Daily Brief - Tuesday 24th March, 2020
National Security Minister Stuart Young said the airbridge between Trinidad and Tobago has been restricted to essential travel as part of covid19 prevention measures. He was speaking at a media conference held at the Diplomatic Centre, Port of Spain. Read more
24th March 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 23rd March, 2020
The TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has commended St Lucian authorities for taking swift action against illicit cigarettes. In a recent swoop down on products that do not conform to regulations, officials issued a public advisory to stop consumers from purchasing Zon (king size full flavour 20 class filter) cigarettes and... Read more
23rd March 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 20th March, 2020
The group quarantined at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church camp in Balandra, Toco is doing well. The 68 people who returned to Trinidad on Tuesday, after being stranded on a cruise ship in Guadeloupe, will be at the facility for 14 days. Read more
20th March 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 19th March, 2020
TT's covid19 cases have risen to nine as the Health Ministry reports a man and woman tested positive for the coronavirus. The cases are not related but the individuals travelled recently, the ministry said in its latest advisory issued late on Wednesday night. Their ages were not released. Read more
19th March 2020
Daily Brief- Wednesday 18th March, 2020
TT now has seven confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health reported this in a media release issued shortly before 11 pm. The release said that like the previous six cases, the latest one was imported. Read more
18th March 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 17th March, 2020
On Monday night the Ministry of Health announced in one of its regular updates that the total of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Trinidad and Tobago had risen to five. The case, like the previous four, was described as being “imported.” The patient is a 26-year-old man. Read more
17th March 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 16th March, 2020
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is back from London. Griffith returned to TT on Saturday, and has put himself on a 14-day self quarantine. He was in London for a commissioners' conference and said, on his return, he passed through the London and Miami airports. Read more
16th March 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 13th March, 2020
AN attack on press freedom. This is how media associations around the world have described the police raid on the Express newsroom. Read more here Read more
13th March 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 12th March, 2020
A delay in importing pharmaceuticals into TT is expected, Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has warned. Speaking at the Public Administrations and Appropriations Committee, at the Cabildo Building, Port of Spain, on Wednesday, Parasram said the delay is a result of a global shortage, which has directly or indirectly... Read more
12th March 2020
Daily Brief- Wednesday 11th March, 2020
A Canadian who returned from Trinidad and Tobago recently has tested positive for coronavirus. At a press conference on Monday, Alberta's chief medical officer Dr Deena Hinshaw said the number of confirmed cases of covid19 in the province had doubled to 14. She said all of the cases were travel-related. Read more
11th March 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 10th March, 2020
CORONAVIRUS (covid19) cases in Latin and South America have increased, according to the CARPHA situation report. The report indicates that the total number of cases in Ecuador have risen to 13, while Brazil’s cases increased to seven. Read more
10th March 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 9th March, 2020
The country’s women are being urged to be their sister’s keeper as a way of empowering each other. The call was made during the JMMB’s Women’s Day brunch and panel discussion at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain. Read more
9th March 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 6th March, 2020
Government, the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) are expected to meet later this week to determine how local businesses have been affected by the threat of coronavirus. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. Read more
6th March 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 5th March, 2020
The local business community is bracing for the impact of the coronavirus, from the implementation of continuity plans to locating alternate suppliers to adjusting business models; local players are working vehemently to ensure their survival as international experts warn “the worst is yet to come.” The ominous prediction was made... Read more
5th March 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 4th March, 2020
Unease is growing over the possible economic ramifications of a protracted coronavirus outbreak in this country, including a decimation of the healthy workforce. As such, businessmen and members of the Employers Consultative Association (ECA) have been holding discussions on ways and means of mitigating the effects of the virus. Read more
4th March 2020