Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) A Siparia father and son have both died of COVID-19 as 38-year-old Nigel Ramkalawan and his 66-year-old father Premnath succumbed to the virus just hours apart.

(Jamaica Star) George, 66, had every intention of fulfilling his daily routine of operating his informal taxi service from his base in St Catherine, and returning home safely at the end of the day.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadian LIAT workers who last week appealed to Prime Minister Mia Mottley through the office of the Opposition Leader, will be receiving a one-off gift of Bds$2 000 and a plan is being put in place for them to receive assistance over the long term.

(Trinidad Express) In a soft, almost inaudible voice, 93-year-old Covid-19 positive patient, Chuchun Dabedial, spoke to his relatives on the telephone from his Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed at the Couva Medical and Multi-Training Facility on Monday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) A member of the OJO World media fraternity is one of the latest victims of COVID-19.

(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Police Service (TTPS) says its officers are doing all that they can to ensure COVID-19-positive patients in home quarantine remain at home.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T yesterday recorded its second deadliest day since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with six deaths in 24 hours.

(Trinidad Express) Jamaica has banned persons from Trinidad and Tobago from entering its country because of the Brazilian variant.

(Trinidad Express) A Chinese proprietor was savagely beaten and killed in a robbery at his business place on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed today that Washington would work with partners in the region to maintain pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a peaceful return to democracy.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City last night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble.

(Trinidad Guardian) Younger, healthier people with no co-morbidities are now dying from the COVID-19 virus in T&T and the Health Ministry is now testing them to determine if the more deadly Brazilian (P1) strain was responsible for their deaths.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has ordered more stringent restrictions in a desperate attempt to limit the movement of citizens, and head off a catastrophic increase in the number of Covid-positive cases.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds said yesterday that the continued border breaches by illegal immigrants involve some in the business sector and rogue elements in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, among other arms of national security.

(Trinidad Guardian) If the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases continue, the parallel health care system could run out of beds by month end.

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has issued a statement in response to criticism over a warning to citizens on Thursday that police had the authority to enter their property to ensure Covid-19 compliance.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The establishment of an offshore school of medicine at the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago is among several initiatives The University of the West Indies (UWI) will be implementing as it aggressively pursues funding on the capital market.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles’ contract as vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has been renewed for another five years despite opposition from the governments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former Clico Investment Bank (CIB) chairman Andre Monteil and former CIB President Richard Trotman have been ordered to pay almost TT$100 million in restitution to their former employer over a controversial unsecured loan to Monteil before the bank’s collapse.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie delivered an ominous warning last evening as the country braces for a third wave of the coronavirus spread, disclosing that the peak week could bring 180 deaths.