Daily brief - Monday 27th July, 2020
The number of covid19 patients at Caura Hospital now stands at 11. The Health Ministry in the covid19 update Sunday morning reported that the number of samples that have tested positive remained at 147. The number of samples and unique tests remained at 6,530 and 4,996 respectively. Read more
27th July 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 24th July, 2020
Chief Medical Officer Roshan Parasram has lamented the marked decrease in mask-wearing in public especially in light of two new covid19 cases in which public health officials do not yet know how the persons became infected. Read more
24th July 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 23rd, 2020
Despite displaying flu-like symptoms, one person who ignored covid19 guidelines may have exposed hundreds in the country to the virus. The patient has no travel history, visited several businesses and interacted with relatives and family members over the last seven days. Read more
23rd July 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22nd July, 2020
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plans to begin flights between the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados on Wednesday, the TT airline announced on Tuesday. Even though the flights are "subject to regulatory approvals", CAL said it will initially operate between Barbados to St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada with other destinations to... Read more
22nd July 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 21st July, 2020
Teachers and principals at primary schools across the country on Monday, have reported a smooth transition into classrooms after engaging standard five students in online classes since March. Students went back to school on Monday to prepare for the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) on August 20. Read more
21st July 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 20th July, 2020
Police are continuing their enquiries into three unrelated murders that took place hours apart of each other between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, a 30-year-old Ste Madeleine man was shot outside his home minutes after he finished talking with a relative. Read more
20th July 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 17th July, 2020
WASA CEO Alan Poon King said water levels at reservoirs across TT are at record lows, with most being at 20 to 30 per cent capacity. This is well below the 50 to 60 per cent capacity expected at this time of year. Read more
17th July 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 16th July, 2020
The Customs and Excise Division has noted numerous complaints over social media regarding charges applied to items purchased by the public and imported via Express Consignment Cargo Reporters (courier companies). To ensure greater understanding of the calculation of these charges, the Comptroller of Customs and Excise Division, in a press... Read more
16th July 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 15th July, 2020
Homicide Investigations Bureau officers have detained a 22-year-old man from Princes Town in connection with a quadruple murder in New Grant back in May. A file is being prepared to send to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. Read more
15th July 2020
Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th July, 2020
Principals across TT have said the first day of CSEC and CAPE exams went “very well” said President of the Secondary Schools Principal Association Ronald Mootoo on Monday. Exams began that day with mostly CSEC students sitting exams for French, Spanish, Portuguese, music and other subjects. Read more
14th July 2020
Daily Brief - Monday 13th July, 2020
Police are bracing for an all-out turf war in the multi-million-dollar illegal quarrying industry in east Trinidad. A major player in the business was killed in an ambush while heading to work shortly after midnight on Saturday. Read more
13th July 2020
Daily Brief - Friday 10th July, 2020
Slain pharmacist Robert Soogrim was buried at St Thomas Cemetery in Chaguanas after a funeral at Miracle Ministries on Thursday afternoon. The 55-year-old father of two owned Fit For Life Pharmacy at the Southern Main Road Chase Village in Chaguanas. The pharmacy is downstairs his home. Read more
10th July 2020
Daily Brief - Thursday 9th July, 2020
The World Bank has approved US$20 million for TT's covid19 emergency response project. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank's country director for the Caribbean Tahseen Sayed said this new World Bank project will support TT's response to covid19, focusing on the health sector. Read more
9th July 2020
Daily Brief - Wednesday 8th July, 2020
The matter concerning the TT Football Association (TTFA) and FIFA has taken another twist, as FIFA has stated that the mediation it agreed to previously had nothing to do with the legality of the appointment of the normalisation committee. Read more
8th July 2020
Daily Brief- Tuesday 7th July, 2020
One month after he complained of being harassed by police and allegedly slapped with numerous false charges, a Tunapuna teenager was shot and killed by an officer of the Northern Division Task Force. Now, his mother has signaled her intention to take the State to court. Read more
7th July 2020