Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Express) Some Indo-Trinidad and Tobago nationals stranded in Barbados are of the view they are being rejected from entering this country because of their race.

(Trinidad Guardian) There is now a ban by some supermarkets on customers who are not wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsing called once more for citizens to comply with the stay at home advisory and other COVID-19 measures as the country battle to stave off the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

(Trinidad Express) There has been a spike in the number of domestic violence cases in the country and Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is warning perpetrators.

(Barbados Nation) Trinidad and Tobago has again refused to take its 33 nationals who are stranded here.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Stuart Young has announced the cancellation of a residential patrol plan which was expected to begin on Monday, at a cost of $87,000 per patrol.

(Trinidad Guardian) Some 919 persons have been tested, thus far, for COVID-19 infection in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago’s main business chambers are calling on the Government to help them save jobs by implementing a tax credit on salaries for companies that do not make any profit over the next three months.

(Trinidad Express) As of Tuesday afternoon, the Health Ministry reports the following: Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 878 Number of samples which have tested positive 107 Number of deaths 8 Number of persons discharged 1 The Ministry of Health provides the following update: ● One additional person has tested positive for COVID-19 – Contact of person positive with COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) Government has hired four private security companies to provide mobile security patrol services in residential districts on a 24-hour basis throughout Trinidad during the period April 6 to May 5, in the first instance.

(Trinidad Express) As of Tuesday afternoon, the Health Ministry reports the following:Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 878 Number of samples which have tested positive 107 Number of deaths 8 Number of persons discharged 1The Ministry of Health provides the following update: One additional person has tested positive for COVID-19 – Contact of person positive with COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) Private medical labs across Trinidad and Tobago are now being encouraged to begin performing tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus.

(Trinidad Guardian) All restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago will be closed from today.

(Trinidad Newsday) The Prime Minister extended the lock-down of Trinidad & Tobago over the covid19 pandemic until April 30, speaking at a briefing on Monday at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, and closed all restaurants until that time.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that the stay at home order has been extended to April 30.

(Trinidad Guardian) The following is the latest COVID-19 Update from the Ministry of Health… TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) UPDATE #76 As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information on the country’s status in this regard.

(Trinidad Guardian) A third bar owner has been charged with breaching the Public Health Ordinance Regulations currently governing the COVID-19 crisis in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Express) It’s official. The Health Ministry is now recommending that people wear masks when out in public.

One of Tobago’s three COVID-19 patients has died. This is according to a statement from the Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fifteen days after 78-year-old Zorida Wahid Khan returned to her home in Queens, New York, after vacationing in Trinidad and Tobago, she tested positive for the COVID-19.