(Trinidad Guardian) Surrich Ramkhalwhan, 56, spent two days searching for the body of his son Sunil Ramkhalwhan, 34, who died of COVID-19 related complications on Tuesday.
(Trinidad Express) The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is considering postponing its examinations.
(Trinidad Express) An additional 24,000 AstraZeneca vaccines have been donated to Trinidad and Tobago from St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Bermuda.
(Trinidad Guardian) A fish vendor and a businessman were murdered during separate incidents on Wednesday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) Exactly three months after Trinidad and Tobago was commended by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic—this country is now one of five in the world with the highest numbers of new COVID-19 infections.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian police yesterday searched properties connected to Environment Minister Ricardo Salles and other officials in a probe of allegations they allowed illegal exports of timber from the Amazon region to the United States and Europe.
One hundred thousand (100,000) doses of the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, which were manufactured by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.
(Trinidad Guardian) A grim milestone was recorded yesterday when, in the 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday, 23 people lost their lives to COVID-19.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – The release yesterday of a U.S. government list labeling 17 Central American politicians as corrupt prompted El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to praise China, and its congress to ratify a 2019 cooperation agreement with the country.
(Trinidad Guardian) Albert Ragbir, an elder who served at the Couva Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, is among the latest group of citizens who have died from COVID-19.
(Jamaica Star) Residents of Harmony Town situated in Dalling Street, Savanna-la-Mar, yesterday joined forces with the Westmoreland police in search of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his six-year-old cousin.
(Trinidad Express) All National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) operations have been suspended until further notice.
(Trinidad Express) As the number of Covid patients requiring hospital care continues to rise, the allocation of bed spaces has become a challenge for the nation’s health system.
(Trinidad Guardian) Almost 20 hours after Trinidad and Tobago was placed under a State of Emergency (SoE) as of midnight from May 15—the authorities spent considerable time yesterday, drafting the new regulations which now includes a ban on the consumption of alcohol in public places; immediate cessation of all outdoor exercise and sports.
MONTERREY, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador issued a formal apology yesterday for the 1911 massacre of 303 Chinese in the northern city of Torreon.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s center-right ruling coalition suffered a shock loss yesterday night after failing to secure a critical one-third of seats in the body that will draft the country’s new constitution.
(Trinidad Guardian) Almost 20 hours after Trinidad and Tobago was placed under a State of Emergency (SoE) as of midnight from May 15—the authorities spent considerable time yesterday, drafting the new regulations which now includes a ban on the consumption of alcohol in public places; immediate cessation of all outdoor exercise and sports.
(Trinidad Guardian) Nine more lives were lost to COVID-19 as the Ministry of Health reported a further climb in deaths yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Vaccine availability remains a hindrance to the Caribbean’s vaccination progress and may prolong the length of the pandemic.
(Trinidad Express) The funeral of Tunapuna masman, gym owner and market vendor Balnarine “Balo” Bennie, who died of Covid-19 on May 3, was postponed yesterday due to a body mix-up.
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