(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the novel coronavirus vaccine provides a “ray of hope” for faster recovery and a return to normality as soon as possible, and appealed to all eligible Jamaicans to take the jab.
(Trinidad Guardian) Currently, some 195,070 people in the country are fully vaccinated, having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine—either Sinopharm or AstraZeneca—inching closer to the 200,000 mark.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general’s office will charge former army commander General Mario Montoya for responsibility of 104 extrajudicial executions, as part of the “false positives” scandal, it said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Some 275 workers are now out of jobs after the Trotters Restaurant Group took a decision to temporarily close its operations until the Government allows the food sector to return to in-house dining during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says employers asking unvaccinated staff to take the vaccine or pay for PCR COVID tests on a regular basis, are making decisions based on their responsibility to the population.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian police on Friday outlined fresh accusations against a former Supreme Court judge over her links to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month, saying she had met with some Colombian mercenaries accused of killing him.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Pedro Castillo appointed moderate economist Pedro Francke as finance minister late on Friday, an olive branch to rattled markets after the newly-elected president earlier named members of his Marxist Free Peru party to several other cabinet positions.
(Trinidad Guardian) – Caribbean Airline’s move to cut 79 pilots could be causing some turbulence, legally.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil has registered 37,582 new cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, reaching 19.92 million cases.
(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airline’s move to cut 79 pilots could be causing some turbulence, legally.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian police yesterday outlined fresh accusations against a former Supreme Court judge over her links to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month, saying she had met with some Colombian mercenaries accused of killing him.
(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds yesterday stood behind the decision to deny entry to Canadian resident Allan Preddie after it was discovered his Covid-19 vaccination did not meet with what was acceptable for entry into Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).
SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) called on countries to strengthen efforts to keep out African swine fever yesterday after the Dominican Republic reported the Americas’ first cases of the deadly pig disease in nearly 40 years.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has opened up vaccinations to anyone who wishes to be vaccinated, even without an appointment.
(Trinidad Guardian) A fisherman was fatally shot during a robbery at his Claxton Bay home on Wednesday night.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pleaded yesterday for the adoption of printed ballots that can be counted, alleging that it is necessary to avoid fraud in the country’s electronic voting system in next year’s election.
(Trinidad Guardian) “Fair and reasonable.” That is how businessman and restaurateur Peter George yesterday described his stance that all unvaccinated staff must pay for and present a negative PCR test every two weeks before coming back out to work at any of his six restaurants.
(Trinidad Guardian) TORONTO—An Ontario man trying to bury his mother in Trinidad and Tobago says he’s devastated after he flew to the island only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.
(Trinidad Express) A Cedros fisherman was charged with the murders of Couva fishermen Parasram Boodoo and Navindra Garib.
(Trinidad Guardian) In what must be a major disappointment for the Government and a sure blow to the country’s economic prospects, bpTT has told the Dr Keith Rowley administration that going forward it should expect much lower than forecasted natural gas production, with the shortfall being as high as 15 per cent this year and over ten per cent until 2024.
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