - Tuesday 27th July, 2021
While corporate Trinidad and Tobago is making strides in vaccinating tens of thousands of people against COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy continues to be a worry. Over the past week, thousands of people got vaccinated at the Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Supermarket Association (SATT), American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM T&T), Proman and the... Read more
27th July 2021
Daily Brief - Monday 26th July, 2021
No charges have yet been laid against the 41-year-old woman assisting police in the investigation into the death of 74-year-old John Henry Smith, who was killed on Friday. Police told Newsday the woman remains in custody, while an autopsy is expected to be done on the Maritime General and Fidelity... Read more
26th July 2021
Daily brief - Thursday 22nd, 2021
Bruised and entangled in a net, the body of missing Carli Bay fisherman Parasram Boodoo was fished out of the Gulf of Paria yesterday afternoon, two days after he and another fisherman went missing in what police believe to be another pirate attack. Read more
22nd July 2021